Weather Records on 4 May 2023

681 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 May 2023. Highest significance: Pasadena, US.

Key Facts for 4 May 2023

On 4 May 2023, 681 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
273 were record highs and 286 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 667 daily.
Pasadena set a daily record precipitation of 44.7 mm (1.8 in) on 4 May 2023.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

681 stations

681 station records on 4 May 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 May 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pasadena	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Kwajalein	Marshall Islands	Record daily precipitation	201.7 mm (7.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dalian	China	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ellensburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrov Gaj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New Delhi/Safdarjun	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
El Morro Natl Mon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Odessa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dinosaur Nm-Quarry Area	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Altadena	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham Exp Farm 2	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Summit	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Minchumina	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Big Sandy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wenatchee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Modesto AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Donora 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jensen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hoboksar	China	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Xingren	China	Record high maximum temperature	35.7 C (96.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sivas	Turkey	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dagget Pass	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leonard Creek Rch - Denio 33S	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chengshantou	China	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rudnaja Pristan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anaheim	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sines Deep Creek	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nemuro	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ouray 4NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Delhi/Safdarjun	India	Record low minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Legaspi	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tagbilaran	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stewart	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pathfinder Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Abashiri	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Salalah	Oman	Record high maximum temperature	36.9 C (98.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Palomar Mtn Obsy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Twentynine Palms	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chelan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Turpan	China	Record low maximum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chuuk WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record low maximum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aurangabad Chikalth	India	Record low maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bareilly	India	Record low minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nouakchott	Mauritania	Record high minimum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

681 records

Records set or tied on 4 May 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 110, Lowest daily maximum 215, Highest daily minimum 163, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 103, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 4 May 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	110
Lowest daily maximum	215
Highest daily minimum	163
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	103
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 4 May 2023 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 12, daily 667.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

542 broken records

Margins by which the 542 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 May 2023

Top 20 records on 4 May 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 May 2023	Pasadena, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	108 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
4 May 2023	Kwajalein, MH	daily rain	201.7 mm (7.9 in)	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2023	Dalian, CN	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	6 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2023	Ellensburg, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	122 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2023	Vladivostok, RU	daily high max	24.6 C (76.3 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	109 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2023	Aleksandrov Gaj, RU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2023	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	125 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2023	New Delhi/Safdarjun, IN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2023	Batesburg, US	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	112 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2023	El Morro Natl Mon, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	80 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2023	Concrete Ppl Fish STN, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	86 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2023	Odessa, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	118 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2023	Dinosaur Nm-Quarry Area, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2023	Davenport, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2023	Newport, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	77 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2023	Rosalia, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	122 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2023	Altadena, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2023	Chatham Exp Farm 2, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2023	Summit, US	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	85 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2023	Romney 1 SW, US	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	93 years	38 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 681 records.

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

Records on 05-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1820	1
1836	2
1840	1
1847	1
1850	2
1851	2
1852	1
1856	3
1858	1
1859	1
1861	2
1862	1
1864	3
1865	2
1868	3
1869	1
1870	2
1875	1
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	1
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1902	5
1903	8
1904	8
1905	19
1906	5
1907	37
1908	18
1909	13
1910	14
1911	37
1912	12
1913	63
1914	21
1915	75
1916	57
1917	60
1918	30
1919	69
1920	43
1921	62
1922	283
1923	82
1924	88
1925	80
1926	230
1927	112
1928	205
1929	177
1930	269
1931	169
1932	104
1933	274
1934	456
1935	518
1936	313
1937	230
1938	445
1939	295
1940	602
1941	436
1942	820
1943	358
1944	872
1945	654
1946	463
1947	649
1948	578
1949	1,130
1950	953
1951	292
1952	698
1953	389
1954	1,045
1955	471
1956	433
1957	433
1958	414
1959	613
1960	443
1961	466
1962	265
1963	313
1964	570
1965	433
1966	1,113
1967	928
1968	304
1969	377
1970	454
1971	810
1972	364
1973	313
1974	367
1975	683
1976	554
1977	736
1978	1,016
1979	1,529
1980	511
1981	667
1982	591
1983	539
1984	885
1985	821
1986	1,128
1987	1,004
1988	591
1989	743
1990	1,461
1991	1,088
1992	933
1993	791
1994	821
1995	974
1996	1,298
1997	962
1998	898
1999	1,167
2000	1,398
2001	1,345
2002	1,343
2003	1,158
2004	1,341
2005	1,152
2006	650
2007	699
2008	624
2009	727
2010	999
2011	1,023
2012	1,343
2013	1,447
2014	602
2015	622
2016	463
2017	669
2018	972
2019	574
2020	504
2021	616
2022	470
2023	681
2024	885
2025	456
2026	554

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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 50	533
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2