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Weather Records on 23 May 1914

33 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 May 1914. Highest significance: Umea, SE.

Key Facts for 23 May 1914

  • On 23 May 1914, 33 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 14 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 30 daily.
  • Umea set a daily record precipitation of 34.0 mm (1.3 in) on 23 May 1914.
  • Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

33 stations
Weather records on 23 May 1914 33 station records on 23 May 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
33 station records on 23 May 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 23 May 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
UmeaSwedenRecord daily precipitation34.0 mm (1.3 in)54 of 100 (Notable)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord daily precipitation45.2 mm (1.8 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
Sevastopol',MgsUkraineRecord daily precipitation52.9 mm (2.1 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
BjuroklubbSwedenRecord daily precipitation30.7 mm (1.2 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd ASwedenRecord daily precipitation24.8 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord daily precipitation21.0 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HarnosandSwedenRecord daily precipitation24.4 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
SarnaSwedenRecord daily precipitation29.5 mm (1.2 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
SvegSwedenRecord daily precipitation23.6 mm (0.9 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
UccleBelgiumRecord daily precipitation11.8 mm (0.5 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Jena SternwarteGermanyRecord daily precipitation14.9 mm (0.6 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature27.0 C (80.6 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord high minimum temperature12.4 C (54.3 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord high minimum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)GermanyRecord daily precipitation10.5 mm (0.4 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
ArnsbergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature15.5 C (59.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
VanersborgSwedenRecord daily precipitation12.3 mm (0.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt ParkUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature28.3 C (82.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt ParkUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
KazanRussiaRecord daily precipitation9.3 mm (0.37 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1DenmarkRecord high minimum temperature12.7 C (54.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
JonkopingSwedenRecord high minimum temperature10.5 C (50.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
SheffieldUnited KingdomRecord low maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord high maximum temperature24.5 C (76.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
WinterswijkNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City MarinaUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature26.1 C (79.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord high minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord low maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
HalmstadSwedenRecord high minimum temperature11.0 C (51.8 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
NurnbergGermanyRecord high maximum temperature28.0 C (82.4 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord low maximum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

33 records
Records on 23 May 1914 by type Records set or tied on 23 May 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 16. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 10Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 16Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 23 May 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 16.
Records on 23 May 1914 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum10
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall16
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 23 May 1914 by timescale Records on 23 May 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 30. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 3daily: 30all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 23 May 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 30.
Records on 23 May 1914 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly3
daily30

How Much Records Were Beaten By

28 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 May 1914 Margins by which the 28 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 33.3. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 5: 205 to 10: 210 to 15: 315 to 20: 220 to 25: 025 to 30: 030 to 35: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 35
Margins by which the 28 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 33.3. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 May 1914
MarginRecords
0 to 520
5 to 102
10 to 153
15 to 202
20 to 250
25 to 300
30 to 351

Top 20 by Significance

23 May 1914
Top 20 records on 23 May 1914 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
23 May 1914Umea, SEdaily rain34.0 mm (1.3 in)19.4 mm (0.8 in)41 years54 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1914Anticosti SW Point, CAdaily rain45.2 mm (1.8 in)33.3 mm (1.3 in)30 years53 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1914Sevastopol',Mgs, UAmonthly rain52.9 mm (2.1 in)17.6 mm (0.7 in)0 years52 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1914Bjuroklubb, SEmonthly rain30.7 mm (1.2 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)10 years22 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1914Holmogadd A, SEdaily rain24.8 mm (1.0 in)13.3 mm (0.5 in)22 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1914Oestersund-Froesoen, SEdaily rain21.0 mm (0.8 in)12.4 mm (0.5 in)0 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1914Harnosand, SEdaily rain24.4 mm (1.0 in)10.3 mm (0.4 in)22 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1914Sacramento 5 ESE, USdaily rain7.1 mm (0.28 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)35 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1914Sarna, SEdaily rain29.5 mm (1.2 in)5.0 mm (0.20 in)22 years19 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1914Sveg, SEdaily rain23.6 mm (0.9 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)22 years19 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1914Uccle, BEdaily rain11.8 mm (0.5 in)4.4 mm (0.17 in)22 years18 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1914Jena Sternwarte, DEdaily rain14.9 mm (0.6 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)13 years18 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1914Chatham, CAdaily high min15.0 C (59.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)24 years16 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1914Hambantota, LKdaily high min27.0 C (80.6 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)32 years15 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1914Tranebjerg, DKdaily high min12.4 C (54.3 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)24 years15 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1914Dalhousie, CAdaily high min11.7 C (53.1 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)15 years14 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1914Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag), DEdaily rain10.5 mm (0.4 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)13 years14 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1914Arnsberg, DEdaily high min15.5 C (59.9 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)27 years13 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1914Vanersborg, SEdaily rain12.3 mm (0.5 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)20 years13 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1914Olympia Priest Pt Park, USdaily high max28.3 C (82.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)31 years13 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 1914
Records on 05-23 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1914. 1914 had 33 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 1914. 1914 had 33 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).