Weather Records on 23 May 2020

631 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 May 2020. Highest significance: Cayuga Lock #1, US.

Key Facts for 23 May 2020

On 23 May 2020, 631 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
219 were record highs and 207 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 598 daily.
Cayuga Lock #1 set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 23 May 2020.
Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

631 stations

631 station records on 23 May 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 May 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cayuga Lock #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Antelope	United States	Record daily precipitation	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Greene	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndhurst Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nantucket Mem AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
St. Brandon (St. Ra	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waldron	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tazovskoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jabiru Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gilberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Innot Hot Springs Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yaramulla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Evelyn State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Centre Island	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Walkamin Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho Falls - Kifi	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Laughlin 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
South Johnstone Exp STN	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maude Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	37.5 C (99.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho Falls 16 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Esengyly	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gravelly	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Parks 6 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Afton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Anthony	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Laporte	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bakko I Hol	Norway	Record snow depth	110.0 cm (43.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rye Patch Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Walkamin Research Station	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huelva	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Island Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buhara	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Innisfail	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hatanga	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Seyaha	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnaja Poljana	Russia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tenerife/Sur	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	33.2 C (91.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Monument Peak	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Birmingham AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Troughton Island	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Harding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

631 records

Records set or tied on 23 May 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 92, Lowest daily maximum 120, Highest daily minimum 127, Lowest daily minimum 87, Heaviest daily rainfall 180, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 23 May 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	92
Lowest daily maximum	120
Highest daily minimum	127
Lowest daily minimum	87
Heaviest daily rainfall	180
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 23 May 2020 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 32, daily 598.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

540 broken records

Margins by which the 540 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 480.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 May 2020

Top 20 records on 23 May 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 May 2020	Cayuga Lock #1, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	71 years	69 of 100 (Major)
23 May 2020	Antelope, US	daily rain	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	38 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 May 2020	Nord Odal, NO	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	106 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2020	Greene, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	78 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2020	Bowie, US	daily rain	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	112 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2020	Lyndhurst Station, AU	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	88 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2020	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	128 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2020	Nantucket Mem AP, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	69 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2020	St. Brandon (St. Ra, MU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2020	Waldron, US	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	21 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2020	Hebgen Dam, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	108 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2020	Irvinebank, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	88 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2020	Tazovskoe, RU	daily high max	21.6 C (70.9 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	79 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2020	Jabiru Airport, AU	daily low max	25.4 C (77.7 F)	4.9 C (8.8 F)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2020	Gilberton, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2020	Dover, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	105 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2020	Zakatala, AZ	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	14 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2020	Innot Hot Springs Township, AU	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2020	Yaramulla Station, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2020	Evelyn State Forest, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	65 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2020. 2020 had 631 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 100	538
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1