Weather Records on 23 May 1985

608 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 May 1985. Highest significance: Franklin 2 NE, US.

Key Facts for 23 May 1985

On 23 May 1985, 608 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
243 were record highs and 197 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 593 daily.
Franklin 2 NE set a daily record precipitation of 49.3 mm (1.9 in) on 23 May 1985.
Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

608 stations

608 station records on 23 May 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 May 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Franklin 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pirapitingui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Roanoke-Blacksburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huddleston 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Philpott Dam 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tye Rvr 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barrow AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dailey 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wauchula	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Munfordville 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Spruce Knob	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Webster Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alcozauca (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pedlar Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Samaria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kandalaksa	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Andrews	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lacrosse	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lynchburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kandalaksa	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Landsort	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rockfish	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
White Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waihee Vly 482	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
La Purisima	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tlaxco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Minatitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marre-Sale	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zolotoj	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Langvattnet	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

608 records

Records set or tied on 23 May 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 121, Lowest daily maximum 129, Highest daily minimum 122, Lowest daily minimum 68, Heaviest daily rainfall 165, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 23 May 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	121
Lowest daily maximum	129
Highest daily minimum	122
Lowest daily minimum	68
Heaviest daily rainfall	165
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 23 May 1985 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 593.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

480 broken records

Margins by which the 480 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 May 1985

Top 20 records on 23 May 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 May 1985	Franklin 2 NE, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1985	Nqamakwe (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1985	Pirapitingui, BR	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1985	Roanoke-Blacksburg Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1985	San Jon, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1985	Chapel Hill 2 W, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1985	Lichtentanne, DE	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1985	Liberty, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1985	1 N McLeansboro, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	72 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1985	Huddleston 4 SW, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1985	Mt Vernon 3 NE, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	72 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1985	Scottsburg, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	68 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1985	Philpott Dam 2, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	11 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1985	Tye Rvr 1 SE, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1985	N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP, US	monthly high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	59 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1985	Barrow AP, US	daily high max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	82 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1985	Ft Pierce, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	80 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1985	Mt Vernon, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	72 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1985	Dailey 1 SE, US	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1985	Wauchula, US	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1985. 1985 had 608 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	424
10 to 20	38
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	4