Weather Records on 23 May 1956

498 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 May 1956. Highest significance: Moncton, CA.

Key Facts for 23 May 1956

On 23 May 1956, 498 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
170 were record highs and 101 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 491 daily.
Moncton set a daily record precipitation of 46.7 mm (1.8 in) on 23 May 1956.
Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

498 stations

498 station records on 23 May 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 May 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moncton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rexton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Royal Observatory	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Broadford Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Table.Mtn Platteklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gagetown 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barrie	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Willard 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Digby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Town Maitland (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tintinara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dulacca Truck Stop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Guntur	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Adanakottai	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Heidelberg Cape (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lancewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Malkangiri	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kjahta	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jaggiayapet	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Town Fire Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eersterivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Miles Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lakin	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sikeston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ootacamund Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Table.Mtn Woodhead Tunnel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Whitestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Protem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Trousdale 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chiloquin 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chugwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bear Island	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
North Bay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Paardekraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bayard	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

498 records

Records set or tied on 23 May 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 81, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 89, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 223, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 23 May 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	81
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	89
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	223
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 23 May 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 491.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

385 broken records

Margins by which the 385 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 200.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 May 1956

Top 20 records on 23 May 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 May 1956	Moncton, CA	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1956	Rexton, CA	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1956	Springfield, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1956	Barcelona -Fabra Observatory, ES	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1956	Royal Observatory, ZA	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1956	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1956	Broadford Golf Course, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1956	Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1956	Table.Mtn Platteklip, ZA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1956	Gagetown 2, CA	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1956	Barrie, CA	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	88 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1956	Nappan Cda, CA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1956	Willard 4 SW, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1956	Digby, CA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1956	Upper Stewiacke, CA	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1956	Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv, ZA	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1956	Anderson Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1956	Pocomoke City, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1956	Annapolis Royal, CA	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1956	Cape Town Maitland (Cem), ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	35 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1956. 1956 had 498 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	368
25 to 50	16
50 to 75	0
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1