Weather Records on 23 May 1984

1,027 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 May 1984. Highest significance: Tjuhtet, RU.

Key Facts for 23 May 1984

On 23 May 1984, 1,027 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
557 were record highs and 127 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 988 daily.
Tjuhtet set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 23 May 1984.
Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

1,027 stations

1,027 station records on 23 May 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 May 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tjuhtet	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nkhata Bay	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Daytona Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Qionghai	China	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bonneville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Minsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Venustiano Carranza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Caro Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Byhalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Three Lynx	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ross (Ellinthorp)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 3SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Thompson Welcome Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leaburg 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blacksburg Nwso	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kent City 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paw Paw 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	27.9 C (82.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lapeer Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mountainair	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cascadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Weismain	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tuzantla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Juchitan de Zaragoza	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasantville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boxelder 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Randle 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pagosa Springs 1SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Babson Park 1 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Supai	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Palisade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hobbs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,027 records

Records set or tied on 23 May 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 332, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 225, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 342, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 23 May 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	332
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	225
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	342
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 23 May 1984 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 38, daily 988.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

831 broken records

Margins by which the 831 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 98.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 May 1984

Top 20 records on 23 May 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 May 1984	Tjuhtet, RU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1984	Rainier Paradise Rs, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1984	Nkhata Bay, MW	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	82 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1984	Daytona Beach Intl AP, US	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1984	Qionghai, CN	daily rain	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1984	Melbourne WFO, US	monthly rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1984	Bonneville Dam, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1984	Brownsville, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	79 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1984	Clarksville 2NE, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	78 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1984	Minsk, BY	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	89 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1984	Venustiano Carranza, MX	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	18 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1984	Caro Wwtp, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1984	Byhalia, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1984	Three Lynx, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1984	Ross (Ellinthorp), AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1984	Petersburg 3SSW, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1984	Thompson Welcome Ctr, US	monthly high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	57 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1984	Zugspitze, DE	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	80 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1984	Williamstown, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	82 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1984	Wanakena Rngr School, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	73 years	41 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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1984. 1984 had 1,027 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 20	799
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1