Weather Records on 23 May 1963

1,153 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 May 1963. Highest significance: Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RU.

Key Facts for 23 May 1963

On 23 May 1963, 1,153 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
110 were record highs and 911 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 1,147 daily.
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij set a daily record precipitation of 61.8 mm (2.4 in) on 23 May 1963.
Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

1,153 stations

1,153 station records on 23 May 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 May 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Friars Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wandi Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Muntadgin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Neilborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bodallin South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Westonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sandsprings	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clovis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hereford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mukinbudin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fellsmere 7 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marquette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Karratha Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Minilya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Middalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Audubon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge St Hospital	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eastland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ness City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Farmerville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Youanmi Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fordyce	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gravette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Okeene	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,153 records

Records set or tied on 23 May 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 327, Highest daily minimum 86, Lowest daily minimum 584, Heaviest daily rainfall 129, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 23 May 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	327
Highest daily minimum	86
Lowest daily minimum	584
Heaviest daily rainfall	129
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 May 1963 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 1,147.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

932 broken records

Margins by which the 932 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 May 1963

Top 20 records on 23 May 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 May 1963	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RU	daily rain	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 May 1963	Friars Well, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1963	Wandi Farm, AU	monthly rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1963	Muntadgin, AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1963	Neilborough, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1963	Bodallin South, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1963	Westonia, AU	monthly rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1963	Pelee Island, CA	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	71 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1963	Sulphur Springs, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	67 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1963	Sandsprings, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1963	Gila Bend 2SE, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	66 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1963	Prescott 2 NNW, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	70 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1963	Russellville, US	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	79 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1963	Clovis, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1963	Haskell, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	67 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1963	Hereford, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1963	Smithfield, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1963	Mukinbudin, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1963	Moree, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1963	Fellsmere 7 SSW, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	34 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 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1963. 1963 had 1,153 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	892
10 to 20	22
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1