Weather Records on 23 May 1936

568 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 May 1936. Highest significance: Jhb-Joubert Park, ZA.

Key Facts for 23 May 1936

On 23 May 1936, 568 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
147 were record highs and 55 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 538 daily.
Jhb-Joubert Park set a monthly record daily precipitation of 69.3 mm (2.7 in) on 23 May 1936.
Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

568 stations

568 station records on 23 May 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 May 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jhb-Joubert Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rosherville (Pow)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Durban Roodepoort Deep Gm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Reitz 36	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Grootvlei (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Roodepoort (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Boksburg (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg I	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Springs (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Donkerhoek (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tilhar	India	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jagersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bergplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Faridpur	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nagina	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rolfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elandshoek, Boston	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Potchefstroom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bareilly Sadar	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Debiabhoj Diyabh	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Cp&L	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gudur	India	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bareilly	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Val (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alstonville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vlakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
De Jong Ranch, Howic	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maraisburg (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bagepalli	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Konni	India	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Insikeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pretoria-Fountains	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kudligi	India	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zastron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pattikonda	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mahbubnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nargund	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Madha	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sahaswan	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Philippolis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Derby	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Verwoedburg-Mu"Lytteltn"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mulki	India	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ponnani	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Seoni	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tanuku	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

568 records

Records set or tied on 23 May 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 366.

Records on 23 May 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	366
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 May 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 30, daily 538.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

477 broken records

Margins by which the 477 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 May 1936

Top 20 records on 23 May 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 May 1936	Jhb-Joubert Park, ZA	monthly rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 May 1936	Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1936	Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem), ZA	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1936	Rosherville (Pow), ZA	monthly rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1936	Durban Roodepoort Deep Gm, ZA	monthly rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	11 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1936	Smithfield (Mun), ZA	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1936	Reitz 36, ZA	monthly rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1936	Grootvlei (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1936	Balfour (Mag), ZA	monthly rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1936	Roodepoort (Mun), ZA	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1936	Boksburg (Mun), ZA	monthly rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	1 year	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1936	Heidelberg I, ZA	monthly rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1936	Springs (Rwb), ZA	monthly rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	1 year	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1936	Donkerhoek (Skl), ZA	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1936	Tilhar, IN	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1936	Jagersfontein, ZA	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1936	Bergplaats, ZA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1936	Faridpur, IN	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1936	Nagina, IN	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1936	Lichtenburg, ZA	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)

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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1936. 1936 had 568 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 20	386
20 to 40	72
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1