Weather Records on 23 May 2026

804 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 May 2026. Highest significance: Little Mtn, US.

Key Facts for 23 May 2026

On 23 May 2026, 804 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
515 were record highs and 132 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 765 daily.
Little Mtn set a daily record precipitation of 77.0 mm (3.0 in) on 23 May 2026.
Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

804 stations

804 station records on 23 May 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 May 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Little Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Chester 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Iasi	Romania	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Florence Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sines Deep Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
St Paris 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	29.7 C (85.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	31.6 C (88.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Phillips Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rennes-St Jacques	France	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hartwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.7 C (83.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.3 C (86.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beedeville 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Lure 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Huachuca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ware Shoals 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manzanillo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Millersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pike Island(Lock & Dam)	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Skagway	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Logan	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
London State Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ninety Nine Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ellwangen-Rindelbach	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.6 C (85.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Olsdorf	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.5 C (86.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waddington	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Athens Ou	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Basel-Mulhouse	France	Record high maximum temperature	29.8 C (85.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

804 records

Records set or tied on 23 May 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 291, Lowest daily maximum 100, Highest daily minimum 224, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 157.

Records on 23 May 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	291
Lowest daily maximum	100
Highest daily minimum	224
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	157
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 May 2026 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 37, daily 765.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

701 broken records

Margins by which the 701 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 54.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 May 2026

Top 20 records on 23 May 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 May 2026	Little Mtn, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	97 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 May 2026	Bellefontaine, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	57 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 May 2026	Chester 1 SE, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	23 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2026	Urbana Wrf, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2026	Rothamsted, GB	monthly high min	16.3 C (61.3 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	103 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2026	Marysville, US	monthly rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	108 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2026	Iasi, RO	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2026	Everett, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	112 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2026	Florence Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	5 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2026	Jonesboro 3 SSE, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	99 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2026	Sines Deep Creek, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2026	St Paris 2 NE, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2026	Pte de Chassiron, FR	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	104 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2026	Pte de Chassiron, FR	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	104 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2026	Oxford, GB	daily high min	16.2 C (61.2 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	104 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2026	Saint Bernard, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	104 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2026	Covington 8 WNW, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	109 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2026	Rothamsted, GB	daily high max	29.7 C (85.5 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	104 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2026	Wisley, GB	daily high max	31.6 C (88.9 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	104 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2026	Pocahontas 1, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	112 years	42 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

1793 to 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2026. 2026 had 804 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 2026-05-23: 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 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	649
10 to 20	29
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	2