Weather Records on 23 May 2005

908 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 May 2005. Highest significance: Tekirdag, TR.

Key Facts for 23 May 2005

On 23 May 2005, 908 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
658 were record highs and 141 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 49 monthly and 856 daily.
Tekirdag set a daily record precipitation of 28.4 mm (1.1 in) on 23 May 2005.
Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

908 stations

908 station records on 23 May 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 May 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tekirdag	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brunnshult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Parker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Durant	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	32.7 C (90.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Webbers Falls 5 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Princeville Rch 1117	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ajo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Monett 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kenandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tepelmeme de Morelos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Badiraguato (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Deming	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Horcones	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valujki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
El Triunfo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crested Butte	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Incheon	Korea, South	Record low minimum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Los Reyes	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan Peyotan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chanchichimila	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Simon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta State AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tuapse	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kerch	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Baytown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

908 records

Records set or tied on 23 May 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 418, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 240, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 109.

Records on 23 May 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	418
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	240
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	109
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 May 2005 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 49, daily 856.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

656 broken records

Margins by which the 656 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 May 2005

Top 20 records on 23 May 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 May 2005	Tekirdag, TR	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2005	Norfolk NAS, US	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2005	Tombstone, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	106 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2005	Brunnshult, SE	monthly rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2005	Atlanta, US	daily rain	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2005	Sedan, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	105 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2005	Parker, US	daily high min	30.6 C (87.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	108 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2005	Mt Pleasant, US	daily high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	78 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2005	Brunswick NAS, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2005	Sugarloaf Rsvr, US	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	103 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2005	Farmington, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	76 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2005	San Carlos Rsvr, US	daily high max	42.2 C (108.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	83 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2005	Shoshone, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	92 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2005	Durant, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	94 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2005	Sulphur Springs, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	106 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2005	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	102 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2005	Ardmore, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2005	Dorado 2 WNW, PR	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	74 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2005	Poltava, UA	daily high max	32.7 C (90.9 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	99 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2005	Lake Arthur 7 SW, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	94 years	40 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2005. 2005 had 908 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 2026-10-17 (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	629
10 to 20	15
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1