Weather Records on 23 May 2001

1,441 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 May 2001. Highest significance: San Salvador El Seco, MX.

Key Facts for 23 May 2001

On 23 May 2001, 1,441 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
591 were record highs and 627 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 49 monthly and 1,391 daily.
San Salvador El Seco set a monthly record daily precipitation of 131.8 mm (5.2 in) on 23 May 2001.
Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

1,441 stations

1,441 station records on 23 May 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 May 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
San Salvador El Seco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Warsaw 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Julia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tilzapotla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Goldendale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tlaxco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Pucuato	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Olean	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Sabaneta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zamora (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Parker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Batavia	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Solon Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wadena 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Odessa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lovelock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Abasolo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Atotonilco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chaparaco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Malpais	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eide Pa Nordmore	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cove 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Prineville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eastland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alturas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Amite	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Savage Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,441 records

Records set or tied on 23 May 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 422, Lowest daily maximum 329, Highest daily minimum 169, Lowest daily minimum 298, Heaviest daily rainfall 219, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 23 May 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	422
Lowest daily maximum	329
Highest daily minimum	169
Lowest daily minimum	298
Heaviest daily rainfall	219
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 23 May 2001 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 49, daily 1,391.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,109 broken records

Margins by which the 1,109 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 58.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 May 2001

Top 20 records on 23 May 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 May 2001	San Salvador El Seco, MX	monthly rain	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	29 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 May 2001	Warsaw 6 SW, US	monthly rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2001	Santa Julia, MX	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2001	Tilzapotla, MX	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2001	Lexington, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	102 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2001	Goldendale, US	monthly high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	91 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2001	Tlaxco, MX	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2001	Presa Pucuato, MX	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2001	Olean, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	70 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2001	Tsu, JP	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2001	Leech Lake, US	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	100 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2001	Presa Sabaneta, MX	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2001	Mason City, US	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	107 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2001	Zamora (Dge), MX	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2001	Britt 3E, US	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	103 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2001	Parker, US	daily high max	45.6 C (114.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	91 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2001	Farmington 3NW, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	103 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2001	Batavia, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2001	Corsicana, US	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	107 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2001	Algona, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	103 years	43 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2001. 2001 had 1,441 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 2001-05-23: 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 10	1,037
10 to 20	42
20 to 30	20
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	3