Weather Records on 23 May 1948

273 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 May 1948. Highest significance: Murray Island, AU.

Key Facts for 23 May 1948

On 23 May 1948, 273 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
93 were record highs and 48 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 268 daily.
Murray Island set a daily record precipitation of 123.2 mm (4.9 in) on 23 May 1948.
Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

273 stations

273 station records on 23 May 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 May 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Murray Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bandher	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nanpara	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harrington 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Atraula	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Muzaffarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kheri	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wilbur	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nathana	India	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ordway 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Peraiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Niab	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Limoeiro Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bhabua	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Haigler	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Palakonda	India	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Schuyler	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Khajauli	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gangajalghati	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kjahta	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Omak 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
University Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bezeck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Seodha(Seondha)	India	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Avery Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kaiserganj	India	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gorakhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Currawilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Khair	India	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bharthana	India	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sikandra Rao	India	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Khalilabad	India	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

273 records

Records set or tied on 23 May 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 132.

Records on 23 May 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	132
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 May 1948 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 268.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

217 broken records

Margins by which the 217 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 May 1948

Top 20 records on 23 May 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 May 1948	Murray Island, AU	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1948	Davenport, US	all-time rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	10 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1948	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1948	Saint Maries, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1948	Bandher, IN	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1948	Nanpara, IN	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1948	Harrington 5 S, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1948	Atraula, IN	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1948	Muzaffarpur, IN	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1948	Kheri, IN	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1948	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	62 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1948	Wilbur, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1948	Nathana, IN	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1948	Ordway 4 W, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1948	Skegness, GB	monthly rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1948	Coeur D'Alene, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1948	Heron 2 NW, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1948	Peraiyur, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1948	Cambridge Niab, GB	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	23 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1948	Cape Grim (Woolnorth), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	22 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1948. 1948 had 273 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	203
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1