Weather Records on 5 May 1923

139 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 May 1923. Highest significance: Sotchi, RU.

Key Facts for 5 May 1923

On 5 May 1923, 139 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
33 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 138 daily.
Sotchi set a daily record precipitation of 74.1 mm (2.9 in) on 5 May 1923.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

139 stations

139 station records on 5 May 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 May 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eersterivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Grey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Holowilena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paskeville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manna Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Broughton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kadina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yudnapinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rupanyup (Lallat Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Curnomona (Curnamona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Round Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bute (Ninnes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Areegra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Clinton (Yararoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Crowlands (Woodlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville Pearson St	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Blinman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kingscote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lila Lower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bute	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Netley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Olive Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mungeranie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Port Wakefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ardrossan (Winulta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gumeracha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Overland Corner	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Orroroo (Black Rock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Snowtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert Road	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Vanrhysdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Yunta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Two Wells	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly West (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

139 records

Records set or tied on 5 May 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 87.

Records on 5 May 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	87
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 May 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 138.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

112 broken records

Margins by which the 112 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 33.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 May 1923

Top 20 records on 5 May 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 May 1923	Sotchi, RU	daily rain	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1923	Dwtn Charleston, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1923	Eersterivier (Bos), ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1923	Bredasdorp, ZA	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1923	Asheville, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1923	Lady Grey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1923	Southern Pines 2 W, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1923	Paris, CA	monthly low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	27 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1923	Eustis 2 S, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1923	Bathurst, CA	daily low max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	47 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1923	Hawker (Holowilena), AU	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1923	Peterborough, AU	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1923	Paskeville, AU	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1923	Hammond, AU	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	5 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1923	Manna Hill, AU	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1923	Port Broughton, AU	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1923	Kadina, AU	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1923	Alexandria, AU	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1923	Yudnapinna, AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1923	Wallaroo, AU	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	14 years	20 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

1795 to 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1923. 1923 had 139 records.

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

Records on 05-05 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1805	1
1836	1
1837	1
1840	1
1850	4
1852	1
1855	1
1856	2
1859	2
1861	5
1862	1
1864	2
1867	1
1875	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1888	3
1889	5
1890	2
1891	3
1892	5
1894	3
1895	2
1896	1
1897	2
1898	6
1899	5
1900	3
1901	2
1902	5
1903	9
1904	14
1905	17
1906	4
1907	16
1908	14
1909	17
1910	19
1911	17
1912	17
1913	46
1914	39
1915	73
1916	98
1917	70
1918	24
1919	77
1920	41
1921	63
1922	98
1923	139
1924	132
1925	143
1926	220
1927	115
1928	149
1929	256
1930	469
1931	250
1932	166
1933	339
1934	448
1935	417
1936	377
1937	159
1938	362
1939	222
1940	446
1941	415
1942	529
1943	427
1944	1,237
1945	355
1946	306
1947	528
1948	671
1949	1,099
1950	893
1951	174
1952	723
1953	659
1954	607
1955	382
1956	363
1957	561
1958	404
1959	587
1960	773
1961	644
1962	261
1963	249
1964	643
1965	724
1966	1,413
1967	613
1968	434
1969	530
1970	386
1971	444
1972	292
1973	542
1974	716
1975	711
1976	402
1977	708
1978	1,033
1979	1,534
1980	562
1981	524
1982	659
1983	475
1984	767
1985	463
1986	968
1987	895
1988	820
1989	941
1990	1,511
1991	1,176
1992	1,004
1993	725
1994	743
1995	888
1996	1,368
1997	1,220
1998	1,707
1999	1,301
2000	1,442
2001	963
2002	883
2003	1,792
2004	1,401
2005	1,009
2006	657
2007	850
2008	453
2009	751
2010	1,053
2011	857
2012	1,281
2013	1,265
2014	680
2015	783
2016	554
2017	849
2018	481
2019	538
2020	403
2021	733
2022	514
2023	579
2024	961
2025	717
2026	538

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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).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	68
5 to 10	25
10 to 15	10
15 to 20	2
20 to 25	5
25 to 30	1
30 to 35	1