Weather Records on 23 May 1934

203 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 May 1934. Highest significance: Boetsap (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 23 May 1934

On 23 May 1934, 203 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
153 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 200 daily.
Boetsap (Pol) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 62.0 mm (2.4 in) on 23 May 1934.
Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

203 stations

203 station records on 23 May 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 May 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Boetsap (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kola-In-Murman	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Borsat	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record high minimum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Boko	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record high minimum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Buderim Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Malavalli	India	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Reitz 36	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record daily precipitation	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cofimvaba (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Newlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Puttur	India	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kimberly-de Beers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware Cy Reedy Poin	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Orillia	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Creek Adm Site	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Government Creek	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Siliguri	India	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Svirica	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Orofino	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
La Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Demagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record snow depth	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Haigler	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Emery	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

203 records

Records set or tied on 23 May 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 87, Highest daily minimum 66, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 41, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 23 May 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	87
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	66
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	41
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 23 May 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 200.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

148 broken records

Margins by which the 148 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 30.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 May 1934

Top 20 records on 23 May 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 May 1934	Boetsap (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1934	Kola-In-Murman, RU	monthly rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	6 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1934	Elizabethton, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1934	Carrabelle 1 NNW, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1934	Borsat, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1934	Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AU	daily high max	23.1 C (73.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	43 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1934	Perpignan, FR	daily high min	20.8 C (69.4 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	17 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1934	Richfield Radio Ksvc, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	20 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1934	Nanaimo, CA	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	41 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1934	Boko, IN	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1934	Coimbra, PT	daily high min	19.3 C (66.7 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	12 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1934	Paterson, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1934	Buderim Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1934	Masset Airport, CA	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	27 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1934	Malavalli, IN	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1934	Trenton 2, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	3 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1934	Reitz 36, ZA	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1934	Kjobli I Snaasa, NO	daily rain	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1934	Cofimvaba (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1934	Newlands, ZA	daily rain	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	39 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 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1934. 1934 had 203 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	122
5 to 10	8
10 to 15	5
15 to 20	7
20 to 25	2
25 to 30	2
30 to 35	2