Weather Records on 23 May 1975

855 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 May 1975. Highest significance: Ardmore, US.

Key Facts for 23 May 1975

On 23 May 1975, 855 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
388 were record highs and 249 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 832 daily.
Ardmore set a daily record precipitation of 101.9 mm (4.0 in) on 23 May 1975.
Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

855 stations

855 station records on 23 May 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 May 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ardmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Haskell	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Marietta 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport Lock 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dexter	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carnegie 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grandfield 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alhandra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kresgeville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hamlin 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ringgold	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waco Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uniao Dos Palmares	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
South Wales Emery Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Henrietta	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Joao Do Jaguaribe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quatsino	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dundee 6 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cristais	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fruitland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mondovi	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Riachao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gest Lock 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bethlehem	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Cobb	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aspermont	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paragonah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brome	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Benjamin 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rocksprings	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Turocak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chiricahua Nm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Iola 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Walters	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Island Park	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Big Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roscoe	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coppermine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Palm 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record low maximum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Rock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

855 records

Records set or tied on 23 May 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 225, Lowest daily maximum 140, Highest daily minimum 163, Lowest daily minimum 109, Heaviest daily rainfall 205, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 23 May 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	225
Lowest daily maximum	140
Highest daily minimum	163
Lowest daily minimum	109
Heaviest daily rainfall	205
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 23 May 1975 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 23, daily 832.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

646 broken records

Margins by which the 646 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 May 1975

Top 20 records on 23 May 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 May 1975	Ardmore, US	daily rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	66 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 May 1975	Haskell, US	daily rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	33 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1975	Marietta 5SW, US	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1975	Lockport Lock 2, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1975	Dexter, US	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1975	Carnegie 5 NE, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1975	Grandfield 4 NW, US	daily rain	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1975	Olney 5 NNW, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1975	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily high max	23.0 C (73.4 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	98 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1975	Alhandra, BR	daily rain	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1975	Kresgeville 2 W, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1975	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily high max	26.0 C (78.8 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	94 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1975	Belleville, CA	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	101 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1975	Ogdensburg 4 NE, US	monthly high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	66 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1975	Hamlin 1SW, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1975	Ringgold, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1975	Waco Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1975	Duncan, US	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1975	Uniao Dos Palmares, BR	daily rain	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1975	South Wales Emery Park, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	25 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1975. 1975 had 855 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 100	642
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	2