Weather Records on 23 May 1943

342 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 May 1943. Highest significance: Poretskoye, RU.

Key Facts for 23 May 1943

On 23 May 1943, 342 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
129 were record highs and 40 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 324 daily.
Poretskoye set a monthly record daily precipitation of 46.4 mm (1.8 in) on 23 May 1943.
Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

342 stations

342 station records on 23 May 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 May 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Poretskoye	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Khanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Poonampet	India	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Thirthahalli	India	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Udipi	India	Record daily precipitation	195.3 mm (7.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Krambach (Bellevue)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Telegraph Point (Farrawells Ro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clarence Town (Grey St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kendall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sirsi	India	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chhuikhadan	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mudigere	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Karjat	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Belgaum	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ankola	India	Record daily precipitation	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Virajpet	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Haliyal	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Murbad	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sringeri	India	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Krambach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sekoni	India	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bunbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kalghatgi	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brejo da Madre de Deus	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stewarts River Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Comboyne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sorab	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bantwal	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sutton Forest (Uralba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bhagamandala	India	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Karkal	India	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barpukhuri	India	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sagar	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Healdsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chickmagalur	India	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hangal	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kumta	India	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mundagod	India	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Helena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
McKinley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Longview	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Irikkur	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kentfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wannamal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Seal Rocks Camping Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

342 records

Records set or tied on 23 May 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 69, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 171, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 23 May 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	69
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	171
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 23 May 1943 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 324.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

290 broken records

Margins by which the 290 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 260.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 May 1943

Top 20 records on 23 May 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 May 1943	Poretskoye, RU	monthly rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 May 1943	Khanpur, IN	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1943	Poonampet, IN	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1943	Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca, AU	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1943	Thirthahalli, IN	monthly rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1943	Udipi, IN	monthly rain	195.3 mm (7.7 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1943	Krambach (Bellevue), AU	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1943	Telegraph Point (Farrawells Ro, AU	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	10 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1943	Clarence Town (Grey St), AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1943	Kendall Post Office, AU	monthly rain	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1943	Sirsi, IN	monthly rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1943	Chhuikhadan, IN	monthly rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1943	Bezenchuk, RU	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1943	Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde, AU	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1943	Mudigere, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1943	Karjat, IN	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1943	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1943	Belgaum, IN	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1943	Ankola, IN	monthly rain	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1943	Virajpet, IN	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	10 years	37 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1943. 1943 had 342 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 50	278
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1