Weather Records on 23 May 1976

556 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 May 1976. Highest significance: Brooksville Chin Hill, US.

Key Facts for 23 May 1976

On 23 May 1976, 556 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
52 were record highs and 226 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 551 daily.
Brooksville Chin Hill set a daily record precipitation of 109.2 mm (4.3 in) on 23 May 1976.
Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

556 stations

556 station records on 23 May 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 May 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Tarkio	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sertania (Alagoa de Baixo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fizuly	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fantan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Guarabira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Peachester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bainbridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Campina Grande	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Zhigalovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Maleny Denning Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Donalsonville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manly Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tsalka	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Afogados da Ingazeira (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
High Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mooloolah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moultrie 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dayboro Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sackville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Primghar	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose Do Egito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Fairfield 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bongaree Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Burpengary Ulmann Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stuart	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kholo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lindfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Glorious Fahey Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Numinbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent Lake Nwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

556 records

Records set or tied on 23 May 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 175, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 277, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 23 May 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	175
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	277
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 23 May 1976 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 551.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

469 broken records

Margins by which the 469 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 107.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 May 1976

Top 20 records on 23 May 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 May 1976	Brooksville Chin Hill, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	75 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 May 1976	Kustanai, KZ	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 May 1976	Tarkio, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 May 1976	Sertania (Alagoa de Baixo), BR	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1976	Mt Mee, AU	daily rain	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1976	Oshkosh, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	62 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1976	Fizuly, AZ	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1976	Thomasville 7 NE, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	17 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1976	Fantan, AM	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1976	Guarabira, BR	daily rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1976	Clearwater, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1976	Peachester, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1976	Bainbridge, US	daily rain	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	13 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1976	Campina Grande, BR	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1976	Zhigalovo, RU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1976	Charleston Intl AP, US	daily rain	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	107.1 mm (4.2 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1976	Maleny Denning Rd, AU	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1976	Frankfort, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	75 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1976	Donalsonville 1 S, US	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	9 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1976	Mundoolin, AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	43 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1976. 1976 had 556 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 1976-05-23: 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 20	411
20 to 40	34
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	10
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1