Weather Records on 23 May 2012

1,006 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 May 2012. Highest significance: St Anthonis, NL.

Key Facts for 23 May 2012

On 23 May 2012, 1,006 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
749 were record highs and 123 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 973 daily.
St Anthonis set an all-time record daily precipitation of 75.5 mm (3.0 in) on 23 May 2012.
Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

1,006 stations

1,006 station records on 23 May 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 May 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
St Anthonis	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Mill	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Volkel_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Stavoren_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Herwen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hibbing Chisholm Hibbing AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Heumen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lunteren	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Springerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nis	Serbia	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maarheeze	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Albemarle	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kleve	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa Verde Np	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Balikesir	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Huachuca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manuel Avila Camacho	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cundancito	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Legaspi	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Derbent	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Asuncion Nochixtlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Samaria	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Julesburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kassler	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,006 records

Records set or tied on 23 May 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 382, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 367, Lowest daily minimum 73, Heaviest daily rainfall 129, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 23 May 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	382
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	367
Lowest daily minimum	73
Heaviest daily rainfall	129
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 23 May 2012 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 32, daily 973.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

810 broken records

Margins by which the 810 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 May 2012

Top 20 records on 23 May 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 May 2012	St Anthonis, NL	all-time rain	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	67 of 100 (Major)
23 May 2012	Mill, NL	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 May 2012	Volkel_1, NL	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2012	Paradise, US	monthly high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	93 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2012	Trenton Falls, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2012	Stavoren_1, NL	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2012	Herwen, NL	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2012	Hibbing Chisholm Hibbing AP, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2012	Heumen, NL	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2012	Lunteren, NL	daily rain	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2012	Springerville, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	98 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2012	Nis, RS	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	65 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2012	Bernburg/Saale (Nord), DE	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	103 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2012	Maarheeze, NL	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2012	Kristianstad, SE	daily high min	14.6 C (58.3 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	127 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2012	Albemarle, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	74 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2012	Arlington, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2012	Kleve, DE	daily high max	31.0 C (87.8 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	103 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2012	Paradise, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	101 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2012	Durham, GB	daily high max	24.9 C (76.8 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	122 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 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2012. 2012 had 1,006 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 2026-10-15 (15 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 100	808
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1