Cold outbreak in China and 3 other countries, 29 April to 7 May 2022

Name: Cold outbreak in China and 3 other countries, 29 April to 7 May 2022
Start: 2022-04-29
End: 2022-05-07
Location: China, Thailand, Vietnam, Macau S.A.R

Cold outbreak in China and 3 other countries, 29 April to 7 May 2022: 166 records at 81 stations, peak on 2 May 2022. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Key Facts

Cold outbreak in China and 3 other countries, 29 April to 7 May 2022 set or tied 166 station records at 81 stations.
It ran from 29 April 2022 to 7 May 2022 (9 days) and its peak day was 2 May 2022.
Status: closed.
Sakon Nakhon set a monthly record low minimum temperature of 16.5 C (61.7 F) on 4 May 2022.
The busiest day was 3 May 2022 with 53 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 71 years.

Footprint

29 April to 7 May 2022

The area covered by Cold outbreak in China and 3 other countries, 29 April to 7 May 2022 is outlined, with 12 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Cold outbreak in China and 3 other countries, 29 April to 7 May 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Sakon Nakhon	Record low minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	2022-05-04
Haikou	Record low minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	2022-05-02
Khon Kaen	Record low minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	2022-05-04
Surin	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2022-05-03
Roi Et	Record low minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	2022-05-04
Yangjiang	Record low maximum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	2022-05-02
Ubon Ratchathani	Record low maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	2022-05-03
Nakhon Ratchasima	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2022-05-04
Nakhon Phanom	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2022-05-02
Shaoguan	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2022-05-02
Mukdahan	Record low minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	2022-05-04
Prachin Buri	Record low maximum temperature	28.7 C (83.7 F)	2022-05-02

Records per Day

Peak day 48

Records set or tied each day from 29 April 2022 to 7 May 2022. The most in one day was 53 on 3 May 2022.

Records per day during Cold outbreak in China and 3 other countries, 29 April to 7 May 2022
Date	Records
2022-04-29	1
2022-04-30	8
2022-05-01	24
2022-05-02	48
2022-05-03	53
2022-05-04	30
2022-05-05	1
2022-05-07	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Cold outbreak in China and 3 other countries, 29 April to 7 May 2022 ranked by margin
Roi Et, 05-03	4.4 C (7.9 F)
Ubon Ratchathani, 05-03	4.3 C (7.7 F)
Nakhon Phanom, 05-04	4.2 C (7.6 F)
Yangjiang, 05-02	4.1 C (7.4 F)
Haikou, 05-02	3.6 C (6.5 F)
Roi Et, 05-04	3.3 C (5.9 F)
Nakhon Ratchasima, 05-04	3.2 C (5.8 F)
Surin, 05-02	2.7 C (4.9 F)
Khon Kaen, 05-04	2.4 C (4.3 F)
Sakon Nakhon, 05-04	2.3 C (4.1 F)
Nakhon Phanom, 05-02	2.3 C (4.1 F)
Prachin Buri, 05-02	2.3 C (4.1 F)
Surin, 05-04	2.2 C (4.0 F)
Sakon Nakhon, 05-02	1.8 C (3.2 F)
Surin, 05-03	1.7 C (3.1 F)

Margin is how far the new value is beyond the record it replaced. Ties are not shown.

Margin Against Age of the Broken Record

166 records plotted by how far they beat the old record (across) and how many years the old record had stood (up). Long standing records beaten by a wide margin sit in the top right.

Margin against age of the broken record in Cold outbreak in China and 3 other countries, 29 April to 7 May 2022
Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
2.3	67
3.6	56
2.4	45
3.3	59
1.7	61
2.7	54
4.1	65
4.3	59
2.2	60
1.2	61
1.2	57
2.3	45
1.2	56
4.2	12
1.3	45
3.2	60
1.8	45
1.7	45
4.4	39
2.3	65
6.0	57
0.5	58
0.1	61
2.6	56
1.4	63
2.1	56
1.6	56
0.6	45
2.3	67
1.7	67
1.3	59
3.9	40
1.5	67
2.3	60
0.9	37
5.1	20
1.8	60
0.2	47
1.7	56
2.1	56
1.8	60
0.9	57
3.5	52
2.5	56
1.7	53
1.3	56
0.6	37
1.8	22
1.2	60
1.6	56
0.7	57
0.2	71
1.0	60
3.4	36
1.6	64
1.4	56
1.0	56
1.0	56
0.6	56
0.6	65
1.2	53
0.3	64
1.1	56
0.9	60
1.1	20
1.1	53
2.1	39
3.4	31
2.3	52
4.2	19
0.6	56
1.1	56
0.3	63
0.7	56
0.4	56
0.1	64
0.8	56
3.3	40
1.8	52
0.4	56
0.5	56
0.5	56
0.5	60
2.5	13
0.2	56
0.1	56
1.4	40
1.0	49
1.3	40
1.3	40
0.4	56
0.5	45
0.4	53
0.2	53
2.8	28
0.2	56
0.1	53
2.4	28
1.2	45
1.5	31
1.0	39
1.2	0
2.3	8
0.3	45
0.3	45
1.2	0
1.1	0
0.3	52
1.4	39
2.0	12
2.1	20
0.4	44
1.0	40
1.4	32
0.7	39
0.4	40
1.3	31
0.4	40
0.3	12
1.2	39
2.4	31
0.3	40
0.6	37
1.0	31
1.0	36
0.9	32
0.5	39
0.3	39
0.9	31
0.7	31
0.1	39
0.6	31
3.7	4
0.5	31
1.7	35
0.3	0
0.2	39
0.7	31
1.2	28
0.1	36
0.6	31
0.5	31
0.4	31
0.3	31
1.0	20
0.9	31
0.2	35
0.1	35
1.1	20
1.2	12
2.9	8
1.1	31
1.1	20
0.8	11
0.5	31
0.9	15
0.9	15
0.4	32
1.3	12
1.6	5
0.7	12
0.8	15
0.6	12
0.5	8
0.9	8
1.2	12

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Cold outbreak in China and 3 other countries, 29 April to 7 May 2022 compared with similar events
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 6 February to 5 March 2021	12,118 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 13 October to 5 November 2020	9,841 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 23 December 2017 to 8 January 2018	8,263 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 3 to 23 January 2024	7,675 records
Cold outbreak in United States, 15 January to 10 February 2026	5,568 records
Cold outbreak in China and 3 other countries, 29 April to 7 May 2022 (this event)	166 records

Every Record Set

20 of 166

Every record set or tied during Cold outbreak in China and 3 other countries, 29 April to 7 May 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-05-02	Haikou	Record low minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	56	48 of 100 (Notable)
2022-05-02	Surin	Record low maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	54	45 of 100 (Notable)
2022-05-02	Yangjiang	Record low maximum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	65	44 of 100 (Notable)
2022-05-02	Ubon Ratchathani	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	61	40 of 100 (Notable)
2022-05-02	Nakhon Phanom	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	45	39 of 100 (Notable)
2022-05-02	Shaoguan	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	56	38 of 100 (Notable)
2022-05-02	Sakon Nakhon	Record low maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	45	37 of 100 (Notable)
2022-05-02	Prachin Buri	Record low maximum temperature	28.7 C (83.7 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	65	36 of 100 (Notable)
2022-05-03	Surin	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	61	47 of 100 (Notable)
2022-05-03	Ubon Ratchathani	Record low maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	59	42 of 100 (Notable)
2022-05-03	Nakhon Ratchasima	Record low maximum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	45	37 of 100 (Notable)
2022-05-03	Roi Et	Record low maximum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	39	36 of 100 (Notable)
2022-05-04	Sakon Nakhon	Record low minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	67	52 of 100 (Notable)
2022-05-04	Khon Kaen	Record low minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	45	48 of 100 (Notable)
2022-05-04	Roi Et	Record low minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	59	47 of 100 (Notable)
2022-05-04	Surin	Record low minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	60	41 of 100 (Notable)
2022-05-04	Nakhon Ratchasima	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	57	40 of 100 (Notable)
2022-05-04	Nakhon Phanom	Record low minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	12	38 of 100 (Notable)
2022-05-04	Mukdahan	Record low minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	45	38 of 100 (Notable)
2022-05-04	Nakhon Ratchasima	Record low maximum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	60	38 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 166 records the event counts. The counts above use the full total.

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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)) Data as of 2026-10-12. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
2.3	67
3.6	56
2.4	45
3.3	59
1.7	61
2.7	54
4.1	65
4.3	59
2.2	60
1.2	61
1.2	57
2.3	45
1.2	56
4.2	12
1.3	45
3.2	60
1.8	45
1.7	45
4.4	39
2.3	65
6.0	57
0.5	58
0.1	61
2.6	56
1.4	63
2.1	56
1.6	56
0.6	45
2.3	67
1.7	67
1.3	59
3.9	40
1.5	67
2.3	60
0.9	37
5.1	20
1.8	60
0.2	47
1.7	56
2.1	56
1.8	60
0.9	57
3.5	52
2.5	56
1.7	53
1.3	56
0.6	37
1.8	22
1.2	60
1.6	56
0.7	57
0.2	71
1.0	60
3.4	36
1.6	64
1.4	56
1.0	56
1.0	56
0.6	56
0.6	65
1.2	53
0.3	64
1.1	56
0.9	60
1.1	20
1.1	53
2.1	39
3.4	31
2.3	52
4.2	19
0.6	56
1.1	56
0.3	63
0.7	56
0.4	56
0.1	64
0.8	56
3.3	40
1.8	52
0.4	56
0.5	56
0.5	56
0.5	60
2.5	13
0.2	56
0.1	56
1.4	40
1.0	49
1.3	40
1.3	40
0.4	56
0.5	45
0.4	53
0.2	53
2.8	28
0.2	56
0.1	53
2.4	28
1.2	45
1.5	31
1.0	39
1.2	0
2.3	8
0.3	45
0.3	45
1.2	0
1.1	0
0.3	52
1.4	39
2.0	12
2.1	20
0.4	44
1.0	40
1.4	32
0.7	39
0.4	40
1.3	31
0.4	40
0.3	12
1.2	39
2.4	31
0.3	40
0.6	37
1.0	31
1.0	36
0.9	32
0.5	39
0.3	39
0.9	31
0.7	31
0.1	39
0.6	31
3.7	4
0.5	31
1.7	35
0.3	0
0.2	39
0.7	31
1.2	28
0.1	36
0.6	31
0.5	31
0.4	31
0.3	31
1.0	20
0.9	31
0.2	35
0.1	35
1.1	20
1.2	12
2.9	8
1.1	31
1.1	20
0.8	11
0.5	31
0.9	15
0.9	15
0.4	32
1.3	12
1.6	5
0.7	12
0.8	15
0.6	12
0.5	8
0.9	8
1.2	12

Margin (C)	Years the old record stood
2.3	67
3.6	56
2.4	45
3.3	59
1.7	61
2.7	54
4.1	65
4.3	59
2.2	60
1.2	61
1.2	57
2.3	45
1.2	56
4.2	12
1.3	45
3.2	60
1.8	45
1.7	45
4.4	39
2.3	65
6.0	57
0.5	58
0.1	61
2.6	56
1.4	63
2.1	56
1.6	56
0.6	45
2.3	67
1.7	67
1.3	59
3.9	40
1.5	67
2.3	60
0.9	37
5.1	20
1.8	60
0.2	47
1.7	56
2.1	56
1.8	60
0.9	57
3.5	52
2.5	56
1.7	53
1.3	56
0.6	37
1.8	22
1.2	60
1.6	56
0.7	57
0.2	71
1.0	60
3.4	36
1.6	64
1.4	56
1.0	56
1.0	56
0.6	56
0.6	65
1.2	53
0.3	64
1.1	56
0.9	60
1.1	20
1.1	53
2.1	39
3.4	31
2.3	52
4.2	19
0.6	56
1.1	56
0.3	63
0.7	56
0.4	56
0.1	64
0.8	56
3.3	40
1.8	52
0.4	56
0.5	56
0.5	56
0.5	60
2.5	13
0.2	56
0.1	56
1.4	40
1.0	49
1.3	40
1.3	40
0.4	56
0.5	45
0.4	53
0.2	53
2.8	28
0.2	56
0.1	53
2.4	28
1.2	45
1.5	31
1.0	39
1.2	0
2.3	8
0.3	45
0.3	45
1.2	0
1.1	0
0.3	52
1.4	39
2.0	12
2.1	20
0.4	44
1.0	40
1.4	32
0.7	39
0.4	40
1.3	31
0.4	40
0.3	12
1.2	39
2.4	31
0.3	40
0.6	37
1.0	31
1.0	36
0.9	32
0.5	39
0.3	39
0.9	31
0.7	31
0.1	39
0.6	31
3.7	4
0.5	31
1.7	35
0.3	0
0.2	39
0.7	31
1.2	28
0.1	36
0.6	31
0.5	31
0.4	31
0.3	31
1.0	20
0.9	31
0.2	35
0.1	35
1.1	20
1.2	12
2.9	8
1.1	31
1.1	20
0.8	11
0.5	31
0.9	15
0.9	15
0.4	32
1.3	12
1.6	5
0.7	12
0.8	15
0.6	12
0.5	8
0.9	8
1.2	12