Weather Records on 23 May 1970

314 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 May 1970. Highest significance: Falls City Brenner Fld, US.

Key Facts for 23 May 1970

On 23 May 1970, 314 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
99 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 302 daily.
Falls City Brenner Fld set a daily record precipitation of 101.9 mm (4.0 in) on 23 May 1970.
Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

314 stations

314 station records on 23 May 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 May 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Falls City Brenner Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Phulwari	India	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gumla	India	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nuh	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ush-Tobe	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record snow depth	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bhandaria	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barh	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Isla Perez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bhadrachalam	India	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dhamangaon	India	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dadahor	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr 6 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Garhshankar	India	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Muddebihal	India	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brillion	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bijapur	India	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Steelville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kanker	India	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Amarwara	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Esengyly	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	44.1 C (111.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Richland Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ferozepur Sadar	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marhaura(Amnar)	India	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tanjavur	India	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hoxie	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Guide Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Narsapur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chandi	India	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grover 10 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Raghopur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Toliman	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gohana	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Karimnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pjatigorsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Purdum	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Castle	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sonepat	India	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Badami	India	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mercara Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winona Dam 5 A	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Trempealeau Dam 6	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

314 records

Records set or tied on 23 May 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 57, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 173, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 23 May 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	57
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	173
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 23 May 1970 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 302.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

251 broken records

Margins by which the 251 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 650.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 May 1970

Top 20 records on 23 May 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 May 1970	Falls City Brenner Fld, US	daily rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 May 1970	Phulwari, IN	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1970	Windsor, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1970	Gumla, IN	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1970	Nuh, IN	monthly rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1970	Ush-Tobe, KZ	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1970	Brocken, DE	daily snow depth	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	65.0 cm (25.6 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1970	Albion, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1970	Hebron, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1970	Bhandaria, IN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1970	Barh, IN	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1970	Isla Perez, MX	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1970	Bhadrachalam, IN	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	65 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1970	Dhamangaon, IN	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1970	Dadahor, IN	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1970	Oakley 4W, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1970	Clay Ctr 6 ESE, US	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1970	Lebanon, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1970	Fairbury 7S, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1970	Garhshankar, IN	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	40 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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1970. 1970 had 314 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 1970-05-23: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	249
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1