Weather Records on 23 May 2000

1,372 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 May 2000. Highest significance: Smiths Basin, US.

Key Facts for 23 May 2000

On 23 May 2000, 1,372 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,026 were record highs and 173 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 127 monthly and 1,245 daily.
Smiths Basin set a daily record precipitation of 56.6 mm (2.2 in) on 23 May 2000.
Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

1,372 stations

1,372 station records on 23 May 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 May 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Smiths Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Jiquipilco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sonoma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Burkesville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alvin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Zitlaltepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
McKeesport	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wallareenya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson Camp Ave Exp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kentfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
El Tizate	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rostoshi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mojave	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Willits 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Roundup	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ilmajoki Hiiripelto	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Pardee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Livermore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Steubenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Big Creek Ph 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Porterville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Summer Shade	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Altus Irig Rsch STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville Water Pl	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Acatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bagdad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Auberry 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mojave	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Peon Blanco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Overton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cimbaj	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoe City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,372 records

Records set or tied on 23 May 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 560, Lowest daily maximum 91, Highest daily minimum 466, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 172, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 23 May 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	560
Lowest daily maximum	91
Highest daily minimum	466
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	172
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 May 2000 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 127, daily 1,245.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

981 broken records

Margins by which the 981 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 67.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 May 2000

Top 20 records on 23 May 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 May 2000	Smiths Basin, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 May 2000	Jiquipilco, MX	monthly rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2000	Mina, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	102 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2000	Sonoma, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	106 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2000	Burkesville 2 W, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2000	Virginia City, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2000	Alvin, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	88 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2000	Zitlaltepec, MX	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2000	McKeesport, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2000	Jackson, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	93 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2000	Wallareenya, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	90 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2000	Tucson Camp Ave Exp, US	daily high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	106 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2000	Kentfield, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	69 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2000	Saguache, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	87 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2000	Willow Sprg Radio Kuku, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	101 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2000	Bell Ranch, US	monthly high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	75 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2000	El Tizate, MX	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2000	Rostoshi, RU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	3 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2000	Hanford 1 S, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2000	Mojave, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	96 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2000. 2000 had 1,372 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	944
10 to 20	20
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1