Cold outbreak in United States, 24 May to 4 June 2023

Name: Cold outbreak in United States, 24 May to 4 June 2023
Start: 2023-05-24
End: 2023-06-04
Location: United States

Cold outbreak in United States, 24 May to 4 June 2023: 107 records at 37 stations, peak on 1 June 2023. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Key Facts

Cold outbreak in United States, 24 May to 4 June 2023 set or tied 107 station records at 37 stations.
It ran from 24 May 2023 to 4 June 2023 (12 days) and its peak day was 1 June 2023.
Status: closed.
Minchumina set a monthly record low minimum temperature of -1.1 C (30.0 F) on 1 June 2023.
The busiest day was 1 June 2023 with 25 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 77 years.

Footprint

24 May to 4 June 2023

The area covered by Cold outbreak in United States, 24 May to 4 June 2023 is outlined, with 15 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Cold outbreak in United States, 24 May to 4 June 2023: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Minchumina	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	2023-06-01
Northway AP	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2023-05-30
College Obsy	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	2023-06-01
Gulkana AP	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2023-05-30
Big Delta AP	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2023-05-30
Wiseman	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2023-06-01
Glennallen Kcam	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2023-06-01
Kotzebue AP	Record low maximum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	2023-05-31
Little Chena Ridge	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	2023-06-01
Gilmore Creek	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2023-06-02
N Pole	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2023-06-02
Monument Creek	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2023-06-02
Lake Minchumina Alaska	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2023-06-01
Bettles AP	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	2023-06-02
Kanuti Nwr Alaska	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2023-06-02

Records per Day

Peak day 25

Records set or tied each day from 24 May 2023 to 4 June 2023. The most in one day was 25 on 1 June 2023.

Records per day during Cold outbreak in United States, 24 May to 4 June 2023
Date	Records
2023-05-24	1
2023-05-26	2
2023-05-27	6
2023-05-28	2
2023-05-29	9
2023-05-30	17
2023-05-31	20
2023-06-01	25
2023-06-02	18
2023-06-03	4
2023-06-04	3

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Cold outbreak in United States, 24 May to 4 June 2023 ranked by margin
Kanuti Nwr Alaska, 06-02	6.1 C (11.0 F)
Little Chena Ridge, 06-01	4.3 C (7.7 F)
Gulkana AP, 05-30	3.9 C (7.0 F)
N Pole, 06-02	3.9 C (7.0 F)
Glennallen Kcam, 05-31	3.8 C (6.8 F)
Northway AP, 05-30	3.4 C (6.1 F)
College Obsy, 06-01	2.8 C (5.0 F)
Gilmore Creek, 06-02	2.8 C (5.0 F)
Wiseman, 06-03	2.8 C (5.0 F)
College Obsy, 05-29	2.3 C (4.1 F)
Glennallen Kcam, 06-01	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Lake Minchumina Alaska, 06-01	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Wiseman, 06-01	1.7 C (3.1 F)
Bettles AP, 06-02	1.6 C (2.9 F)
Big Delta AP, 05-30	1.1 C (2.0 F)

Margin is how far the new value is beyond the record it replaced. Ties are not shown.

Margin Against Age of the Broken Record

107 records plotted by how far they beat the old record (across) and how many years the old record had stood (up). Long standing records beaten by a wide margin sit in the top right.

Margin against age of the broken record in Cold outbreak in United States, 24 May to 4 June 2023
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
0.5	76
3.4	77
2.8	70
3.9	62
1.7	72
1.1	77
2.2	30
4.3	40
1.1	60
0.4	62
2.8	52
3.9	41
2.8	0
1.0	39
2.3	46
0.6	57
2.2	26
1.6	16
6.1	24
3.8	34
4.5	28
0.6	48
0.6	46
0.6	26
1.6	16
7.2	13
0.5	23
2.2	25
3.0	24
0.6	42
1.1	42
1.2	12
1.1	42
1.7	25
2.8	34
2.0	34
4.9	24
4.2	25
3.0	20
2.1	38
5.0	5
1.1	16
1.7	38
0.7	8
0.6	37
0.6	37
2.8	20
2.8	30
5.0	6
2.9	25
0.4	40
1.7	26
3.1	8
2.1	25
0.6	33
2.2	22
0.5	32
2.2	26
0.6	34
2.6	25
1.0	32
1.1	28
3.9	13
2.8	21
1.6	29
1.6	25
2.8	4
1.1	25
3.4	13
2.2	20
1.2	24
1.7	22
1.1	24
1.2	24
1.7	25
0.7	25
0.9	24
3.9	8
2.8	5
0.5	5
0.6	20
1.1	16
1.7	8
3.1	5
0.6	1
2.2	8
0.6	22
1.1	16
0.6	16
2.2	8
0.6	17
1.6	8
1.5	8
0.5	10
0.9	8
1.8	4
1.1	8
1.6	4
0.6	12
1.0	8
2.2	1
1.0	5
0.5	8
0.2	8
0.4	8
1.7	1
0.6	1

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Cold outbreak in United States, 24 May to 4 June 2023 compared with similar events
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 6 February to 5 March 2021	12,118 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 13 October to 5 November 2020	9,841 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 23 December 2017 to 8 January 2018	8,263 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 3 to 23 January 2024	7,675 records
Cold outbreak in United States, 15 January to 10 February 2026	5,568 records
Cold outbreak in United States, 24 May to 4 June 2023 (this event)	107 records

Every Record Set

20 of 107

Every record set or tied during Cold outbreak in United States, 24 May to 4 June 2023, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2023-05-29	College Obsy	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	46	25 of 100 (Routine)
2023-05-30	Northway AP	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	77	37 of 100 (Notable)
2023-05-30	Gulkana AP	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	62	36 of 100 (Notable)
2023-05-30	Big Delta AP	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	77	35 of 100 (Notable)
2023-05-31	Northway AP	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	60	28 of 100 (Routine)
2023-05-31	Kotzebue AP	Record low maximum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	62	28 of 100 (Routine)
2023-05-31	Glennallen Kcam	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	34	23 of 100 (Routine)
2023-06-01	Minchumina	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	76	40 of 100 (Notable)
2023-06-01	College Obsy	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	70	36 of 100 (Notable)
2023-06-01	Wiseman	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	72	35 of 100 (Notable)
2023-06-01	Glennallen Kcam	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	30	29 of 100 (Routine)
2023-06-01	Little Chena Ridge	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	40	28 of 100 (Routine)
2023-06-01	Lake Minchumina Alaska	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	26	25 of 100 (Routine)
2023-06-02	Gilmore Creek	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	52	27 of 100 (Routine)
2023-06-02	N Pole	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	41	26 of 100 (Routine)
2023-06-02	Monument Creek	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	39	26 of 100 (Routine)
2023-06-02	College Obsy	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	57	25 of 100 (Routine)
2023-06-02	Bettles AP	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	16	25 of 100 (Routine)
2023-06-02	Kanuti Nwr Alaska	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	24	24 of 100 (Routine)
2023-06-03	Wiseman	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	0	26 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 107 records the event counts. The counts above use the full total.

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-17. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
0.5	76
3.4	77
2.8	70
3.9	62
1.7	72
1.1	77
2.2	30
4.3	40
1.1	60
0.4	62
2.8	52
3.9	41
2.8	0
1.0	39
2.3	46
0.6	57
2.2	26
1.6	16
6.1	24
3.8	34
4.5	28
0.6	48
0.6	46
0.6	26
1.6	16
7.2	13
0.5	23
2.2	25
3.0	24
0.6	42
1.1	42
1.2	12
1.1	42
1.7	25
2.8	34
2.0	34
4.9	24
4.2	25
3.0	20
2.1	38
5.0	5
1.1	16
1.7	38
0.7	8
0.6	37
0.6	37
2.8	20
2.8	30
5.0	6
2.9	25
0.4	40
1.7	26
3.1	8
2.1	25
0.6	33
2.2	22
0.5	32
2.2	26
0.6	34
2.6	25
1.0	32
1.1	28
3.9	13
2.8	21
1.6	29
1.6	25
2.8	4
1.1	25
3.4	13
2.2	20
1.2	24
1.7	22
1.1	24
1.2	24
1.7	25
0.7	25
0.9	24
3.9	8
2.8	5
0.5	5
0.6	20
1.1	16
1.7	8
3.1	5
0.6	1
2.2	8
0.6	22
1.1	16
0.6	16
2.2	8
0.6	17
1.6	8
1.5	8
0.5	10
0.9	8
1.8	4
1.1	8
1.6	4
0.6	12
1.0	8
2.2	1
1.0	5
0.5	8
0.2	8
0.4	8
1.7	1
0.6	1

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
0.5	76
3.4	77
2.8	70
3.9	62
1.7	72
1.1	77
2.2	30
4.3	40
1.1	60
0.4	62
2.8	52
3.9	41
2.8	0
1.0	39
2.3	46
0.6	57
2.2	26
1.6	16
6.1	24
3.8	34
4.5	28
0.6	48
0.6	46
0.6	26
1.6	16
7.2	13
0.5	23
2.2	25
3.0	24
0.6	42
1.1	42
1.2	12
1.1	42
1.7	25
2.8	34
2.0	34
4.9	24
4.2	25
3.0	20
2.1	38
5.0	5
1.1	16
1.7	38
0.7	8
0.6	37
0.6	37
2.8	20
2.8	30
5.0	6
2.9	25
0.4	40
1.7	26
3.1	8
2.1	25
0.6	33
2.2	22
0.5	32
2.2	26
0.6	34
2.6	25
1.0	32
1.1	28
3.9	13
2.8	21
1.6	29
1.6	25
2.8	4
1.1	25
3.4	13
2.2	20
1.2	24
1.7	22
1.1	24
1.2	24
1.7	25
0.7	25
0.9	24
3.9	8
2.8	5
0.5	5
0.6	20
1.1	16
1.7	8
3.1	5
0.6	1
2.2	8
0.6	22
1.1	16
0.6	16
2.2	8
0.6	17
1.6	8
1.5	8
0.5	10
0.9	8
1.8	4
1.1	8
1.6	4
0.6	12
1.0	8
2.2	1
1.0	5
0.5	8
0.2	8
0.4	8
1.7	1
0.6	1

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
0.5	76
3.4	77
2.8	70
3.9	62
1.7	72
1.1	77
2.2	30
4.3	40
1.1	60
0.4	62
2.8	52
3.9	41
2.8	0
1.0	39
2.3	46
0.6	57
2.2	26
1.6	16
6.1	24
3.8	34
4.5	28
0.6	48
0.6	46
0.6	26
1.6	16
7.2	13
0.5	23
2.2	25
3.0	24
0.6	42
1.1	42
1.2	12
1.1	42
1.7	25
2.8	34
2.0	34
4.9	24
4.2	25
3.0	20
2.1	38
5.0	5
1.1	16
1.7	38
0.7	8
0.6	37
0.6	37
2.8	20
2.8	30
5.0	6
2.9	25
0.4	40
1.7	26
3.1	8
2.1	25
0.6	33
2.2	22
0.5	32
2.2	26
0.6	34
2.6	25
1.0	32
1.1	28
3.9	13
2.8	21
1.6	29
1.6	25
2.8	4
1.1	25
3.4	13
2.2	20
1.2	24
1.7	22
1.1	24
1.2	24
1.7	25
0.7	25
0.9	24
3.9	8
2.8	5
0.5	5
0.6	20
1.1	16
1.7	8
3.1	5
0.6	1
2.2	8
0.6	22
1.1	16
0.6	16
2.2	8
0.6	17
1.6	8
1.5	8
0.5	10
0.9	8
1.8	4
1.1	8
1.6	4
0.6	12
1.0	8
2.2	1
1.0	5
0.5	8
0.2	8
0.4	8
1.7	1
0.6	1