Weather Records on 23 May 1937

156 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 May 1937. Highest significance: Budapest, HU.

Key Facts for 23 May 1937

On 23 May 1937, 156 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
68 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 154 daily.
Budapest set an all-time record daily precipitation of 93.9 mm (3.7 in) on 23 May 1937.
Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

156 stations

156 station records on 23 May 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 May 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Budapest	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	93.9 mm (3.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Urvakonda	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Denkanikottah	India	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sheohar	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Katbari	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tiptur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Onda	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kancheepuram	India	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Puttur	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kadur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St Joe AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Selbu-Stubbe	Norway	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vysnij Volocek	Russia	Record daily precipitation	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Briksdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Namakkal	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kumsi	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Belur	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ghatal	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fruita	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Holenarsipur	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kurwai	India	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Konda	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Quilandi	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Muriel Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Khunti	India	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Muddebihal	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Pavagada	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

156 records

Records set or tied on 23 May 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 74.

Records on 23 May 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	74
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 May 1937 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 1, daily 154.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

123 broken records

Margins by which the 123 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 62.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 May 1937

Top 20 records on 23 May 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 May 1937	Budapest, HU	all-time rain	93.9 mm (3.7 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 May 1937	Blagovescensk, RU	daily rain	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1937	Urvakonda, IN	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1937	Walgett Council Depot, AU	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	56 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1937	Denkanikottah, IN	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1937	Sheohar, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1937	Katbari, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1937	Tiptur, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1937	Calhoun 2 N, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1937	Onda, IN	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1937	Cobar Post Office, AU	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	55 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1937	Inverell Comparison, AU	daily high max	26.2 C (79.2 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	36 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1937	Kancheepuram, IN	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1937	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily high min	12.3 C (54.1 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	47 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1937	Ruston la Tech, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1937	New Bedford Coop, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1937	Puttur, IN	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1937	Kadur, IN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1937	Collegeville St Joe AP, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1937	Roswell Muni AP, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	22 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1937. 1937 had 156 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 10	93
10 to 20	15
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1