Weather Records on 23 May 2004

1,275 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 May 2004. Highest significance: Bridger 2 N, US.

Key Facts for 23 May 2004

On 23 May 2004, 1,275 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
490 were record highs and 325 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 1,236 daily.
Bridger 2 N set a daily record precipitation of 44.5 mm (1.8 in) on 23 May 2004.
Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

1,275 stations

1,275 station records on 23 May 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 May 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Arltunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Mount Amhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.4 mm (4.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Chittenden	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Dubuque L&D 11	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hickman	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Trident	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Utica Oneida Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nurmes Mujejarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Independence #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Papunya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Antioch	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Taylor	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cherrabun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cerano	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Massabesic Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
N Creek 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dehradun	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Agua Tibia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sandusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Valier	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sotkamo Saviaho	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan L M Marin Intl AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Norrby_S	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Austin Waste Wtp Facility	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Country Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
The Garden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ames 8 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
The Derwent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,275 records

Records set or tied on 23 May 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 106, Lowest daily maximum 198, Highest daily minimum 384, Lowest daily minimum 127, Heaviest daily rainfall 437, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 23 May 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	106
Lowest daily maximum	198
Highest daily minimum	384
Lowest daily minimum	127
Heaviest daily rainfall	437
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 23 May 2004 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 38, daily 1,236.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,012 broken records

Margins by which the 1,012 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 115.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 May 2004

Top 20 records on 23 May 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 May 2004	Bridger 2 N, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	80 years	74 of 100 (Major)
23 May 2004	Petoskey, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	87 years	72 of 100 (Major)
23 May 2004	Arltunga, AU	daily rain	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	100 years	67 of 100 (Major)
23 May 2004	Mount Amhurst, AU	monthly rain	114.4 mm (4.5 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 May 2004	Chittenden, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	100 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 May 2004	Lake Park 3SSE, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 May 2004	Audubon, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	38 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 May 2004	Dubuque L&D 11, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 May 2004	Crete 4ESE, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	97 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 May 2004	Hickman, US	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	39 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 May 2004	Trident, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	65 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2004	Utica Oneida Co AP, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2004	Green Bay, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	101 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2004	Prairie du Chien, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	84 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2004	Racine Wwtp, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	103 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2004	Logan 1 WNW, US	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	14 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2004	New Hampton, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	77 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2004	Nurmes Mujejarvi, FI	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2004	Pontiac Wwtp, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2004	Stanley, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	87 years	51 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2004. 2004 had 1,275 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 2004-05-23: 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	936
20 to 40	58
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2