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Weather Records on 23 May 1900

12 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 May 1900. Highest significance: Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU.

Key Facts for 23 May 1900

  • On 23 May 1900, 12 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 12 daily.
  • Sydney (Observatory Hill) set a daily record precipitation of 89.2 mm (3.5 in) on 23 May 1900.
  • Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

12 stations
Weather records on 23 May 1900 12 station records on 23 May 1900 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
12 station records on 23 May 1900 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 23 May 1900: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation89.2 mm (3.5 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
Bringelly (Maryland)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation132.1 mm (5.2 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.2 mm (1.2 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
MarylandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
GoulburnAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.2 mm (1.0 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal StatioAustraliaRecord daily precipitation63.5 mm (2.5 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Jena SternwarteGermanyRecord daily precipitation11.3 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton City CouncilAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland WestAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord daily precipitation14.6 mm (0.6 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue GardeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation59.4 mm (2.3 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature9.1 C (48.4 F)11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

12 records
Records on 23 May 1900 by type Records set or tied on 23 May 1900 by type: Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 11. 051015Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 11Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 23 May 1900 by type: Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 11.
Records on 23 May 1900 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall11
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 23 May 1900 by timescale Records on 23 May 1900 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 12. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 12all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 23 May 1900 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 12.
Records on 23 May 1900 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily12

How Much Records Were Beaten By

12 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 May 1900 Margins by which the 12 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.1. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 20: 820 to 40: 240 to 60: 060 to 80: 080 to 100: 1100 to 120: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120
Margins by which the 12 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.1. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 May 1900
MarginRecords
0 to 208
20 to 402
40 to 600
60 to 800
80 to 1001
100 to 1201

Top 20 by Significance

23 May 1900
Top 12 records on 23 May 1900 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
23 May 1900Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily rain89.2 mm (3.5 in)80.1 mm (3.2 in)32 years53 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1900Bringelly (Maryland), AUdaily rain132.1 mm (5.2 in)102.1 mm (4.0 in)28 years51 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1900Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily rain31.2 mm (1.2 in)26.4 mm (1.0 in)28 years39 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1900Maryland, AUdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)20.3 mm (0.8 in)24 years31 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1900Goulburn, AUdaily rain26.2 mm (1.0 in)19.8 mm (0.8 in)22 years29 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1900Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AUdaily rain63.5 mm (2.5 in)19.0 mm (0.7 in)35 years22 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1900Jena Sternwarte, DEdaily rain11.3 mm (0.4 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)60 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1900Grafton City Council, AUdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)12.2 mm (0.5 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1900Maitland West, AUdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)19.1 mm (0.8 in)12 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1900Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily rain14.6 mm (0.6 in)5.3 mm (0.21 in)17 years18 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1900Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde, AUdaily rain59.4 mm (2.3 in)19.3 mm (0.8 in)2 years14 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1900Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily high min9.1 C (48.4 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)23 years11 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1793 to 1900
Records on 05-23 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1900. 1900 had 12 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001793: 11794: 11798: 11817: 11818: 11837: 31845: 11847: 21857: 11863: 11865: 21866: 51867: 71870: 21871: 11875: 11877: 11878: 11880: 11884: 21885: 21886: 41887: 11889: 21891: 111893: 31894: 11895: 31896: 41897: 31898: 81899: 31900: 121901: 31902: 121903: 61904: 141905: 101906: 231907: 111908: 131909: 231910: 261911: 391912: 311913: 291914: 331915: 131916: 441917: 581918: 361919: 1201920: 371921: 921922: 821923: 991924: 2301925: 3251926: 2041927: 2431928: 1771929: 2211930: 1991931: 7191932: 3581933: 4431934: 2031935: 3691936: 5681937: 1561938: 3901939: 4151940: 3241941: 6761942: 2351943: 3421944: 7841945: 2411946: 3111947: 2851948: 2731949: 6121950: 4901951: 4001952: 5971953: 7771954: 4961955: 6501956: 4981957: 6531958: 7441959: 4861960: 3951961: 4121962: 6771963: 1,1531964: 9641965: 4771966: 3911967: 1,0551968: 5781969: 4371970: 3141971: 6591972: 4491973: 3711974: 6781975: 8551976: 5561977: 5961978: 7031979: 7301980: 1,2021981: 8621982: 7171983: 1,1231984: 1,0271985: 6081986: 6261987: 7451988: 6621989: 1,1061990: 1,6601991: 1,2441992: 1,4231993: 8451994: 6901995: 1,1061996: 1,1141997: 9831998: 9471999: 7052000: 1,3722001: 1,4412002: 1,5372003: 9542004: 1,2752005: 9082006: 1,1222007: 1,1702008: 1,4722009: 8052010: 1,2752011: 1,0012012: 1,0062013: 9292014: 8582015: 6672016: 6792017: 6022018: 5522019: 1,0442020: 6312021: 8372022: 8072023: 3162024: 7602025: 8652026: 8041793187719001916193219481964198019962012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1900. 1900 had 12 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 05-23 in each year
YearRecords
17931
17941
17981
18171
18181
18373
18451
18472
18571
18631
18652
18665
18677
18702
18711
18751
18771
18781
18801
18842
18852
18864
18871
18892
189111
18933
18941
18953
18964
18973
18988
18993
190012
19013
190212
19036
190414
190510
190623
190711
190813
190923
191026
191139
191231
191329
191433
191513
191644
191758
191836
1919120
192037
192192
192282
192399
1924230
1925325
1926204
1927243
1928177
1929221
1930199
1931719
1932358
1933443
1934203
1935369
1936568
1937156
1938390
1939415
1940324
1941676
1942235
1943342
1944784
1945241
1946311
1947285
1948273
1949612
1950490
1951400
1952597
1953777
1954496
1955650
1956498
1957653
1958744
1959486
1960395
1961412
1962677
19631,153
1964964
1965477
1966391
19671,055
1968578
1969437
1970314
1971659
1972449
1973371
1974678
1975855
1976556
1977596
1978703
1979730
19801,202
1981862
1982717
19831,123
19841,027
1985608
1986626
1987745
1988662
19891,106
19901,660
19911,244
19921,423
1993845
1994690
19951,106
19961,114
1997983
1998947
1999705
20001,372
20011,441
20021,537
2003954
20041,275
2005908
20061,122
20071,170
20081,472
2009805
20101,275
20111,001
20121,006
2013929
2014858
2015667
2016679
2017602
2018552
20191,044
2020631
2021837
2022807
2023316
2024760
2025865
2026804

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Sources: 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)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-15).