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Weather Records on 23 May 1918

36 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 May 1918. Highest significance: Gronbaek-Allingskovgard, DK.

Key Facts for 23 May 1918

  • On 23 May 1918, 36 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 24 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 35 daily.
  • Gronbaek-Allingskovgard set a daily record precipitation of 32.9 mm (1.3 in) on 23 May 1918.
  • Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

36 stations
Weather records on 23 May 1918 36 station records on 23 May 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
36 station records on 23 May 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 23 May 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Gronbaek-AllingskovgardDenmarkRecord daily precipitation32.9 mm (1.3 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
BarkervilleCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.6 cm (2.2 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
SonnblickAustriaRecord high maximum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
EdmontonCanadaRecord daily snowfall4.1 cm (1.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature16.3 C (61.3 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
PlauenGermanyRecord high minimum temperature14.1 C (57.4 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Belle IsleCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-8.3 C (17.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-VollhofGermanyRecord high minimum temperature12.9 C (55.2 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
PlauenGermanyRecord high maximum temperature30.7 C (87.3 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
UccleBelgiumRecord high minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Stony MountainCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-5.0 C (23.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.4 mm (1.1 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord high minimum temperature15.5 C (59.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
TashkentUzbekistanRecord high minimum temperature19.9 C (67.8 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
KerkwerveNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation8.0 mm (0.31 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
InnsbruckAustriaRecord high maximum temperature31.2 C (88.2 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
NurnbergGermanyRecord high maximum temperature28.1 C (82.6 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1United StatesRecord daily precipitation28.7 mm (1.1 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
SonnblickAustriaRecord high minimum temperature0.3 C (32.5 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
WienAustriaRecord high minimum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
BarkervilleCanadaRecord low maximum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City MarinaUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature27.8 C (82.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NWUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature27.8 C (82.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOSUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation24.4 mm (1.0 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord high minimum temperature16.3 C (61.3 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-NymphenburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
AltastenbergGermanyRecord high maximum temperature24.0 C (75.2 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/FohrGermanyRecord high maximum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs HouseUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
KarlshamnSwedenRecord high minimum temperature11.0 C (51.8 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket StrongUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord high minimum temperature13.6 C (56.5 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOSUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

36 records
Records on 23 May 1918 by type Records set or tied on 23 May 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 6, Heaviest daily snowfall 2. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 8Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 16Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 6Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 23 May 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 6, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.
Records on 23 May 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum8
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum16
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall6
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 23 May 1918 by timescale Records on 23 May 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 35. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 35all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 23 May 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 35.
Records on 23 May 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily35

How Much Records Were Beaten By

29 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 May 1918 Margins by which the 29 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 10: 2610 to 20: 120 to 30: 030 to 40: 040 to 50: 150 to 60: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 60
Margins by which the 29 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 May 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 1026
10 to 201
20 to 300
30 to 400
40 to 501
50 to 601

Top 20 by Significance

23 May 1918
Top 20 records on 23 May 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
23 May 1918Gronbaek-Allingskovgard, DKdaily rain32.9 mm (1.3 in)17.7 mm (0.7 in)32 years45 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1918Barkerville, CAdaily snowfall5.6 cm (2.2 in)5.6 cm (2.2 in)29 years24 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1918Sonnblick, ATdaily high max6.1 C (43.0 F)4.3 C (7.7 F)23 years22 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1918Edmonton, CAdaily snowfall4.1 cm (1.6 in)4.1 cm (1.6 in)36 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1918Magdeburg, DEdaily high min16.3 C (61.3 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)31 years16 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1918Plauen, DEdaily high min14.1 C (57.4 F)2.1 C (3.8 F)28 years16 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1918Belle Isle, CAdaily low min-8.3 C (17.1 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)21 years15 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1918Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DEdaily high min12.9 C (55.2 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)31 years15 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1918Plauen, DEdaily high max30.7 C (87.3 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)31 years15 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1918Uccle, BEdaily high min15.6 C (60.1 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)15 years14 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1918Stony Mountain, CAdaily low min-5.0 C (23.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)12 years14 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1918Perth Regional Office, AUdaily rain27.4 mm (1.1 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)25 years13 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1918Berlin-Dahlem, DEdaily high min15.5 C (59.9 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)31 years13 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1918Tashkent, UZdaily high min19.9 C (67.8 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)35 years13 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1918Kerkwerve, NLdaily rain8.0 mm (0.31 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)26 years12 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1918Innsbruck, ATdaily high max31.2 C (88.2 F)2.9 C (5.2 F)8 years11 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1918Nurnberg, DEdaily high max28.1 C (82.6 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)24 years11 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1918Morgantown 1, USdaily rain28.7 mm (1.1 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)4 years11 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1918Sonnblick, ATdaily high min0.3 C (32.5 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)9 years9 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1918Wien, ATdaily high min17.2 C (63.0 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)9 years8 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 1918
Records on 05-23 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1918. 1918 had 36 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 1918. 1918 had 36 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).