Weather Records on 23 May 2006

1,122 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 May 2006. Highest significance: Wallace, US.

Key Facts for 23 May 2006

On 23 May 2006, 1,122 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
436 were record highs and 339 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 1,093 daily.
Wallace set a daily record precipitation of 48.3 mm (1.9 in) on 23 May 2006.
Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

1,122 stations

1,122 station records on 23 May 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 May 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wallace	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Reforma II	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
El Derrame	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wakkanai	Japan	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Enyeje	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mizpah 4 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Suomussalmi Piispajarvi Selkos	Finland	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Midland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Atorp	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fukaura	Japan	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Las Margaritas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Valdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Scott City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New England	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buchan South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kadoka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ibapah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sexton Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leinstrand	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Plevna	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Amidon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bolonchen	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Faith	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newbicup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bardufoss	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Avon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dividalen	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sokode	Togo	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Britton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Torrens Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nowa Nowa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Finca Chayabe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vida 6 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,122 records

Records set or tied on 23 May 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 178, Lowest daily maximum 142, Highest daily minimum 258, Lowest daily minimum 197, Heaviest daily rainfall 345, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 23 May 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	178
Lowest daily maximum	142
Highest daily minimum	258
Lowest daily minimum	197
Heaviest daily rainfall	345
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 23 May 2006 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 28, daily 1,093.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

877 broken records

Margins by which the 877 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 61.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 May 2006

Top 20 records on 23 May 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 May 2006	Wallace, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 May 2006	Reforma II, MX	monthly rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2006	El Derrame, MX	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2006	Wakkanai, JP	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2006	Enyeje, MX	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2006	Mizpah 4 NNW, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2006	Suomussalmi Piispajarvi Selkos, FI	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2006	Midland, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	107 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2006	Kenai AP, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	99 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2006	Atorp, SE	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2006	Makaweli 965, US	daily low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	96 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2006	Fukaura, JP	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2006	Las Margaritas, MX	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2006	Santa Rosa, MX	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2006	Valdalen, NO	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2006	Cooperstown, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2006	Kisinev, MD	daily high min	18.0 C (64.4 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	110 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2006	Scott City, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	109 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2006	Springview 2NW, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	109 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2006	New England, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	95 years	42 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2006. 2006 had 1,122 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	811
10 to 20	51
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1