Weather Records on 7 May 2023

667 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 May 2023. Highest significance: Khudjand, TJ.

Key Facts for 7 May 2023

On 7 May 2023, 667 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
292 were record highs and 210 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 630 daily.
Khudjand set an all-time record daily precipitation of 99.1 mm (3.9 in) on 7 May 2023.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 417 records.

Record Map

667 stations

667 station records on 7 May 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 May 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Khudjand	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Napoleonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Courtenay 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Colgate Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kreis Biberach Altheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Goongerah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ginneken	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Antelope 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burkett	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bad-Ahrweiler Neuenahr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roscoe	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bayou Sorrel Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minsk	Belarus	Record low minimum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Radolfzell-Markelfingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Osage City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Phetchabun	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	43.4 C (110.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Thibodaux 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dalwallinu Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hiroshima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lupton 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mackinaw 3WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Peshtigo	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Matsuyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Albemarle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Northport 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wagga Wagga AMO	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Makoua	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tikanlik	China	Record low minimum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Phetchabun	Thailand	Record high minimum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santo Domingo	Dominican Republic	Record high maximum temperature	35.5 C (95.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tottori	Japan	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Suhana	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mugla	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Orient	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Louis Lambert Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Essendon Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

667 records

Records set or tied on 7 May 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 126, Lowest daily maximum 109, Highest daily minimum 166, Lowest daily minimum 101, Heaviest daily rainfall 160, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 7 May 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	126
Lowest daily maximum	109
Highest daily minimum	166
Lowest daily minimum	101
Heaviest daily rainfall	160
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 7 May 2023 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 28, daily 630.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

563 broken records

Margins by which the 563 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 May 2023

Top 20 records on 7 May 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 May 2023	Khudjand, TJ	all-time rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	5 years	69 of 100 (Major)
7 May 2023	Napoleonville, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	108 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 May 2023	Courtenay 1 NW, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	89 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2023	Colgate Powerhouse, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	100 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2023	Kreis Biberach Altheim, DE	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2023	Goongerah, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2023	Ginneken, NL	monthly rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	43 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2023	Adelaide West Terrace, AU	daily low min	4.6 C (40.3 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	102 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2023	Antelope 6 SSW, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2023	Britton, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	96 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2023	Yates Ctr, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	127 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2023	Eureka, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2023	Burkett, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2023	Marshall, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	126 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2023	Bad-Ahrweiler Neuenahr, DE	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2023	Sedan, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	88 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2023	Bolivar 1 NE, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	106 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2023	Roscoe, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2023	Melbourne Botanical Gardens, AU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2023	Hot Springs 1 NNE, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	90 years	41 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

1795 to 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2023. 2023 had 667 records.

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

Records on 05-07 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1805	1
1816	1
1825	2
1837	1
1838	1
1844	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	2
1850	2
1852	1
1853	1
1856	3
1857	1
1861	3
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	3
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	4
1891	4
1892	2
1894	4
1895	2
1897	5
1898	7
1899	3
1900	10
1901	1
1902	6
1903	13
1904	19
1905	21
1906	15
1907	14
1908	29
1909	15
1910	16
1911	14
1912	14
1913	30
1914	37
1915	40
1916	34
1917	188
1918	60
1919	263
1920	59
1921	41
1922	40
1923	119
1924	141
1925	207
1926	227
1927	191
1928	204
1929	224
1930	637
1931	473
1932	288
1933	291
1934	698
1935	298
1936	466
1937	121
1938	467
1939	194
1940	317
1941	317
1942	270
1943	416
1944	476
1945	751
1946	339
1947	727
1948	338
1949	439
1950	526
1951	226
1952	485
1953	541
1954	481
1955	393
1956	665
1957	546
1958	585
1959	335
1960	899
1961	442
1962	381
1963	825
1964	687
1965	671
1966	762
1967	973
1968	756
1969	678
1970	822
1971	364
1972	515
1973	447
1974	743
1975	784
1976	782
1977	662
1978	925
1979	888
1980	593
1981	710
1982	802
1983	724
1984	1,300
1985	557
1986	1,163
1987	1,115
1988	752
1989	1,880
1990	1,024
1991	599
1992	1,830
1993	831
1994	621
1995	997
1996	880
1997	1,359
1998	1,166
1999	1,008
2000	1,693
2001	743
2002	1,344
2003	1,138
2004	1,397
2005	645
2006	833
2007	1,047
2008	526
2009	735
2010	1,123
2011	558
2012	709
2013	633
2014	646
2015	569
2016	677
2017	543
2018	542
2019	522
2020	577
2021	484
2022	784
2023	667
2024	858
2025	635
2026	715

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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 20	538
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1