Weather Records on 23 May 1926

204 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 May 1926. Highest significance: Provincetown 3 NW, US.

Key Facts for 23 May 1926

On 23 May 1926, 204 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
97 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 192 daily.
Provincetown 3 NW set a daily record precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 23 May 1926.
Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

204 stations

204 station records on 23 May 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 May 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Flandreau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fall River	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Godegard	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Santee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Naracoorte	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lucindale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Butlerville 2 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Angelica	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Circleville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tiffin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Saegerstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Goldberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

204 records

Records set or tied on 23 May 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 78, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 24, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 23 May 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	78
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	24
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 23 May 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 192.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

155 broken records

Margins by which the 155 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 40.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 May 1926

Top 20 records on 23 May 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 May 1926	Provincetown 3 NW, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1926	Waterville Wwtp, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1926	Escondido, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	30 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1926	Alexandria, US	monthly high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1926	Howard, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	27 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1926	Brookings 2 NE, US	monthly high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	26 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1926	Flandreau, US	monthly high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1926	Wentworth 2.5 WNW, US	monthly high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1926	Fall River, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1926	Buffalo, US	daily low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	42 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1926	Godegard, SE	daily rain	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1926	Constantine, DZ	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1926	Cottbus, DE	daily rain	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1926	Woodstock, CA	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1926	Orebro, SE	daily rain	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1926	Forestburg 4 NNE, US	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1926	Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP, US	monthly high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1926	Somerville 4 NW, US	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	30 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1926	Eastport, US	daily rain	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	12 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1926	Santee, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	29 years	18 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 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1926. 1926 had 204 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 2026-10-17 (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	141
5 to 10	10
10 to 15	0
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	1
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	1
35 to 40	1