Weather Records on 22 May 2024

861 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 May 2024. Highest significance: Newton Rigg, GB.

Key Facts for 22 May 2024

On 22 May 2024, 861 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
468 were record highs and 160 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 811 daily.
Newton Rigg set an all-time record daily precipitation of 81.5 mm (3.2 in) on 22 May 2024.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

861 stations

861 station records on 22 May 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 May 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	98 of 100 (Exceptional)
Gavar	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Waren	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Grand Marais	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Ladysmith 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Ueckermunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Red Wing Dam 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Park Falls Dnr HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hastings Dam 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Guba	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Primda	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Malham Tarn	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Purnea	India	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Zehdenick	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
River Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Troickoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Preston: Moor Park	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sutur	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Faribault	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Amery	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Leeming	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tolt S Fk Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wausaukee	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kocelovice	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Red Wing	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hurley	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Shreveport	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cheb	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
De Kooy	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Adel	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Agalega	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mud Mtn Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mersa Matruh	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wolf Ridge Elc	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wis Rapids Grand Av B	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mittelnkirchen-Hohenfelde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Morpeth: Cockle Park	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Spirit Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Canby	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Litchfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zumbrota	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Naha	Japan	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sektagli	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bowhill	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Indus 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgeland 1NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

861 records

Records set or tied on 22 May 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 171, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 297, Lowest daily minimum 116, Heaviest daily rainfall 228, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 22 May 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	171
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	297
Lowest daily minimum	116
Heaviest daily rainfall	228
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 22 May 2024 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 46, daily 811.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

686 broken records

Margins by which the 686 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 May 2024

Top 20 records on 22 May 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 May 2024	Newton Rigg, GB	all-time rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	93 years	98 of 100 (Exceptional)
22 May 2024	Gavar, AM	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	76.9 mm (3.0 in)	115 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
22 May 2024	Waren, DE	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	132 years	78 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2024	Grand Marais, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	123 years	76 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2024	Ladysmith 3W, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	79 years	73 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2024	Ueckermunde, DE	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	132 years	71 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2024	Red Wing Dam 3, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2024	Altentreptow, DE	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	132 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2024	Two Harbors, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	103 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2024	Park Falls Dnr HQ, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	112 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2024	Hastings Dam 2, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2024	Guba, AZ	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	39 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2024	Primda, CZ	monthly rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2024	Malham Tarn, GB	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2024	Purnea, IN	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	58 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2024	Zehdenick, DE	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2024	River Falls, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2024	Troickoe, RU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2024	Preston: Moor Park, GB	monthly rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	63 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2024	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily rain	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	52 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 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2024. 2024 had 861 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 10	586
10 to 20	54
20 to 30	26
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	3