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Weather Records on 23 May 1920

37 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 May 1920. Highest significance: Robertson, ZA.

Key Facts for 23 May 1920

  • On 23 May 1920, 37 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 6 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 36 daily.
  • Robertson set a daily record precipitation of 33.8 mm (1.3 in) on 23 May 1920.
  • Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

37 stations
Weather records on 23 May 1920 37 station records on 23 May 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
37 station records on 23 May 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 23 May 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
RobertsonSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation33.8 mm (1.3 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
Calitzdorp PolSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
MeltonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature-2.8 C (27.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Ladismith (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation19.3 mm (0.8 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord low minimum temperature-2.2 C (28.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz CdaCanadaRecord daily precipitation22.6 mm (0.9 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation45.2 mm (1.8 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STNUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Peak DownsAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City MarinaUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
MaytownAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Kola-In-MurmanRussiaRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-AbbesAlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature16.0 C (60.8 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation32.0 mm (1.3 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)AlgeriaRecord daily precipitation5.5 mm (0.22 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West TerraceAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature3.2 C (37.8 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Innes Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-SahalinskijRussiaRecord high minimum temperature5.1 C (41.2 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
George AirportSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation19.8 mm (0.8 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
MalmesburySouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation32.0 mm (1.3 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Bloukrans (Bos)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation20.1 mm (0.8 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
MalvernUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature23.3 C (73.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill CoopUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Knysna (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation26.7 mm (1.1 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.4 mm (0.29 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
JonkopingSwedenRecord high minimum temperature11.0 C (51.8 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-MaouTunisiaRecord high maximum temperature37.0 C (98.6 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
NewportUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
LowellUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
TobolskRussiaRecord daily precipitation7.7 mm (0.30 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
Katberg (Bos)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NWUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

37 records
Records on 23 May 1920 by type Records set or tied on 23 May 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 20. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 6Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 5Heaviest daily rainfall: 20Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 23 May 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 20.
Records on 23 May 1920 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum6
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum5
Heaviest daily rainfall20
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 23 May 1920 by timescale Records on 23 May 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 36. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 36all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 23 May 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 36.
Records on 23 May 1920 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily36

How Much Records Were Beaten By

32 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 May 1920 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 16.0. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 2: 132 to 4: 74 to 6: 76 to 8: 38 to 10: 110 to 12: 012 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 32 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 16.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 May 1920
MarginRecords
0 to 213
2 to 47
4 to 67
6 to 83
8 to 101
10 to 120
12 to 140
14 to 161

Top 20 by Significance

23 May 1920
Top 20 records on 23 May 1920 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
23 May 1920Robertson, ZAdaily rain33.8 mm (1.3 in)16.0 mm (0.6 in)11 years30 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1920Calitzdorp Pol, ZAdaily rain8.1 mm (0.32 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)35 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1920Melton, AUdaily rain14.5 mm (0.6 in)6.9 mm (0.27 in)32 years19 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1920Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily low min-2.8 C (27.0 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)21 years16 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1920Ladismith (Tnk), ZAdaily rain19.3 mm (0.8 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)29 years16 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1920Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily low max15.0 C (59.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)35 years15 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1920Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily low min-2.2 C (28.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)19 years15 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1920Agassiz Cda, CAdaily rain22.6 mm (0.9 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)29 years15 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1920Tulbagh (Pol), ZAdaily rain45.2 mm (1.8 in)8.6 mm (0.34 in)11 years15 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1920Crookston NW Exp STN, USdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)5.0 mm (0.20 in)23 years15 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1920Peak Downs, AUdaily rain8.9 mm (0.35 in)5.9 mm (0.23 in)20 years14 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1920Atlantic City Marina, USdaily low max12.2 C (54.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)28 years14 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1920Maytown, AUdaily rain8.4 mm (0.33 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)13 years13 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1920Kola-In-Murman, RUdaily rain9.4 mm (0.37 in)0.6 mm (0.02 in)23 years13 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1920Sidi-Bel-Abbes, DZdaily high min16.0 C (60.8 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)19 years12 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1920Stellenbosch (Tnk), ZAdaily rain32.0 mm (1.3 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)24 years12 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1920Orleansville (Chlef), DZdaily rain5.5 mm (0.22 in)3.2 mm (0.13 in)12 years11 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1920Adelaide West Terrace, AUdaily low min3.2 C (37.8 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)8 years11 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1920Cobar Post Office, AUdaily low min0.0 C (32.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)15 years11 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1920Glen Innes Post Office, AUdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)7 years11 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 1920
Records on 05-23 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1920. 1920 had 37 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 1920. 1920 had 37 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).