Weather Records on 21 May 1923

125 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 May 1923. Highest significance: Saddleworth, AU.

Key Facts for 21 May 1923

On 21 May 1923, 125 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
18 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 123 daily.
Saddleworth set a daily record precipitation of 31.0 mm (1.2 in) on 21 May 1923.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

125 stations

125 station records on 21 May 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 May 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Saddleworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kongal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Neerim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ballan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Serviceton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gumeracha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Birdwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.4 C (90.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Apsley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Beenak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Naracoorte	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dunolly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stockwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Frances	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stockport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minimay (Booroopki)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Truro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lillimur Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kaniva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roseworthy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wickliffe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Farrell Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roseworthy Agric College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Pooraka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ashbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Echunga Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wolseley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yankalilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Daylesford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lorne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tanunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dingo Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Macclesfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Old Noarlunga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Warragul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Balmoral (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Edenhope (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Clyde State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Maldon (Derby Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Casterton (Warrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kanmantoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Tea Tree Gully Counc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Milang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Murray Bridge (Tepko)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Karnak (Rosedale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

125 records

Records set or tied on 21 May 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 99.

Records on 21 May 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	99
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 May 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 123.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

119 broken records

Margins by which the 119 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 23.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 May 1923

Top 20 records on 21 May 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 May 1923	Saddleworth, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1923	Kongal, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1923	Neerim, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1923	Ballan, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 1923	Serviceton, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 1923	Warburton, AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 1923	Gumeracha, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 1923	Birdwood, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 1923	Walhalla, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 1923	Meadows, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 1923	Bartow 1SE, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 1923	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	monthly high max	32.4 C (90.3 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	26 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 1923	Apsley, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	37 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 1923	Beenak, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	33 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 1923	Leroy 5 WSW, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 1923	Naracoorte, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	5 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 1923	Dunolly, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 1923	Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GL	daily rain	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 1923	Stockwell, AU	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 1923	Beaufort, AU	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 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

1793 to 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1923. 1923 had 125 records.

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

Records on 05-21 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1811	1
1837	2
1842	1
1847	2
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1865	1
1866	1
1870	2
1875	1
1876	1
1880	2
1882	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	3
1889	5
1890	3
1891	6
1892	1
1893	1
1894	4
1895	4
1896	5
1897	2
1898	1
1899	5
1900	1
1901	3
1902	4
1903	26
1904	8
1905	7
1906	12
1907	36
1908	13
1909	13
1910	14
1911	87
1912	24
1913	13
1914	26
1915	24
1916	13
1917	76
1918	51
1919	170
1920	39
1921	158
1922	39
1923	125
1924	148
1925	250
1926	221
1927	207
1928	173
1929	247
1930	133
1931	488
1932	343
1933	290
1934	590
1935	190
1936	328
1937	227
1938	348
1939	355
1940	456
1941	525
1942	482
1943	463
1944	310
1945	515
1946	324
1947	485
1948	312
1949	593
1950	403
1951	271
1952	385
1953	501
1954	961
1955	507
1956	409
1957	709
1958	511
1959	684
1960	615
1961	306
1962	553
1963	598
1964	788
1965	238
1966	296
1967	1,022
1968	549
1969	832
1970	449
1971	536
1972	557
1973	493
1974	847
1975	1,160
1976	393
1977	756
1978	575
1979	787
1980	857
1981	1,550
1982	599
1983	1,106
1984	950
1985	610
1986	908
1987	1,242
1988	819
1989	671
1990	947
1991	1,065
1992	1,143
1993	1,197
1994	656
1995	749
1996	1,461
1997	953
1998	1,200
1999	544
2000	897
2001	1,187
2002	2,048
2003	807
2004	898
2005	1,020
2006	810
2007	894
2008	740
2009	1,315
2010	962
2011	959
2012	848
2013	884
2014	522
2015	956
2016	567
2017	780
2018	525
2019	1,668
2020	707
2021	1,131
2022	1,512
2023	794
2024	751
2025	776
2026	356

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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 2026-10-15 (15 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	34
10 to 15	7
15 to 20	5
20 to 25	5