Weather Records on 23 May 1941

676 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 May 1941. Highest significance: Liberal, US.

Key Facts for 23 May 1941

On 23 May 1941, 676 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
388 were record highs and 84 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 47 monthly and 627 daily.
Liberal set an all-time record daily precipitation of 139.7 mm (5.5 in) on 23 May 1941.
Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

676 stations

676 station records on 23 May 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 May 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Liberal	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Adur	India	Record daily precipitation	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Cochin	India	Record daily precipitation	169.4 mm (6.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lubbock 9N	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Derriwong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kottarakara	India	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	247.1 mm (9.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vaikom	India	Record daily precipitation	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Penryn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pattanamphitta	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Noyyatinkara	India	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lycippus 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arukutty	India	Record daily precipitation	271.8 mm (10.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ernakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Edgewater	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alamogordo 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Woodward	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fall River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chengannur	India	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Haverhill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alur	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Valangiman	India	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wetumpka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Callaville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Premer Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Haripad	India	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

676 records

Records set or tied on 23 May 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 256, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 132, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 203, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 23 May 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	256
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	132
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	203
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 May 1941 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 47, daily 627.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

519 broken records

Margins by which the 519 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 May 1941

Top 20 records on 23 May 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 May 1941	Liberal, US	all-time rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 May 1941	Ashland, US	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1941	Adur, IN	daily rain	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1941	Fort Cochin, IN	daily rain	169.4 mm (6.7 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	22 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1941	Lubbock 9N, US	monthly rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1941	Mount Derriwong, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1941	Kottarakara, IN	daily rain	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1941	Thiruvananthapuram, IN	daily rain	247.1 mm (9.7 in)	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1941	Kenton, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1941	Vaikom, IN	daily rain	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1941	Boggabri (Penryn), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1941	Louisville 1 E, US	monthly high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	43 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1941	Pattanamphitta, IN	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	4 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1941	Noyyatinkara, IN	monthly rain	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1941	Mestad I Oddernes, NO	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1941	Hyannis, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	47 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1941	Lycippus 1 E, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1941	Princess Anne, US	monthly high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	45 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1941	Arukutty, IN	all-time rain	271.8 mm (10.7 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	1 year	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1941	Ernakulam, IN	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	28 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1941. 1941 had 676 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	490
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2