Weather Records on 1 May 2023

912 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 May 2023. Highest significance: Greene, US.

Key Facts for 1 May 2023

On 1 May 2023, 912 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
513 were record highs and 191 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 49 monthly and 863 daily.
Greene set a monthly record daily precipitation of 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 1 May 2023.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

912 stations

912 station records on 1 May 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 May 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Greene	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Shimla	India	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Begumpet Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Ramgundam	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Sagar	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
W Rockport 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	159.3 mm (6.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Mukteshwar Kumaon	India	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bath	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gunning Rural Supplies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Corinna	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
New Sharon	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Machilipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wausaukee	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Susquehanna	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bingham Wyman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rest Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.3 cm (19.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wombeyan Caves	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tabora Airport	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sanford 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pinkham Notch	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bhopal/Bairagarh	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Canberra Parliament House	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sherburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fruita	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham Exp Farm 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Herman	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Theresa 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebunkport	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stevensville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
N Creek 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Xenia 6 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kingfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Epping	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rangeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville Trtmt Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

912 records

Records set or tied on 1 May 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 273, Lowest daily maximum 139, Highest daily minimum 240, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 167, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 1 May 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	273
Lowest daily maximum	139
Highest daily minimum	240
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	167
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 1 May 2023 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 49, daily 863.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

794 broken records

Margins by which the 794 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 May 2023

Top 20 records on 1 May 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 May 2023	Greene, US	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	104 years	76 of 100 (Major)
1 May 2023	World Trade Ctr, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	77 years	73 of 100 (Major)
1 May 2023	Shimla, IN	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	89 years	72 of 100 (Major)
1 May 2023	Gardiner, US	monthly rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	94 years	72 of 100 (Major)
1 May 2023	Begumpet Obsy, IN	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	121 years	71 of 100 (Major)
1 May 2023	Haverhill, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	69 years	70 of 100 (Major)
1 May 2023	Ramgundam, IN	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
1 May 2023	Sagar, IN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
1 May 2023	Madison, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	98 years	68 of 100 (Major)
1 May 2023	W Rockport 1 NNW, US	monthly rain	159.3 mm (6.3 in)	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	43 years	67 of 100 (Major)
1 May 2023	Mukteshwar Kumaon, IN	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	96 years	66 of 100 (Major)
1 May 2023	Lawrence, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	104 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 May 2023	Bath, US	monthly rain	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	80.7 mm (3.2 in)	24 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 May 2023	Newcastle, US	monthly rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	17 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 May 2023	Gunning Rural Supplies, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	82 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2023	Corinna, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2023	New Sharon, US	monthly rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	10 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2023	Machilipatnam, IN	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2023	Middleton, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 2023	Wausaukee, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	120 years	55 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

1795 to 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2023. 2023 had 912 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 05-01 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	1
1804	1
1814	1
1818	1
1835	1
1836	1
1840	1
1846	2
1847	1
1850	1
1851	1
1857	1
1860	1
1861	1
1864	2
1865	1
1868	2
1872	1
1875	4
1878	2
1879	2
1880	3
1881	2
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	2
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	5
1892	6
1893	2
1894	5
1896	1
1897	4
1898	1
1899	8
1900	1
1901	5
1902	7
1903	9
1904	9
1905	13
1906	12
1907	31
1908	20
1909	49
1910	13
1911	22
1912	18
1913	54
1914	23
1915	27
1916	27
1917	37
1918	34
1919	150
1920	186
1921	41
1922	92
1923	64
1924	63
1925	118
1926	500
1927	125
1928	190
1929	142
1930	263
1931	537
1932	220
1933	706
1934	305
1935	276
1936	368
1937	218
1938	304
1939	227
1940	731
1941	333
1942	1,036
1943	526
1944	229
1945	350
1946	415
1947	655
1948	774
1949	405
1950	439
1951	894
1952	557
1953	917
1954	1,506
1955	772
1956	1,106
1957	359
1958	448
1959	764
1960	737
1961	588
1962	615
1963	704
1964	312
1965	360
1966	707
1967	948
1968	426
1969	429
1970	1,075
1971	444
1972	562
1973	841
1974	589
1975	286
1976	673
1977	545
1978	1,202
1979	612
1980	507
1981	1,265
1982	508
1983	1,423
1984	640
1985	789
1986	512
1987	1,098
1988	1,058
1989	949
1990	922
1991	633
1992	1,201
1993	1,101
1994	1,210
1995	1,365
1996	1,439
1997	804
1998	951
1999	932
2000	809
2001	1,106
2002	1,221
2003	964
2004	887
2005	1,320
2006	734
2007	857
2008	979
2009	679
2010	1,151
2011	716
2012	796
2013	976
2014	941
2015	550
2016	844
2017	1,163
2018	519
2019	788
2020	1,099
2021	834
2022	319
2023	912
2024	458
2025	430
2026	623

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Data for records on 2023-05-01: 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 50	771
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1