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Weather Records on 23 May 1906

23 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 May 1906. Highest significance: Momba, AU.

Key Facts for 23 May 1906

  • On 23 May 1906, 23 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 8 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 20 daily.
  • Momba set a monthly record daily precipitation of 94.5 mm (3.7 in) on 23 May 1906.
  • Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

23 stations
Weather records on 23 May 1906 23 station records on 23 May 1906 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
23 station records on 23 May 1906 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 23 May 1906: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
MombaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation94.5 mm (3.7 in)57 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield (Clare)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation41.4 mm (1.6 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation56.4 mm (2.2 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
Booligal (Ulonga)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation43.7 mm (1.7 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe (Wokabity)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation58.4 mm (2.3 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield (Benilkie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation57.2 mm (2.3 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
StawellAustraliaRecord daily precipitation39.4 mm (1.6 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Rokewood (the Meadows)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Hill (Murray Downs)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation41.9 mm (1.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord high minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque RiverUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature29.4 C (84.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Parry SoundCanadaRecord high maximum temperature27.2 C (81.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord high minimum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
WoodstockCanadaRecord high minimum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord low maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
KinchegaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque RiverUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

23 records
Records on 23 May 1906 by type Records set or tied on 23 May 1906 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 12. 051015Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 6Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 12Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 23 May 1906 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 12.
Records on 23 May 1906 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum6
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall12
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 23 May 1906 by timescale Records on 23 May 1906 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 20. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 3daily: 20all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 23 May 1906 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 20.
Records on 23 May 1906 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly3
daily20

How Much Records Were Beaten By

18 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 May 1906 Margins by which the 18 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 47.5. Ties are not counted. 0358100 to 10: 1010 to 20: 420 to 30: 030 to 40: 240 to 50: 20 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 18 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 47.5. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 May 1906
MarginRecords
0 to 1010
10 to 204
20 to 300
30 to 402
40 to 502

Top 20 by Significance

23 May 1906
Top 20 records on 23 May 1906 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
23 May 1906Momba, AUmonthly rain94.5 mm (3.7 in)40.4 mm (1.6 in)16 years57 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1906Hatfield (Clare), AUdaily rain41.4 mm (1.6 in)31.2 mm (1.2 in)15 years44 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1906Brisbane Regional Office, AUdaily rain56.4 mm (2.2 in)47.5 mm (1.9 in)10 years37 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1906Booligal (Ulonga), AUdaily rain43.7 mm (1.7 in)33.5 mm (1.3 in)1 year36 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1906Ivanhoe (Wokabity), AUmonthly rain58.4 mm (2.3 in)10.6 mm (0.4 in)25 years31 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1906Hatfield (Benilkie), AUmonthly rain57.2 mm (2.3 in)10.7 mm (0.4 in)17 years30 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1906Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily high min15.6 C (60.1 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)28 years25 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1906Stawell, AUdaily rain39.4 mm (1.6 in)10.2 mm (0.4 in)28 years25 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1906Rokewood (the Meadows), AUdaily rain21.6 mm (0.9 in)11.9 mm (0.5 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1906Swan Hill (Murray Downs), AUdaily rain41.9 mm (1.6 in)6.8 mm (0.27 in)28 years19 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1906Bourke Post Office, AUdaily rain11.9 mm (0.5 in)5.5 mm (0.22 in)26 years18 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1906Southampton, CAdaily high min15.6 C (60.1 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)21 years14 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1906St John's, CAdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)19 years13 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1906Dubuque River, USdaily high max29.4 C (84.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)31 years12 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1906Parry Sound, CAdaily high max27.2 C (81.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)24 years11 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1906Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily high min10.6 C (51.1 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)5 years8 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1906Gravenhurst, CAdaily high min16.1 C (61.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)7 years7 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1906Woodstock, CAdaily high min16.7 C (62.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)4 years6 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1906Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily low min (Tie)-1.7 C (28.9 F)tie23 years2 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1906Galway, IEdaily low max (Tie)14.4 C (57.9 F)tie20 years2 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 1906
Records on 05-23 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1906. 1906 had 23 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 1906. 1906 had 23 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).