Weather Records on 23 May 2023

316 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 May 2023. Highest significance: Fernandina Beach, US.

Key Facts for 23 May 2023

On 23 May 2023, 316 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
191 were record highs and 68 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 312 daily.
Fernandina Beach set a monthly record daily precipitation of 177.8 mm (7.0 in) on 23 May 2023.
Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

316 stations

316 station records on 23 May 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 May 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Gate	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Alicante	Spain	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho Falls - Kifi	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bjoernoeya	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Strasbourg-Entzheim	France	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Teriberka	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho Falls FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Livny	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mason	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Millinocket Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cheikh Larbi Tebessi	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shantou	China	Record high maximum temperature	35.5 C (95.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alicante	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Byrdalyk	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Key W Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Agalega	Mauritius	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hopen	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mezen	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Airport	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Longzhou	China	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kanin Nos	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cedartown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tetonia Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Limon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mangareva	French Polynesia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kempten	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nagpur Sonegaon	India	Record low minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zhizhgin Mayak	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dengqen	China	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tubuai	French Polynesia	Record high minimum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lovozero	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnoshelye	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sojna	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pinega	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lainio	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gazandzhyk	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hingham	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kahului AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Guantanamo Bay NAS	Cuba	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saniat Rmel	Morocco	Record low maximum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vista	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Benson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hanna	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Key W Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mangalore Airport	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kittila Pokka	Finland	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Zeja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Prachuap Khiri Khan	Thailand	Record high minimum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

316 records

Records set or tied on 23 May 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 70, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 121, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 57.

Records on 23 May 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	70
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	121
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	57
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 May 2023 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 312.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

262 broken records

Margins by which the 262 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 45.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 May 2023

Top 20 records on 23 May 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 May 2023	Fernandina Beach, US	monthly rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	120 years	75 of 100 (Major)
23 May 2023	Gate, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	46 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2023	Torrevieja, ES	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	93 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2023	Alicante, ES	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2023	Idaho Falls - Kifi, US	all-time rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2023	Gyshgy, TM	daily high min	21.8 C (71.2 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	108 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2023	Bjoernoeya, NO	daily high min	4.9 C (40.8 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2023	Strasbourg-Entzheim, FR	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	98 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2023	Chardzhev, TM	daily high min	24.0 C (75.2 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	112 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2023	Spearfish, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	94 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2023	Teriberka, RU	daily high max	25.1 C (77.2 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	68 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2023	Lake City 2 E, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2023	Idaho Falls FAA AP, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	2 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2023	Livny, RU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	68 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2023	Mason, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 2023	Millinocket Muni AP, US	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	76 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 2023	Cheikh Larbi Tebessi, DZ	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 2023	Shantou, CN	daily high max	35.5 C (95.9 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	70 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 2023	Georgetown, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	72 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 2023	Alicante, ES	daily low max	18.7 C (65.7 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	66 years	30 of 100 (Routine)

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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2023. 2023 had 316 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 10	247
10 to 20	7
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1