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Weather Records on 23 May 1910

26 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 May 1910. Highest significance: Fort Beaufort, ZA.

Key Facts for 23 May 1910

  • On 23 May 1910, 26 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, 1 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 24 daily.
  • Fort Beaufort set a monthly record daily precipitation of 71.9 mm (2.8 in) on 23 May 1910.
  • Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

26 stations
Weather records on 23 May 1910 26 station records on 23 May 1910 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
26 station records on 23 May 1910 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 23 May 1910: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Fort BeaufortSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation71.9 mm (2.8 in)60 of 100 (Major)
AlicedaleSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation148.6 mm (5.9 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset EastSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation32.3 mm (1.3 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
ChicoutimiCanadaRecord daily snowfall6.6 cm (2.6 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
SterlingSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Graaff ReinetSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
GrahamstownSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
CradockSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Uniondale (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Peddie (Mag)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature31.7 C (89.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord high minimum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Royal ObservatorySouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation29.2 mm (1.1 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour (Mag)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Parry SoundCanadaRecord high minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
GoorianawahAustraliaRecord daily precipitation40.6 mm (1.6 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Parry SoundCanadaRecord daily precipitation21.8 mm (0.9 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Kei Road (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation7.4 mm (0.29 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
George AirportSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation10.9 mm (0.4 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
BeatriceCanadaRecord high minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature15.3 C (59.5 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord high minimum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

26 records
Records on 23 May 1910 by type Records set or tied on 23 May 1910 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 16, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 6Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 16Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 23 May 1910 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 16, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 23 May 1910 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum6
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall16
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 23 May 1910 by timescale Records on 23 May 1910 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 1, daily 24. 0102030all-time: 1monthly: 1daily: 24all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 23 May 1910 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 1, daily 24.
Records on 23 May 1910 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time1
monthly1
daily24

How Much Records Were Beaten By

23 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 May 1910 Margins by which the 23 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.0. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 10: 1610 to 20: 420 to 30: 130 to 40: 140 to 50: 050 to 60: 060 to 70: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 6060 to 70
Margins by which the 23 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 May 1910
MarginRecords
0 to 1016
10 to 204
20 to 301
30 to 401
40 to 500
50 to 600
60 to 701

Top 20 by Significance

23 May 1910
Top 20 records on 23 May 1910 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
23 May 1910Fort Beaufort, ZAmonthly rain71.9 mm (2.8 in)35.1 mm (1.4 in)25 years60 of 100 (Major)
23 May 1910Alicedale, ZAall-time rain148.6 mm (5.9 in)16.0 mm (0.6 in)23 years47 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1910Somerset East, ZAdaily rain32.3 mm (1.3 in)25.4 mm (1.0 in)14 years38 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1910Chicoutimi, CAdaily snowfall6.6 cm (2.6 in)6.6 cm (2.6 in)37 years28 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1910Sterling, ZAdaily rain14.7 mm (0.6 in)13.4 mm (0.5 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1910Graaff Reinet, ZAdaily rain21.6 mm (0.9 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)15 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1910Grahamstown, ZAdaily rain16.0 mm (0.6 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)14 years17 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1910Cradock, ZAdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)5.9 mm (0.23 in)15 years16 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1910Uniondale (Tnk), ZAdaily rain13.5 mm (0.5 in)5.9 mm (0.23 in)25 years15 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1910Peddie (Mag), ZAdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)4.9 mm (0.19 in)25 years14 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1910Winnemucca AP, USdaily high max31.7 C (89.1 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)23 years14 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1910Peterborough, CAdaily high min16.7 C (62.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)25 years13 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1910Royal Observatory, ZAdaily rain29.2 mm (1.1 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)0 years13 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1910Seymour (Mag), ZAdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)25 years13 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1910Parry Sound, CAdaily high min14.4 C (57.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)25 years12 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1910Goorianawah, AUdaily rain40.6 mm (1.6 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)9 years10 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1910Parry Sound, CAdaily rain21.8 mm (0.9 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)5 years10 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1910Kei Road (Pol), ZAdaily rain7.4 mm (0.29 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)9 years10 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1910Santa Fe, USdaily low min2.2 C (36.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)16 years9 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1910Peterborough, CAdaily rain15.7 mm (0.6 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)5 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 1910
Records on 05-23 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1910. 1910 had 26 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 1910. 1910 had 26 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).