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Weather Records on 23 May 1908

13 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 May 1908. Highest significance: Karlsruhe, DE.

Key Facts for 23 May 1908

  • On 23 May 1908, 13 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 7 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 13 daily.
  • Karlsruhe set a daily record precipitation of 27.2 mm (1.1 in) on 23 May 1908.
  • Across 157 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

13 stations
Weather records on 23 May 1908 13 station records on 23 May 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
13 station records on 23 May 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 23 May 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
KarlsruheGermanyRecord daily precipitation27.2 mm (1.1 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
TorontoCanadaRecord high maximum temperature28.3 C (82.9 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation16.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
WienAustriaRecord high minimum temperature17.0 C (62.6 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature35.0 C (95.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord high maximum temperature26.7 C (80.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGillCanadaRecord high minimum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord high maximum temperature27.2 C (81.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
RivaItalyRecord daily precipitation41.5 mm (1.6 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord high maximum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

13 records
Records on 23 May 1908 by type Records set or tied on 23 May 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 4. 0246Highest daily maximum: 5Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 4Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 23 May 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 4.
Records on 23 May 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum5
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall4
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 23 May 1908 by timescale Records on 23 May 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 13. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 13all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 23 May 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 13.
Records on 23 May 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily13

How Much Records Were Beaten By

13 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 May 1908 Margins by which the 13 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 14.3. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 2: 72 to 4: 14 to 6: 36 to 8: 08 to 10: 010 to 12: 112 to 14: 014 to 16: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 1414 to 16
Margins by which the 13 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 14.3. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 May 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 27
2 to 41
4 to 63
6 to 80
8 to 100
10 to 121
12 to 140
14 to 161

Top 20 by Significance

23 May 1908
Top 13 records on 23 May 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
23 May 1908Karlsruhe, DEdaily rain27.2 mm (1.1 in)10.2 mm (0.4 in)29 years26 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1908Toronto, CAdaily high max28.3 C (82.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)44 years23 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1908Santa Fe, USdaily rain16.8 mm (0.7 in)14.3 mm (0.6 in)38 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1908Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)5.9 mm (0.23 in)40 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1908Wien, ATdaily high min17.0 C (62.6 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)42 years17 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1908Montgomery Wb City, USdaily high max35.0 C (95.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)30 years16 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1908Dalhousie, CAdaily high max26.7 C (80.1 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)5 years13 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1908Montreal McGill, CAdaily high min17.8 C (64.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)22 years11 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1908Santa Fe, USdaily low max10.6 C (51.1 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)12 years9 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1908Chatham, CAdaily high max27.2 C (81.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)18 years8 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1908Riva, ITdaily rain41.5 mm (1.6 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)4 years8 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1908Pointe Au Pere, CAdaily high max21.1 C (70.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)9 years7 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1908San Diego Wbo, USdaily low max16.1 C (61.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)8 years7 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 1908
Records on 05-23 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1908. 1908 had 13 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: 5512019: 1,0352020: 6272021: 8352022: 8052023: 3152024: 7612025: 8651793187719001916193219481964198019962012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1908. 1908 had 13 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
2018551
20191,035
2020627
2021835
2022805
2023315
2024761
2025865

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).