Weather Records on 23 May 1944

784 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 May 1944. Highest significance: Euabalong (Booberoi), AU.

Key Facts for 23 May 1944

On 23 May 1944, 784 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
99 were record highs and 182 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 764 daily.
Euabalong (Booberoi) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 64.8 mm (2.6 in) on 23 May 1944.
Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

784 stations

784 station records on 23 May 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 May 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Euabalong (Booberoi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Wyndham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Goulds Country Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kabunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Premer (Eden Moor)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lottah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bundarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stockport	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gunningbar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Clive Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bimerah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tottenham (Woodlands 1)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ormesby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barambah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goomeri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wooroolin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgoin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Somerton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Longmire Rainier Nps	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Albilbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Emmet Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kia Ora Sandy Ridges	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mittagong Head Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coolanbilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Narrandera Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Palladam	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
The Grange	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Craigdon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Parli	India	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wondai Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moree Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Terry Hie Hie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Millers Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Curlewis (Pine Cliff)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uliman (Brentwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Owens Gap (T.O.K.)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hedley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Frawley St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tower Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Peak Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barraba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wahgunyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

784 records

Records set or tied on 23 May 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 102, Highest daily minimum 74, Lowest daily minimum 80, Heaviest daily rainfall 500, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 23 May 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	102
Highest daily minimum	74
Lowest daily minimum	80
Heaviest daily rainfall	500
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 23 May 1944 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 19, daily 764.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

695 broken records

Margins by which the 695 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 May 1944

Top 20 records on 23 May 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 May 1944	Euabalong (Booberoi), AU	monthly rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	72 of 100 (Major)
23 May 1944	Wyndham Post Office, AU	daily rain	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1944	Goulds Country Post Office, AU	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1944	Kabunga, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1944	Oktjabrskij-Gorodok, RU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1944	Premer (Eden Moor), AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1944	Lottah, AU	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1944	Brinkley, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1944	Warsaw, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1944	Bundarra Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1944	Stockport, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1944	Gunningbar, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1944	Cleveland, US	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1944	St Marys (Clive Street), AU	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1944	Bimerah, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1944	Arkansas City, US	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1944	Elkader 6 SSW, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1944	Emerald Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1944	Tottenham (Woodlands 1), AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1944	Longview, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	41 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1944. 1944 had 784 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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Data for records on 1944-05-23: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	609
20 to 40	71
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1