Weather Records on 23 May 1960

395 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 May 1960. Highest significance: Port Blair, IN.

Key Facts for 23 May 1960

On 23 May 1960, 395 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
68 were record highs and 212 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 391 daily.
Port Blair set a daily record precipitation of 114.8 mm (4.5 in) on 23 May 1960.
Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

395 stations

395 station records on 23 May 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 May 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Borio	India	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sinnar	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mahackala	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Iroquois Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barharwa	India	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wawaitin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Delegate River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coniston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
East Anaconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Keanae 346	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Las Plumas	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Three Rivers Ed Ph 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Keremeos	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Khed	India	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ovando	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Nova Floresta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gleichen	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
R.K. Pet	India	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoe City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
McKinley Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tappen	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Newman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Alamo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Yerington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hermiston 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tanana AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kaslo	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

395 records

Records set or tied on 23 May 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 89, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 123, Heaviest daily rainfall 107, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 23 May 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	89
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	123
Heaviest daily rainfall	107
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 23 May 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 391.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

313 broken records

Margins by which the 313 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 May 1960

Top 20 records on 23 May 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 May 1960	Port Blair, IN	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1960	Borio, IN	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1960	Sinnar, IN	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1960	Soyland I Gjesdal, NO	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1960	Mahackala, RU	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	63 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1960	Iroquois Falls, CA	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1960	Barharwa, IN	daily rain	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1960	Wawaitin, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1960	Delegate River, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1960	Coniston, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1960	Bakke, NO	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	51 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1960	East Anaconda, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	54 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1960	Keanae 346, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1960	Las Plumas, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1960	Three Rivers Ed Ph 2, US	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	48 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1960	Carson City, US	daily low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	61 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1960	Vernon Coldstream Ranch, CA	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	60 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1960	Turgaj, KZ	daily low max	13.1 C (55.6 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	57 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1960	Newton, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	61 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1960	Kirov, RU	daily low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	51 years	27 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1960. 1960 had 395 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 10	279
10 to 20	22
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	2