Weather Records on 18 May 1923

61 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 May 1923. Highest significance: New Smyrna Beach, US.

Key Facts for 18 May 1923

On 18 May 1923, 61 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
11 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 61 daily.
New Smyrna Beach set a daily record precipitation of 87.6 mm (3.4 in) on 18 May 1923.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

61 stations

61 station records on 18 May 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 May 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Frome Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Mascoutah	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney Creek	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

61 records

Records set or tied on 18 May 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 17.

Records on 18 May 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	6
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	17
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 May 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 61.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

43 broken records

Margins by which the 43 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 May 1923

Top 20 records on 18 May 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 May 1923	New Smyrna Beach, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 1923	Frome Downs, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1923	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	10 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1923	Bartow 1SE, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1923	Perth Regional Office, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1923	Crystal Springs Exp STN, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1923	Southampton, CA	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	47 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1923	Sfax El-Maou, TN	daily rain	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	35 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1923	Swift Current, CA	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	34 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1923	St Louis Eads Brg, US	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	21 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1923	Woodstock, CA	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	32 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1923	Parry Sound, CA	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	34 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1923	Sparta 1 W, US	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	22 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1923	Petoskey, US	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	29 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1923	Lindsay, CA	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	32 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1923	Schwerin, DE	daily low min	1.3 C (34.3 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	31 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1923	Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel, DE	daily rain	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	2 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1923	Lubeck-Werft, DE	daily low min	0.3 C (32.5 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	31 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1923	Paris, CA	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	32 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1923	St. Petersburg, RU	daily rain	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	18 years	13 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

1796 to 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1923. 1923 had 61 records.

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

Records on 05-18 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1798	1
1802	2
1832	1
1833	1
1845	1
1847	1
1848	1
1855	1
1859	1
1861	2
1863	3
1864	1
1866	2
1868	2
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1874	2
1877	4
1878	1
1879	1
1881	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1887	1
1888	4
1889	2
1891	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	5
1896	2
1897	2
1898	1
1899	1
1900	13
1901	6
1902	9
1903	7
1904	11
1905	2
1906	24
1907	18
1908	5
1909	12
1910	50
1911	64
1912	5
1913	11
1914	45
1915	55
1916	74
1917	30
1918	42
1919	30
1920	26
1921	41
1922	33
1923	61
1924	92
1925	220
1926	133
1927	180
1928	160
1929	193
1930	475
1931	191
1932	460
1933	380
1934	390
1935	400
1936	282
1937	348
1938	382
1939	169
1940	315
1941	334
1942	421
1943	744
1944	496
1945	706
1946	651
1947	231
1948	426
1949	597
1950	473
1951	279
1952	493
1953	393
1954	498
1955	848
1956	795
1957	595
1958	334
1959	435
1960	404
1961	187
1962	1,199
1963	477
1964	329
1965	345
1966	438
1967	410
1968	817
1969	865
1970	703
1971	666
1972	499
1973	1,233
1974	1,097
1975	383
1976	733
1977	1,126
1978	1,090
1979	399
1980	614
1981	1,218
1982	452
1983	1,093
1984	717
1985	498
1986	1,131
1987	823
1988	1,154
1989	721
1990	753
1991	1,218
1992	921
1993	707
1994	1,015
1995	1,849
1996	1,767
1997	1,115
1998	1,060
1999	584
2000	922
2001	898
2002	1,833
2003	1,270
2004	847
2005	630
2006	1,493
2007	1,133
2008	999
2009	1,368
2010	894
2011	1,406
2012	523
2013	816
2014	609
2015	785
2016	597
2017	1,855
2018	557
2019	810
2020	706
2021	418
2022	711
2023	554
2024	551
2025	619
2026	1,131

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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 10	35
10 to 20	4
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1