Weather Records on 23 May 1916

44 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 May 1916. Highest significance: Springbok, ZA.

Key Facts for 23 May 1916

On 23 May 1916, 44 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
7 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 44 daily.
Springbok set a daily record precipitation of 29.2 mm (1.1 in) on 23 May 1916.
Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

44 stations

44 station records on 23 May 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 May 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Springbok	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kilmore Assumption College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Eskdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Strathbogie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Violet Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

44 records

Records set or tied on 23 May 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 14, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 23 May 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	14
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 May 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 44.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

32 broken records

Margins by which the 32 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 44.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 May 1916

Top 20 records on 23 May 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 May 1916	Springbok, ZA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1916	Greenville Dwtn AP, US	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1916	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	31 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1916	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	47 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1916	Tot-Ma, RU	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1916	Jacksonville Wb City, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1916	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	35 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1916	Winnemucca AP, US	daily snowfall	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	37 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1916	Kilmore Assumption College, AU	daily rain	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	28 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1916	Galway, IE	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	30 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1916	Escanaba, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	34 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1916	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	35 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1916	Karlsruhe, DE	daily high min	15.9 C (60.6 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	29 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1916	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily high min	14.6 C (58.3 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	29 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1916	Elatma, RU	daily rain	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	21 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1916	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	25 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1916	World Trade Ctr, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	17 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1916	Eskdale, AU	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	17 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1916	Vastervik, SE	daily low min	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	16 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1916	Somerville 4 NW, US	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	17 years	11 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 1916

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1916. 1916 had 44 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 05-23 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1794	1
1798	1
1817	1
1818	1
1837	3
1845	1
1847	2
1857	1
1863	1
1865	2
1866	5
1867	7
1870	2
1871	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	4
1887	1
1889	2
1891	11
1893	3
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	3
1898	8
1899	3
1900	12
1901	3
1902	12
1903	6
1904	14
1905	10
1906	23
1907	11
1908	13
1909	23
1910	26
1911	39
1912	31
1913	29
1914	33
1915	13
1916	44
1917	58
1918	36
1919	120
1920	37
1921	92
1922	82
1923	99
1924	230
1925	325
1926	204
1927	243
1928	177
1929	221
1930	199
1931	719
1932	358
1933	443
1934	203
1935	369
1936	568
1937	156
1938	390
1939	415
1940	324
1941	676
1942	235
1943	342
1944	784
1945	241
1946	311
1947	285
1948	273
1949	612
1950	490
1951	400
1952	597
1953	777
1954	496
1955	650
1956	498
1957	653
1958	744
1959	486
1960	395
1961	412
1962	677
1963	1,153
1964	964
1965	477
1966	391
1967	1,055
1968	578
1969	437
1970	314
1971	659
1972	449
1973	371
1974	678
1975	855
1976	556
1977	596
1978	703
1979	730
1980	1,202
1981	862
1982	717
1983	1,123
1984	1,027
1985	608
1986	626
1987	745
1988	662
1989	1,106
1990	1,660
1991	1,244
1992	1,423
1993	845
1994	690
1995	1,106
1996	1,114
1997	983
1998	947
1999	705
2000	1,372
2001	1,441
2002	1,537
2003	954
2004	1,275
2005	908
2006	1,122
2007	1,170
2008	1,472
2009	805
2010	1,275
2011	1,001
2012	1,006
2013	929
2014	858
2015	667
2016	679
2017	602
2018	552
2019	1,044
2020	631
2021	837
2022	807
2023	316
2024	760
2025	865
2026	804

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 May 1916
Margin	Records
0 to 10	30
10 to 20	0
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1