Weather Records on 22 May 2022

1,248 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 May 2022. Highest significance: Georgetown, US.

Key Facts for 22 May 2022

On 22 May 2022, 1,248 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
517 were record highs and 537 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 1,214 daily.
Georgetown set a daily record precipitation of 111.0 mm (4.4 in) on 22 May 2022.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

1,248 stations

1,248 station records on 22 May 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 May 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Neds Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Georgetown	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Marymia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Elliot Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Samburg Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lake George 8 SW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ponyri	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bailey	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Carnegie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dushanbe	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dzhalal-Abad	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pendzhikent	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bucyrus	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake George 8 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Windang Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elm Springs 3 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Emporia 1 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blakely Mtn Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spirit Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lockwood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walsenburg 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cassville 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Edenton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Emblem	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Brainard Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chuxiong	China	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,248 records

Records set or tied on 22 May 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 228, Lowest daily maximum 175, Highest daily minimum 289, Lowest daily minimum 362, Heaviest daily rainfall 157, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 22 May 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	228
Lowest daily maximum	175
Highest daily minimum	289
Lowest daily minimum	362
Heaviest daily rainfall	157
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 22 May 2022 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 34, daily 1,214.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,006 broken records

Margins by which the 1,006 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

22 May 2022

Top 20 records on 22 May 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 May 2022	Georgetown, US	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	108 years	79 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2022	Neds Creek, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	65 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2022	Lankaran, AZ	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2022	Georgetown, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	112 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2022	Marymia, AU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2022	Lady Elliot Island, AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	75 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2022	Buena Vista 2S, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	116 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2022	Kahuku 912, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	107 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2022	Saguache, US	daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	122 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2022	Samburg Wr, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	83 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2022	Lake George 8 SW, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2022	Ponyri, RU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2022	Bailey, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	83 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2022	Buena Vista 2S, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	121 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2022	Marble Hill, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	100 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2022	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	monthly high max	16.4 C (61.5 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	151 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2022	Carnegie, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2022	Dushanbe, TJ	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2022	Dzhalal-Abad, KG	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	61 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2022	Harrison, US	daily low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	91 years	47 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

1806 to 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2022. 2022 had 1,248 records.

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

Records on 05-22 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1837	4
1840	1
1841	1
1845	1
1846	1
1847	2
1857	1
1861	1
1862	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	5
1867	3
1870	2
1872	1
1874	2
1875	1
1877	1
1881	1
1883	3
1885	1
1886	5
1887	3
1889	2
1890	4
1891	1
1892	2
1894	3
1895	2
1896	5
1897	3
1898	3
1899	3
1900	2
1901	3
1902	5
1903	7
1904	6
1905	11
1906	15
1907	45
1908	20
1909	19
1910	6
1911	77
1912	20
1913	15
1914	30
1915	23
1916	22
1917	43
1918	50
1919	402
1920	27
1921	85
1922	60
1923	63
1924	196
1925	382
1926	165
1927	250
1928	168
1929	210
1930	121
1931	489
1932	306
1933	307
1934	292
1935	162
1936	490
1937	192
1938	313
1939	407
1940	364
1941	640
1942	379
1943	385
1944	490
1945	334
1946	277
1947	340
1948	322
1949	534
1950	456
1951	294
1952	442
1953	632
1954	558
1955	556
1956	617
1957	774
1958	584
1959	713
1960	455
1961	446
1962	662
1963	1,149
1964	775
1965	367
1966	434
1967	1,222
1968	502
1969	593
1970	306
1971	479
1972	462
1973	446
1974	613
1975	772
1976	476
1977	648
1978	558
1979	674
1980	997
1981	1,427
1982	558
1983	1,025
1984	907
1985	736
1986	724
1987	810
1988	641
1989	722
1990	1,193
1991	1,200
1992	1,159
1993	922
1994	517
1995	823
1996	1,139
1997	1,154
1998	995
1999	610
2000	1,124
2001	1,371
2002	2,020
2003	822
2004	1,111
2005	1,002
2006	1,174
2007	1,113
2008	967
2009	1,075
2010	1,051
2011	745
2012	1,039
2013	1,216
2014	828
2015	938
2016	807
2017	613
2018	495
2019	1,372
2020	631
2021	915
2022	1,248
2023	400
2024	861
2025	778
2026	473

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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	981
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1