Weather Records on 23 May 1990

1,660 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 May 1990. Highest significance: Dalby Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 23 May 1990

On 23 May 1990, 1,660 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
229 were record highs and 430 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 58 monthly and 1,601 daily.
Dalby Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 59.4 mm (2.3 in) on 23 May 1990.
Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

1,660 stations

1,660 station records on 23 May 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 May 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Helidon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Paupong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Forest Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Marburg - Warrego Highway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ipswich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Cambooya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Prado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
McCloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Yunta (Winnininnie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mount Irving	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Coominya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Warra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
University of Queensland Gatto	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hattonvale Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Crosby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chillagoe Atherton Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Amamoor Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pechey Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hecate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.8 mm (5.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett (Ketchowla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nanango Wills St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Viewmount	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Goombungee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Menindee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Danbulla Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Blair Athol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Haden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Peranga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tara Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Alcobaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	147.4 mm (5.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Manna Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Caloundra Signal Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gatton Allan Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wondai Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Doctors Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Roopena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pleystowe Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Imbil Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kandanga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Manchester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Westbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wambo Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hereward	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Callemondah Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Blackbutt Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kingaroy Prince Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,660 records

Records set or tied on 23 May 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 98, Lowest daily maximum 289, Highest daily minimum 131, Lowest daily minimum 141, Heaviest daily rainfall 994, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 23 May 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	98
Lowest daily maximum	289
Highest daily minimum	131
Lowest daily minimum	141
Heaviest daily rainfall	994
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 23 May 1990 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 58, daily 1,601.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,475 broken records

Margins by which the 1,475 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 103.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 May 1990

Top 20 records on 23 May 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 May 1990	Dalby Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	84 years	75 of 100 (Major)
23 May 1990	Helidon Post Office, AU	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
23 May 1990	Paupong Station, AU	daily rain	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	71 years	70 of 100 (Major)
23 May 1990	Forest Hill, AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	76 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 May 1990	Marburg - Warrego Highway, AU	daily rain	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	89 years	67 of 100 (Major)
23 May 1990	Toowoomba, AU	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	84 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 May 1990	Ipswich, AU	daily rain	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	84 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 May 1990	Cambooya Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 May 1990	Prado, BR	all-time rain	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	7 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 May 1990	McCloud, US	monthly rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 May 1990	Yunta (Winnininnie), AU	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 May 1990	Crows Nest, AU	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	45 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 May 1990	Mount Irving, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 May 1990	Lilydale, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 May 1990	Coominya Post Office, AU	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	45 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 May 1990	Lowood Don St, AU	daily rain	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	84 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1990	Warra Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	84 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1990	University of Queensland Gatto, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	84 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1990	Hattonvale Store, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1990	Mt Crosby, AU	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	84 years	57 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 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1990. 1990 had 1,660 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 1990-05-23: 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	1,149
20 to 40	227
40 to 60	87
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1