Weather Records on 23 May 1958

744 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 May 1958. Highest significance: Deerfield 10 NNW, US.

Key Facts for 23 May 1958

On 23 May 1958, 744 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
325 were record highs and 99 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 731 daily.
Deerfield 10 NNW set an all-time record daily precipitation of 158.8 mm (6.3 in) on 23 May 1958.
Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

744 stations

744 station records on 23 May 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 May 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Deerfield 10 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Elderslie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Doodarding Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Panchgani	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati Fernbank	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ardath	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Narembeen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dayville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kolora (Wooriwyrite)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bruce Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yatchaw (Amaroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ejanding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta Dam 35	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greenup Dam 3O	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clyde Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brookville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vanceburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wubin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hakea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Campion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tyrendarra (Ellangowan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kosmos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Meckering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Falakata Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Everglades	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Johnson 11 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Breakell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clay	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Watheroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eadine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Woodhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Galesburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kings Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Koobabbie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Hinds	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

744 records

Records set or tied on 23 May 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 149, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 176, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 320.

Records on 23 May 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	149
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	176
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	320
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 May 1958 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 731.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

577 broken records

Margins by which the 577 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 65.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 May 1958

Top 20 records on 23 May 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 May 1958	Deerfield 10 NNW, US	all-time rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	39 years	75 of 100 (Major)
23 May 1958	Burlington, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1958	Elderslie, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1958	Madison 3NNW, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1958	Doodarding Well, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1958	Ulysses 3NE, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	63 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1958	Panchgani, IN	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1958	Yuma, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1958	Ashland, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1958	Cincinnati Fernbank, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1958	Ardath, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1958	Narembeen, AU	monthly rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1958	Dayville, US	monthly high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1958	Quincy Exp STN, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1958	Kellerberrin, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1958	Kolora (Wooriwyrite), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1958	Bruce Rock, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1958	Yatchaw (Amaroo), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1958	Aurora, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1958	Ejanding, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	34 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 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1958. 1958 had 744 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	497
10 to 20	59
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1