Weather Records on 23 May 1929

221 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 May 1929. Highest significance: Gavar, AM.

Key Facts for 23 May 1929

On 23 May 1929, 221 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
41 were record highs and 144 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 219 daily.
Gavar set a monthly record daily precipitation of 54.0 mm (2.1 in) on 23 May 1929.
Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

221 stations

221 station records on 23 May 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 May 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gavar	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone (Booyoolee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Peter	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waterbury	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jim Thorpe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Norman	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Yatina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gogeldrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Geryville (El-Bayadh)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Merungle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Murringo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sorell (Whitlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

221 records

Records set or tied on 23 May 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 134, Heaviest daily rainfall 35, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 23 May 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	134
Heaviest daily rainfall	35
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 May 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 219.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

172 broken records

Margins by which the 172 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 26.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 May 1929

Top 20 records on 23 May 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 May 1929	Gavar, AM	monthly rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 May 1929	Southampton, CA	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1929	Tewantin Post Office, AU	daily low max	16.9 C (62.4 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	33 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1929	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	52 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1929	Haliburton A, CA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	16 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1929	Feodosiia, UA	daily high min	17.9 C (64.2 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	43 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1929	Moorestown 4 E, US	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	33 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1929	Port Jervis, US	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	33 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1929	Altentreptow, DE	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	2 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1929	Gladstone (Booyoolee), AU	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1929	St Peter, US	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1929	Bjuraker, SE	daily high min	11.8 C (53.2 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1929	Mt Airy 2 W, US	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1929	Williamsport, US	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1929	Waterbury, US	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	33 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1929	Manistee 3SE, US	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	35 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1929	Jim Thorpe, US	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	33 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1929	Astana, KZ	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	33 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1929	San Diego Wbo, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	38 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1929	Tuckerton 2 NE, US	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	20 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 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1929. 1929 had 221 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	162
5 to 10	3
10 to 15	5
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	1