Weather Records on 23 May 1993

845 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 May 1993. Highest significance: Floresville, US.

Key Facts for 23 May 1993

On 23 May 1993, 845 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
218 were record highs and 446 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 835 daily.
Floresville set a monthly record daily precipitation of 191.8 mm (7.6 in) on 23 May 1993.
Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

845 stations

845 station records on 23 May 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 May 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Floresville	United States	Record daily precipitation	191.8 mm (7.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Clarinda	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Poteet	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Suphan Buri	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wharton	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Damar	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Keithsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Upanema (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Atotonilco El Alto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gudermes	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sahty	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alice	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tifton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arecibo 3 ESE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record low maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nixon	United States	Record daily precipitation	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yoakum	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tecuanapa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Robertsdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Collyer 10 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Corpus Christi	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nanning	China	Record daily precipitation	66.9 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beaconsfield 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Madill	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Molong (King St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ocotlan de Morelos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shenandoah	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Virgil	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manildra (Hazeldale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Las Comitas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santander Centro	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Toccoa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shaoguan	China	Record daily precipitation	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Huixtla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Selma	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone L/D 18	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Palco	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pedras de Abelhas (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

845 records

Records set or tied on 23 May 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 109, Lowest daily maximum 121, Highest daily minimum 109, Lowest daily minimum 325, Heaviest daily rainfall 180, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 23 May 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	109
Lowest daily maximum	121
Highest daily minimum	109
Lowest daily minimum	325
Heaviest daily rainfall	180
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 May 1993 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 835.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

661 broken records

Margins by which the 661 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 86.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 May 1993

Top 20 records on 23 May 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 May 1993	Floresville, US	monthly rain	191.8 mm (7.6 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	25 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 May 1993	Streator 2SE, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1993	Clarinda, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1993	Galva, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1993	Poteet, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1993	Suphan Buri, TH	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1993	Wharton, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	83 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1993	Covington 8 WNW, US	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	98 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1993	Southport 5 N, US	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	97 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1993	Evergreen, US	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1993	Damar, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1993	Keithsburg, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1993	San Marcos, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	83 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1993	Upanema (Dnocs), BR	daily rain	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1993	Atotonilco El Alto, MX	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1993	Reading Wb City, US	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	103 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1993	Utsira Fyr, NO	daily high min	13.1 C (55.6 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	83 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1993	Gudermes, RU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1993	Gavle, SE	daily high max	28.0 C (82.4 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	103 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1993	Louisville 1 E, US	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	97 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 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1993. 1993 had 845 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 1993-05-23: 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	631
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1