Weather Records on 23 May 1982

717 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 May 1982. Highest significance: Greenville 2 NE, US.

Key Facts for 23 May 1982

On 23 May 1982, 717 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
133 were record highs and 303 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 708 daily.
Greenville 2 NE set a daily record precipitation of 67.8 mm (2.7 in) on 23 May 1982.
Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

717 stations

717 station records on 23 May 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 May 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
El Rito	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Liman	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Meadville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Regnier	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Anahuac	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jal	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cape St James	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Peti	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Cuauhtemoc	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Biser	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
College Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Salinillas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bucyrus	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ephrata	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gaffney 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Towson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clearfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bull Harbour	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Prachin Buri	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sattahip	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	65.9 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Presque Isle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

717 records

Records set or tied on 23 May 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 218, Highest daily minimum 91, Lowest daily minimum 85, Heaviest daily rainfall 278, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 23 May 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	218
Highest daily minimum	91
Lowest daily minimum	85
Heaviest daily rainfall	278
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 May 1982 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 708.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

602 broken records

Margins by which the 602 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 40.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 May 1982

Top 20 records on 23 May 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 May 1982	Greenville 2 NE, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 May 1982	Ganca, AZ	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 May 1982	El Rito, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 May 1982	Franklin, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	77 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 May 1982	Liman, RU	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1982	Georgetown, US	monthly high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	79 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1982	Meadville 1 S, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1982	Phoenixville 1 E, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	87 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1982	Philadelphia City, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	98 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1982	Taos, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	63 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1982	Regnier, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1982	Anahuac, MX	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1982	Jal, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1982	Warren 3 S, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	77 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1982	Cape St James, CA	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1982	Chestertown, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	87 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1982	Plymouth 2 WSW, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1982	Selinsgrove 2 S, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	87 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1982	Yerevan, AM	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	76 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1982	Usina Peti, BR	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	37 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1982. 1982 had 717 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 2026-10-16 (16 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 May 1982
Margin	Records
0 to 10	530
10 to 20	45
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	11
40 to 50	1