Weather Records on 23 May 2008

1,472 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 May 2008. Highest significance: Zametchino, RU.

Key Facts for 23 May 2008

On 23 May 2008, 1,472 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
410 were record highs and 655 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 57 monthly and 1,408 daily.
Zametchino set a daily record precipitation of 36.1 mm (1.4 in) on 23 May 2008.
Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

1,472 stations

1,472 station records on 23 May 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 May 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Zametchino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Ajo	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
San Gabriel Canyon Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
McNary 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Pinetop 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Stockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
McNary 2N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Maricopa 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lennep 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Enshi	China	Record daily precipitation	79.1 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Parker	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Melville 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Eustis 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hermosa 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Atwood 8SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Boysen Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
McGaffey 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chula Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Naponee	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mahaulepu 941.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
San Simon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mormon Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Lake Fc238C	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Creek Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Newell	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Springdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rvr Pumps	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Litchfield Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pinetop 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Luna Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Dimas Fire Fc 95	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lenora Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlett 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
McNary 2N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
McNary 2N	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Densmore 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pawhuska	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,472 records

Records set or tied on 23 May 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 189, Lowest daily maximum 488, Highest daily minimum 221, Lowest daily minimum 167, Heaviest daily rainfall 369, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 23 May 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	189
Lowest daily maximum	488
Highest daily minimum	221
Lowest daily minimum	167
Heaviest daily rainfall	369
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 23 May 2008 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 57, daily 1,408.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,152 broken records

Margins by which the 1,152 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 May 2008

Top 20 records on 23 May 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 May 2008	Zametchino, RU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	121 years	78 of 100 (Major)
23 May 2008	Ajo, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	89 years	75 of 100 (Major)
23 May 2008	San Gabriel Canyon Ph, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	87 years	75 of 100 (Major)
23 May 2008	Gila Bend 2SE, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	114 years	70 of 100 (Major)
23 May 2008	McNary 2N, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	67 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 May 2008	Pinetop 2E, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 May 2008	Stockville, US	all-time rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 May 2008	Sheridan Fld STN, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	75 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 May 2008	McNary 2N, US	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	74 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 May 2008	Flagstaff AP, US	daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	109 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 May 2008	Martinsdale 3 NNW, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	104 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 May 2008	Maricopa 4 N, US	monthly rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 May 2008	Lennep 5 SW, US	all-time rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 May 2008	Enshi, CN	daily rain	79.1 mm (3.1 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	54 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2008	Parker, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	89 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2008	Melville 4 W, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2008	Eustis 2 NW, US	monthly rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2008	Wheatland 4N, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	100 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2008	Hebron, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2008	Hermosa 3 SSW, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	99 years	56 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2008. 2008 had 1,472 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 100	1,144
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1