Weather Records on 28 May 2023

445 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 May 2023. Highest significance: Sergac, RU.

Key Facts for 28 May 2023

On 28 May 2023, 445 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
158 were record highs and 182 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 430 daily.
Sergac set a monthly record daily precipitation of 57.9 mm (2.3 in) on 28 May 2023.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

445 stations

445 station records on 28 May 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 May 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sergac	Russia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Joskar-Ola	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Ajmer	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Krasnye Baki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Saransk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Xuzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pendra Road	India	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Vetluga	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bahraich	India	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lucindale (Greenvale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sapelo Is	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Annex Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Little Mtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tillabery	Niger	Record high maximum temperature	47.0 C (116.6 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Objacevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ocracoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saluda	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pohnpei WSO	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Concord	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ibiza/Escodola	Spain	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Stewart	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lumberton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Concepcion	Paraguay	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chester 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record high minimum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Parr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pelion 0.8 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Annex Creek	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hangzhou	China	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manning	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elfin Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cross City AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yap Island WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mariscal Estigarrib	Paraguay	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Surigao	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Union 8 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Skagway	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nanchang	China	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Conakry (Aero)	Guinea	Record high maximum temperature	33.5 C (92.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Johnston 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lajitas	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

445 records

Records set or tied on 28 May 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 105, Highest daily minimum 102, Lowest daily minimum 77, Heaviest daily rainfall 105.

Records on 28 May 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	105
Highest daily minimum	102
Lowest daily minimum	77
Heaviest daily rainfall	105
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 May 2023 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 430.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

376 broken records

Margins by which the 376 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 60.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 May 2023

Top 20 records on 28 May 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 May 2023	Sergac, RU	monthly rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	73 of 100 (Major)
28 May 2023	Joskar-Ola, RU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
28 May 2023	Ajmer, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	98 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 May 2023	Krasnye Baki, RU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 May 2023	Saransk, RU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 May 2023	Xuzhou, CN	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2023	Pendra Road, IN	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	97 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2023	Vetluga, RU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2023	Coeur D'Alene, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2023	Bahraich, IN	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	112 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2023	Lucindale (Greenvale), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2023	Sapelo Is, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	61 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2023	Annex Creek, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	104 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2023	Newberry, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	108 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2023	Glennville 3NW, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	88 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2023	Mocksville 5SE, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	120 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2023	Little Mtn, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	108 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2023	Walterboro 1 SW, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2023	Tillabery, NE	daily high max	47.0 C (116.6 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	85 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2023	Objacevo, RU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	42 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

1794 to 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2023. 2023 had 445 records.

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

Records on 05-28 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1797	1
1811	1
1824	1
1832	1
1836	5
1840	1
1841	1
1847	2
1848	1
1851	2
1857	1
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	4
1869	1
1876	1
1879	2
1880	2
1884	3
1885	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	2
1892	9
1893	2
1894	9
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	1
1899	6
1900	4
1901	6
1902	12
1903	9
1904	6
1905	14
1906	31
1907	36
1908	26
1909	7
1910	18
1911	42
1912	19
1913	28
1914	58
1915	27
1916	24
1917	36
1918	43
1919	43
1920	33
1921	87
1922	80
1923	72
1924	109
1925	122
1926	143
1927	301
1928	150
1929	355
1930	131
1931	574
1932	171
1933	212
1934	537
1935	186
1936	337
1937	212
1938	285
1939	433
1940	217
1941	711
1942	279
1943	238
1944	330
1945	331
1946	413
1947	1,049
1948	333
1949	321
1950	276
1951	503
1952	314
1953	392
1954	382
1955	413
1956	456
1957	272
1958	792
1959	557
1960	431
1961	1,026
1962	859
1963	368
1964	394
1965	536
1966	284
1967	350
1968	610
1969	863
1970	310
1971	767
1972	575
1973	834
1974	585
1975	397
1976	914
1977	826
1978	802
1979	521
1980	808
1981	711
1982	1,204
1983	1,666
1984	1,357
1985	914
1986	591
1987	1,139
1988	806
1989	817
1990	1,024
1991	1,647
1992	1,610
1993	870
1994	981
1995	1,078
1996	1,438
1997	1,108
1998	1,043
1999	952
2000	1,229
2001	1,024
2002	612
2003	1,049
2004	875
2005	1,032
2006	1,566
2007	1,084
2008	902
2009	733
2010	937
2011	1,188
2012	1,237
2013	541
2014	781
2015	487
2016	625
2017	710
2018	1,348
2019	973
2020	875
2021	537
2022	476
2023	445
2024	907
2025	663
2026	1,053

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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	335
10 to 20	23
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1