Weather Records on 23 May 1925

325 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 May 1925. Highest significance: Crookston NW Exp STN, US.

Key Facts for 23 May 1925

On 23 May 1925, 325 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
220 were record highs and 41 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 291 daily.
Crookston NW Exp STN set a daily record precipitation of 100.6 mm (4.0 in) on 23 May 1925.
Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

325 stations

325 station records on 23 May 1925 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 May 1925: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mundulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Edenhope (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Millicent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minto	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Box Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Morden	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Millsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Penola Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Outalpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.8 cm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kongal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenaroua	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.3 cm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Green Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lynchburg - Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

325 records

Records set or tied on 23 May 1925 by type: Highest daily maximum 155, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 59, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 23 May 1925 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	155
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	59
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 May 1925 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 34, daily 291.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

248 broken records

Margins by which the 248 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 May 1925

Top 20 records on 23 May 1925 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 May 1925	Crookston NW Exp STN, US	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1925	Mundulla, AU	monthly rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1925	Edenhope (Post Office), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1925	Millicent, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1925	Minto, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1925	Washington, US	monthly high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	44 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1925	Kingston Queens U, CA	monthly low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	37 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1925	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high max	24.0 C (75.2 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	47 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1925	Box Cowell, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1925	Morden, CA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	39 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1925	Baltimore Customs House, US	monthly high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	29 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1925	Peterborough, CA	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	58 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1925	Millsboro, US	monthly high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	29 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1925	Easton, US	monthly high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	29 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1925	Ashland, US	monthly high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	29 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1925	Kingston Queens U, CA	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	48 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1925	Park Rapids Muni AP, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1925	Ottawa, CA	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	41 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1925	Portsmouth-Sciotoville, US	monthly high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	27 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1925	Norwalk Wwtp, US	monthly high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	23 years	21 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 1925

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1925. 1925 had 325 records.

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

Records on 05-23 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1794	1
1798	1
1817	1
1818	1
1837	3
1845	1
1847	2
1857	1
1863	1
1865	2
1866	5
1867	7
1870	2
1871	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	4
1887	1
1889	2
1891	11
1893	3
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	3
1898	8
1899	3
1900	12
1901	3
1902	12
1903	6
1904	14
1905	10
1906	23
1907	11
1908	13
1909	23
1910	26
1911	39
1912	31
1913	29
1914	33
1915	13
1916	44
1917	58
1918	36
1919	120
1920	37
1921	92
1922	82
1923	99
1924	230
1925	325
1926	204
1927	243
1928	177
1929	221
1930	199
1931	719
1932	358
1933	443
1934	203
1935	369
1936	568
1937	156
1938	390
1939	415
1940	324
1941	676
1942	235
1943	342
1944	784
1945	241
1946	311
1947	285
1948	273
1949	612
1950	490
1951	400
1952	597
1953	777
1954	496
1955	650
1956	498
1957	653
1958	744
1959	486
1960	395
1961	412
1962	677
1963	1,153
1964	964
1965	477
1966	391
1967	1,055
1968	578
1969	437
1970	314
1971	659
1972	449
1973	371
1974	678
1975	855
1976	556
1977	596
1978	703
1979	730
1980	1,202
1981	862
1982	717
1983	1,123
1984	1,027
1985	608
1986	626
1987	745
1988	662
1989	1,106
1990	1,660
1991	1,244
1992	1,423
1993	845
1994	690
1995	1,106
1996	1,114
1997	983
1998	947
1999	705
2000	1,372
2001	1,441
2002	1,537
2003	954
2004	1,275
2005	908
2006	1,122
2007	1,170
2008	1,472
2009	805
2010	1,275
2011	1,001
2012	1,006
2013	929
2014	858
2015	667
2016	679
2017	602
2018	552
2019	1,044
2020	631
2021	837
2022	807
2023	316
2024	760
2025	865
2026	804

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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 20	242
20 to 40	5
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1