Weather Records on 11 May 2023

390 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 May 2023. Highest significance: Gavar, AM.

Key Facts for 11 May 2023

On 11 May 2023, 390 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
154 were record highs and 75 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 376 daily.
Gavar set an all-time record daily precipitation of 99.6 mm (3.9 in) on 11 May 2023.
Across 156 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

390 stations

390 station records on 11 May 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 May 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gavar	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
Cheesman	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Colorado Springs Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Limon	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kit Carson	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cook	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Golden Valley 9S	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Culebra #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Idjevan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Knin	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Manoa Lyon Arbo 785.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fraser	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kassler	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Harderwijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Casper Mtn.	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Berthoud Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record low minimum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ogallala	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vacoas (Mauritius)	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Denver-Stapleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
North Costilla	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sassandra	Cote D'Ivoire	Record high minimum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eastonville 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bonny Dam 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vallecito Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clearmont 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tuotuohe	China	Record low maximum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yushu	China	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Madoi	China	Record low maximum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santo Domingo	Dominican Republic	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Big Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minatare Dam (Usbr)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zeewolde (Schillinkweg)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Simon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shelby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Varfu Omul	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Benton	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake George 8 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wright Patman Dm & Lk	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grizzly Peak	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kerch	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Colby 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

390 records

Records set or tied on 11 May 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 112, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 151, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 11 May 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	112
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	151
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 11 May 2023 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 11, daily 376.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

316 broken records

Margins by which the 316 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 May 2023

Top 20 records on 11 May 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 May 2023	Gavar, AM	all-time rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
11 May 2023	Cheesman, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	93 years	67 of 100 (Major)
11 May 2023	Colorado Springs Muni AP, US	monthly rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
11 May 2023	Limon, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
11 May 2023	Gordon 6N, US	all-time rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 May 2023	Kit Carson, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	81 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2023	Saint Francis, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	92 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2023	Mc Cook, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	120 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2023	Golden Valley 9S, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2023	Culebra #2, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2023	Telluride 4WNW, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	110 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2023	Idjevan, AM	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	4 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2023	Hot Springs 1 NNE, US	daily rain	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2023	Knin, HR	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2023	Manoa Lyon Arbo 785.2, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2023	Fraser, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2023	Sedalia 4 SSE, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2023	Kassler, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	93 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2023	Harderwijk, NL	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2023	Casper Mtn., US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	8 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

1814 to 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 2023. 2023 had 390 records.

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

Records on 05-11 in each year
Year	Records
1814	3
1832	1
1836	3
1837	1
1838	1
1848	2
1856	1
1860	2
1865	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	2
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1883	3
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	4
1896	3
1897	6
1898	5
1900	7
1901	9
1902	6
1903	7
1904	6
1905	12
1906	21
1907	44
1908	9
1909	12
1910	16
1911	99
1912	21
1913	20
1914	20
1915	16
1916	22
1917	40
1918	54
1919	56
1920	181
1921	58
1922	61
1923	111
1924	239
1925	410
1926	472
1927	318
1928	252
1929	126
1930	380
1931	254
1932	170
1933	429
1934	332
1935	276
1936	363
1937	170
1938	141
1939	213
1940	340
1941	411
1942	389
1943	646
1944	408
1945	483
1946	747
1947	480
1948	407
1949	451
1950	285
1951	395
1952	629
1953	686
1954	492
1955	235
1956	942
1957	439
1958	499
1959	575
1960	809
1961	663
1962	670
1963	984
1964	299
1965	356
1966	992
1967	974
1968	909
1969	349
1970	764
1971	565
1972	673
1973	429
1974	795
1975	383
1976	509
1977	836
1978	1,070
1979	1,239
1980	693
1981	1,298
1982	624
1983	930
1984	666
1985	835
1986	684
1987	1,247
1988	485
1989	952
1990	935
1991	990
1992	728
1993	1,088
1994	633
1995	1,244
1996	1,088
1997	1,033
1998	1,315
1999	1,052
2000	1,286
2001	848
2002	845
2003	1,321
2004	834
2005	944
2006	822
2007	833
2008	1,015
2009	605
2010	1,292
2011	1,414
2012	1,181
2013	615
2014	662
2015	1,038
2016	497
2017	546
2018	988
2019	915
2020	1,068
2021	590
2022	1,470
2023	390
2024	579
2025	1,104
2026	797

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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 20	285
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1