Weather Records on 23 May 2002

1,537 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 May 2002. Highest significance: Wittenberg, DE.

Key Facts for 23 May 2002

On 23 May 2002, 1,537 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
307 were record highs and 1,060 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 1,505 daily.
Wittenberg set a daily record precipitation of 34.8 mm (1.4 in) on 23 May 2002.
Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

1,537 stations

1,537 station records on 23 May 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 May 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wittenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Tryvasshogda	Norway	Record snow depth	248.0 cm (97.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Anaconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Tempelhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Conrad	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Merced	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cold Bay AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Del Bonita	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tanana AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Girard	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sunburst 8 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Concord	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New England	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Altgeringswalde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ouray	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkirk 19NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moccasin Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Americus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winifred	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cut Bank AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Weston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jordan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Assiniboine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stevensville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,537 records

Records set or tied on 23 May 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 119, Lowest daily maximum 308, Highest daily minimum 188, Lowest daily minimum 752, Heaviest daily rainfall 113, Heaviest daily snowfall 40, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 23 May 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	119
Lowest daily maximum	308
Highest daily minimum	188
Lowest daily minimum	752
Heaviest daily rainfall	113
Heaviest daily snowfall	40
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 23 May 2002 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 29, daily 1,505.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,222 broken records

Margins by which the 1,222 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 2260.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 May 2002

Top 20 records on 23 May 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 May 2002	Wittenberg, DE	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	65 years	67 of 100 (Major)
23 May 2002	Tryvasshogda, NO	daily snow depth	248.0 cm (97.6 in)	226.0 cm (89.0 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 May 2002	Goldbutte 7 N, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	96 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 May 2002	Anaconda, US	daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	96 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2002	Berlin-Tempelhof, DE	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2002	Howard 2SE, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	93 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2002	Conrad, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	91 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2002	Lindenberg, DE	monthly rain	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2002	Merced, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2002	Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse, US	monthly snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2002	Lexington, US	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	106 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2002	Cold Bay AP, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2002	Del Bonita, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2002	Marion, US	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	95 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2002	Longmont 2 ESE, US	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	108 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2002	Aurora, US	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	91 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2002	Tanana AP, US	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	95 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2002	Kazalinsk, KZ	daily low min	2.7 C (36.9 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	95 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2002	Girard, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2002	Aberdeen, US	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	104 years	44 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2002. 2002 had 1,537 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 2026-10-14 (14 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 500	1,221
500 to 1000	0
1000 to 1500	0
1500 to 2000	0
2000 to 2500	1