Weather Records on 23 May 1951

400 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 May 1951. Highest significance: Point Pleasant, US.

Key Facts for 23 May 1951

On 23 May 1951, 400 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
209 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 392 daily.
Point Pleasant set a daily record precipitation of 70.1 mm (2.8 in) on 23 May 1951.
Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

400 stations

400 station records on 23 May 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 May 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Point Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Knowsley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Akluj	India	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Flahult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ironton	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Peraiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mologa Fine View	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Port Kenny (Yandra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vita (Khanapur)	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Watrap	India	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrulla (Petina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fauquier	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mickleham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Merrigum	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fowlers Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Calivil	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Meryula)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgefield	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cooma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Parvatipur	India	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dante	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Murrindindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Williamson	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Griffith Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tulita A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Malsiras	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Quinault Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Logan	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Peapalli(Pyapali)	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Karnes City 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bear Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kamsack	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Chimborazo Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Natashquan A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

400 records

Records set or tied on 23 May 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 93, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 116, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 170.

Records on 23 May 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	93
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	116
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	170
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 May 1951 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 392.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

319 broken records

Margins by which the 319 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 May 1951

Top 20 records on 23 May 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 May 1951	Point Pleasant, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1951	Knowsley Post Office, AU	monthly rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1951	Akluj, IN	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1951	Flahult, SE	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1951	Ironton, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1951	Peraiyur, IN	monthly rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1951	Mologa Fine View, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1951	Port Kenny (Yandra), AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1951	Vita (Khanapur), IN	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1951	Watrap, IN	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1951	Wirrulla (Petina), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1951	Fauquier, CA	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1951	Mickleham, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1951	Merrigum, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1951	Quatsino, CA	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1951	Fowlers Bay, AU	monthly rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	66 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1951	Calivil, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1951	Cobar (Meryula), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1951	Ridgefield, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1951	Cooma, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	33 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1951. 1951 had 400 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 1951-05-23: 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 10	272
10 to 20	31
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1