Weather Records on 11 May 2022

1,470 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 May 2022. Highest significance: Victoria Sugar Mill, AU.

Key Facts for 11 May 2022

On 11 May 2022, 1,470 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
850 were record highs and 287 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 65 monthly and 1,405 daily.
Victoria Sugar Mill set a daily record precipitation of 105.6 mm (4.2 in) on 11 May 2022.
Across 156 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

1,470 stations

1,470 station records on 11 May 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 May 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Mulgrave Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Weipa Eastern Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Miranda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Innot Hot Springs Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Yabulu Qld Nickel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Halifax Macrossan St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.0 mm (5.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Gregory Springs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hamilton Island Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Brooweena Lahey St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hungerford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Glen Harding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Junee Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wanaaring Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mutarnee Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Majors Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	232.6 mm (9.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Granite Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Garnet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ingham Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.4 mm (4.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lansdown Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Carpentaria Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Meringa Sugar Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rollingstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.6 mm (5.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Jukes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kelsey Creek Dittmer Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Danewood Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
South Johnstone Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	191.4 mm (7.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lethebrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Almaden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Stone Exelby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Mount Murchison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bunda Bunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Horse Shoe Bend	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Enngonia (Belalie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Glendower Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bingil Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	193.6 mm (7.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mingela Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.4 mm (6.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bemerside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.8 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alni	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Proserpine Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vishakhapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndhurst Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ayr Dpi Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.8 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paluma Ivy Cottage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	196.0 mm (7.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Maleny Denning Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.8 mm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
McKinley Park	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bowen Cheetham Salt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.2 mm (5.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wamuran	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Whyanbeel Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,470 records

Records set or tied on 11 May 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 346, Lowest daily maximum 112, Highest daily minimum 504, Lowest daily minimum 175, Heaviest daily rainfall 325, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 11 May 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	346
Lowest daily maximum	112
Highest daily minimum	504
Lowest daily minimum	175
Heaviest daily rainfall	325
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 11 May 2022 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 65, daily 1,405.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,151 broken records

Margins by which the 1,151 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 May 2022

Top 20 records on 11 May 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 May 2022	Victoria Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	108 years	79 of 100 (Major)
11 May 2022	Mulgrave Mill, AU	daily rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	79.1 mm (3.1 in)	92 years	77 of 100 (Major)
11 May 2022	Weipa Eastern Ave, AU	monthly rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	74 of 100 (Major)
11 May 2022	Miranda Downs Station, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	131 years	72 of 100 (Major)
11 May 2022	Innot Hot Springs Township, AU	monthly rain	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	69 of 100 (Major)
11 May 2022	Yabulu Qld Nickel, AU	daily rain	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	65 years	69 of 100 (Major)
11 May 2022	Cardwell Marine Pde, AU	daily rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 May 2022	Halifax Macrossan St, AU	daily rain	149.0 mm (5.9 in)	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 May 2022	Gregory Springs Station, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	49 years	63 of 100 (Major)
11 May 2022	Lucinda Township, AU	daily rain	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	48 years	63 of 100 (Major)
11 May 2022	Mount Surprise Township, AU	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	64 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 May 2022	Hamilton Island Airport, AU	monthly rain	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	31 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 May 2022	Brooweena Lahey St, AU	daily rain	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	69 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 May 2022	Hungerford, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	133 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 May 2022	Glen Harding, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 May 2022	Junee Station, AU	monthly rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	5 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 May 2022	Wanaaring Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	133 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 May 2022	Mutarnee Store, AU	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2022	Majors Creek, AU	monthly rain	232.6 mm (9.2 in)	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	4 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 2022	Granite Falls, US	monthly rain	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	59 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

1814 to 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 2022. 2022 had 1,470 records.

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

Records on 05-11 in each year
Year	Records
1814	3
1832	1
1836	3
1837	1
1838	1
1848	2
1856	1
1860	2
1865	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	2
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1883	3
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	4
1896	3
1897	6
1898	5
1900	7
1901	9
1902	6
1903	7
1904	6
1905	12
1906	21
1907	44
1908	9
1909	12
1910	16
1911	99
1912	21
1913	20
1914	20
1915	16
1916	22
1917	40
1918	54
1919	56
1920	181
1921	58
1922	61
1923	111
1924	239
1925	410
1926	472
1927	318
1928	252
1929	126
1930	380
1931	254
1932	170
1933	429
1934	332
1935	276
1936	363
1937	170
1938	141
1939	213
1940	340
1941	411
1942	389
1943	646
1944	408
1945	483
1946	747
1947	480
1948	407
1949	451
1950	285
1951	395
1952	629
1953	686
1954	492
1955	235
1956	942
1957	439
1958	499
1959	575
1960	809
1961	663
1962	670
1963	984
1964	299
1965	356
1966	992
1967	974
1968	909
1969	349
1970	764
1971	565
1972	673
1973	429
1974	795
1975	383
1976	509
1977	836
1978	1,070
1979	1,239
1980	693
1981	1,298
1982	624
1983	930
1984	666
1985	835
1986	684
1987	1,247
1988	485
1989	952
1990	935
1991	990
1992	728
1993	1,088
1994	633
1995	1,244
1996	1,088
1997	1,033
1998	1,315
1999	1,052
2000	1,286
2001	848
2002	845
2003	1,321
2004	834
2005	944
2006	822
2007	833
2008	1,015
2009	605
2010	1,292
2011	1,414
2012	1,181
2013	615
2014	662
2015	1,038
2016	497
2017	546
2018	988
2019	915
2020	1,068
2021	590
2022	1,470
2023	390
2024	579
2025	1,104
2026	797

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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 50	1,117
50 to 100	28
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1