Snow event in United States, 20 to 25 May 2022

Name: Snow event in United States, 20 to 25 May 2022
Start: 2022-05-20
End: 2022-05-25
Location: United States

Snow event in United States, 20 to 25 May 2022: 179 records at 74 stations, peak on 21 May 2022. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Key Facts

Snow event in United States, 20 to 25 May 2022 set or tied 179 station records at 74 stations.
It ran from 20 May 2022 to 25 May 2022 (6 days) and its peak day was 21 May 2022.
Status: closed.
Hayden set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 20 May 2022.
The busiest day was 21 May 2022 with 75 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 126 years.

Footprint

20 to 25 May 2022

The area covered by Snow event in United States, 20 to 25 May 2022 is outlined, with 16 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Snow event in United States, 20 to 25 May 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Hayden	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2022-05-20
Buena Vista 2S	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	2022-05-21
Canon City	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	2022-05-21
Yampa	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2022-05-20
Westcliffe	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	2022-05-21
Meeker	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	2022-05-20
Adel	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	2022-05-20
Georgetown	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2022-05-22
Walsenburg 1 NW	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	2022-05-21
Saguache	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	2022-05-22
Lake George 8 SW	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2022-05-22
Breckenridge	Record daily snowfall	47.2 cm (18.6 in)	2022-05-21
Kremmling	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	2022-05-21
Bailey	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	2022-05-22
Cheesman	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2022-05-22
Gunnison 3SW	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	2022-05-22

Records per Day

Peak day 75

Records set or tied each day from 20 May 2022 to 25 May 2022. The most in one day was 75 on 21 May 2022.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Snow event in United States, 20 to 25 May 2022 ranked by margin
Walsenburg 1 NW, 05-21	27.9 cm (11.0 in)
Buena Vista 2S, 05-21	22.9 cm (9.0 in)
Canon City, 05-21	22.9 cm (9.0 in)
Adel, 05-20	20.3 cm (8.0 in)
Bailey, 05-22	20.3 cm (8.0 in)
Westcliffe, 05-21	17.8 cm (7.0 in)
Buena Vista 2S, 05-22	17.8 cm (7.0 in)
Lake George 8 SW, 05-22	17.8 cm (7.0 in)
Georgetown, 05-22	15.2 cm (6.0 in)
Hayden, 05-20	12.7 cm (5.0 in)
Yampa, 05-20	10.2 cm (4.0 in)
Buena Vista 2S, 05-22	10.2 cm (4.0 in)
Buena Vista 2S, 05-24	10.2 cm (4.0 in)
Meeker, 05-20	9.1 cm (3.6 in)
Cheesman, 05-22	7.6 cm (3.0 in)

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

Margin Against Age of the Broken Record

179 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 Snow event in United States, 20 to 25 May 2022
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
127	91
229	116
229	124
178	112
102	104
76	115
152	112
91	125
203	123
178	116
279	72
74	122
178	60
15	126
203	83
102	121
38	126
63	112
51	104
102	116
114	71
173	63
54	113
77	112
51	56
84	68
114	65
102	72
38	103
25	107
30	105
51	112
51	124
102	60
15	107
30	112
25	71
51	93
26	91
13	124
71	71
13	105
10	122
73	63
262	20
79	88
127	20
76	69
13	105
211	3
102	72
13	122
13	62
137	3
13	37
3	111
76	83
76	63
102	72
51	88
51	44
102	44
18	77
102	57
266	3
381	27
76	65
127	3
127	20
76	71
51	60
122	20
26	32
51	72
101	40
76	69
51	63
25	72
203	32
102	32
177	4
51	60
25	44
305	27
25	64
127	21
71	20
76	63
25	72
25	72
165	3
51	21
25	65
5	73
25	69
8	71
25	44
254	27
8	72
38	53
177	3
127	27
25	60
25	59
23	65
229	27
25	64
25	60
51	53
26	44
25	60
5	64
178	3
101	20
51	39
25	59
66	20
127	3
127	39
86	15
76	15
101	3
102	32
50	11
148	3
50	3
25	40
127	3
188	3
127	23
50	9
43	27
25	36
51	36
51	3
102	4
76	15
25	40
76	3
71	3
13	40
51	32
51	32
8	40
64	0
66	3
100	3
102	4
177	3
26	3
26	4
13	33
76	4
7	27
8	36
25	15
96	4
25	32
25	32
25	4
51	3
46	3
3	33
23	29
5	20
10	4
17	0
26	4
101	3
43	3
51	7
76	3
51	4
26	3
51	3
18	3
12	3
8	3
20	3

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Snow event in United States, 20 to 25 May 2022 compared with similar events
Snow event in United States, 3 to 27 January 2024	2,190 records
Snow event in United States, 24 November to 22 December 2025	1,539 records
Snow event in United States, 9 to 29 April 2022	1,475 records
Snow event in United States, 27 September to 17 October 2018	1,247 records
Snow event in United States, 26 September to 23 October 2019	1,194 records
Snow event in United States, 20 to 25 May 2022 (this event)	179 records

Every Record Set

20 of 179

Every record set or tied during Snow event in United States, 20 to 25 May 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-05-20	Hayden	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	91	70 of 100 (Major)
2022-05-20	Yampa	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	104	61 of 100 (Major)
2022-05-20	Meeker	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	125	58 of 100 (Notable)
2022-05-20	Adel	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	123	58 of 100 (Notable)
2022-05-20	Yampa	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	104	51 of 100 (Notable)
2022-05-21	Buena Vista 2S	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	116	62 of 100 (Major)
2022-05-21	Canon City	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	124	62 of 100 (Major)
2022-05-21	Westcliffe	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	112	61 of 100 (Major)
2022-05-21	Walsenburg 1 NW	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	72	56 of 100 (Notable)
2022-05-21	Breckenridge	Record daily snowfall	47.2 cm (18.6 in)	1.5 cm (0.6 in)	126	52 of 100 (Notable)
2022-05-21	Kremmling	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	112	51 of 100 (Notable)
2022-05-22	Georgetown	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	112	58 of 100 (Notable)
2022-05-22	Buena Vista 2S	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	116	57 of 100 (Notable)
2022-05-22	Saguache	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	122	54 of 100 (Notable)
2022-05-22	Lake George 8 SW	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60	53 of 100 (Notable)
2022-05-22	Bailey	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	83	51 of 100 (Notable)
2022-05-22	Buena Vista 2S	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	121	51 of 100 (Notable)
2022-05-22	Cheesman	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	115	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-05-22	Gunnison 3SW	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	126	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-05-24	Buena Vista 2S	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	116	50 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 179 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 2026-10-17. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
127	91
229	116
229	124
178	112
102	104
76	115
152	112
91	125
203	123
178	116
279	72
74	122
178	60
15	126
203	83
102	121
38	126
63	112
51	104
102	116
114	71
173	63
54	113
77	112
51	56
84	68
114	65
102	72
38	103
25	107
30	105
51	112
51	124
102	60
15	107
30	112
25	71
51	93
26	91
13	124
71	71
13	105
10	122
73	63
262	20
79	88
127	20
76	69
13	105
211	3
102	72
13	122
13	62
137	3
13	37
3	111
76	83
76	63
102	72
51	88
51	44
102	44
18	77
102	57
266	3
381	27
76	65
127	3
127	20
76	71
51	60
122	20
26	32
51	72
101	40
76	69
51	63
25	72
203	32
102	32
177	4
51	60
25	44
305	27
25	64
127	21
71	20
76	63
25	72
25	72
165	3
51	21
25	65
5	73
25	69
8	71
25	44
254	27
8	72
38	53
177	3
127	27
25	60
25	59
23	65
229	27
25	64
25	60
51	53
26	44
25	60
5	64
178	3
101	20
51	39
25	59
66	20
127	3
127	39
86	15
76	15
101	3
102	32
50	11
148	3
50	3
25	40
127	3
188	3
127	23
50	9
43	27
25	36
51	36
51	3
102	4
76	15
25	40
76	3
71	3
13	40
51	32
51	32
8	40
64	0
66	3
100	3
102	4
177	3
26	3
26	4
13	33
76	4
7	27
8	36
25	15
96	4
25	32
25	32
25	4
51	3
46	3
3	33
23	29
5	20
10	4
17	0
26	4
101	3
43	3
51	7
76	3
51	4
26	3
51	3
18	3
12	3
8	3
20	3

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
127	91
229	116
229	124
178	112
102	104
76	115
152	112
91	125
203	123
178	116
279	72
74	122
178	60
15	126
203	83
102	121
38	126
63	112
51	104
102	116
114	71
173	63
54	113
77	112
51	56
84	68
114	65
102	72
38	103
25	107
30	105
51	112
51	124
102	60
15	107
30	112
25	71
51	93
26	91
13	124
71	71
13	105
10	122
73	63
262	20
79	88
127	20
76	69
13	105
211	3
102	72
13	122
13	62
137	3
13	37
3	111
76	83
76	63
102	72
51	88
51	44
102	44
18	77
102	57
266	3
381	27
76	65
127	3
127	20
76	71
51	60
122	20
26	32
51	72
101	40
76	69
51	63
25	72
203	32
102	32
177	4
51	60
25	44
305	27
25	64
127	21
71	20
76	63
25	72
25	72
165	3
51	21
25	65
5	73
25	69
8	71
25	44
254	27
8	72
38	53
177	3
127	27
25	60
25	59
23	65
229	27
25	64
25	60
51	53
26	44
25	60
5	64
178	3
101	20
51	39
25	59
66	20
127	3
127	39
86	15
76	15
101	3
102	32
50	11
148	3
50	3
25	40
127	3
188	3
127	23
50	9
43	27
25	36
51	36
51	3
102	4
76	15
25	40
76	3
71	3
13	40
51	32
51	32
8	40
64	0
66	3
100	3
102	4
177	3
26	3
26	4
13	33
76	4
7	27
8	36
25	15
96	4
25	32
25	32
25	4
51	3
46	3
3	33
23	29
5	20
10	4
17	0
26	4
101	3
43	3
51	7
76	3
51	4
26	3
51	3
18	3
12	3
8	3
20	3

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
127	91
229	116
229	124
178	112
102	104
76	115
152	112
91	125
203	123
178	116
279	72
74	122
178	60
15	126
203	83
102	121
38	126
63	112
51	104
102	116
114	71
173	63
54	113
77	112
51	56
84	68
114	65
102	72
38	103
25	107
30	105
51	112
51	124
102	60
15	107
30	112
25	71
51	93
26	91
13	124
71	71
13	105
10	122
73	63
262	20
79	88
127	20
76	69
13	105
211	3
102	72
13	122
13	62
137	3
13	37
3	111
76	83
76	63
102	72
51	88
51	44
102	44
18	77
102	57
266	3
381	27
76	65
127	3
127	20
76	71
51	60
122	20
26	32
51	72
101	40
76	69
51	63
25	72
203	32
102	32
177	4
51	60
25	44
305	27
25	64
127	21
71	20
76	63
25	72
25	72
165	3
51	21
25	65
5	73
25	69
8	71
25	44
254	27
8	72
38	53
177	3
127	27
25	60
25	59
23	65
229	27
25	64
25	60
51	53
26	44
25	60
5	64
178	3
101	20
51	39
25	59
66	20
127	3
127	39
86	15
76	15
101	3
102	32
50	11
148	3
50	3
25	40
127	3
188	3
127	23
50	9
43	27
25	36
51	36
51	3
102	4
76	15
25	40
76	3
71	3
13	40
51	32
51	32
8	40
64	0
66	3
100	3
102	4
177	3
26	3
26	4
13	33
76	4
7	27
8	36
25	15
96	4
25	32
25	32
25	4
51	3
46	3
3	33
23	29
5	20
10	4
17	0
26	4
101	3
43	3
51	7
76	3
51	4
26	3
51	3
18	3
12	3
8	3
20	3