Weather Records on 23 May 1946

311 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 May 1946. Highest significance: Big Timber, US.

Key Facts for 23 May 1946

On 23 May 1946, 311 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
47 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 306 daily.
Big Timber set a daily record precipitation of 56.4 mm (2.2 in) on 23 May 1946.
Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

311 stations

311 station records on 23 May 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 May 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Big Timber	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ewing	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kanakapura	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Songadh	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wagner	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Colony	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bhaunagar	India	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Okemah	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Castlewood	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mundargi	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
North Lakhimpur	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nilakottai	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bee Branch	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fullerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bristow	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Owk	India	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
South Pass City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gooty	India	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mummidivaram	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dhone	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Meadowlands 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lynch	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Deobhog	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Milaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Haskote	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Navalgund	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cloquet	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Touros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo Ezbekiya	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
San German 4 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
De Smet	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pollock	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stockton 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

311 records

Records set or tied on 23 May 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 219, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 23 May 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	219
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 May 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 306.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

264 broken records

Margins by which the 264 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 81.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 May 1946

Top 20 records on 23 May 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 May 1946	Big Timber, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1946	Ewing, US	monthly rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1946	Rapelje, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1946	Menno, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1946	Kanakapura, IN	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1946	Songadh, IN	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1946	Hot Springs 1 NNE, US	daily rain	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1946	Pocahontas, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1946	Storm Lake, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1946	Montevideo 1SW, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	9 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1946	Wagner, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1946	Colony, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1946	Bhaunagar, IN	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1946	Rockwell City, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1946	Mt Ida 3 SE, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1946	Belle Fourche, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1946	Bird Island, US	monthly rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	52 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1946	Okemah, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	1 year	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1946	Castlewood, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1946	Mundargi, IN	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	32 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1946. 1946 had 311 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 1946-05-23: 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	228
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1