Weather Records on 22 May 1911

77 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 May 1911. Highest significance: Woodstock, CA.

Key Facts for 22 May 1911

On 22 May 1911, 77 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
57 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 65 daily.
Woodstock set an all-time record high minimum temperature of 23.3 C (73.9 F) on 22 May 1911.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

77 stations

77 station records on 22 May 1911 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 May 1911: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woodstock	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ferntree Gully	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Daylesford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sunbury (Salesian College )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carcoar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Middleton (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Dalhousie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cathcart	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Dalhousie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wahgunyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Yardley Chase	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Moama	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Narrandera Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Truro	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Albury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

77 records

Records set or tied on 22 May 1911 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 17.

Records on 22 May 1911 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	17
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 May 1911 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 65.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

66 broken records

Margins by which the 66 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 21.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 May 1911

Top 20 records on 22 May 1911 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 May 1911	Woodstock, CA	all-time high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	38 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1911	Toronto, CA	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	47 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1911	Ferntree Gully, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1911	Halifax, CA	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	30 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1911	Daylesford, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	37 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1911	Concord, US	monthly high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	39 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1911	Welland, CA	monthly high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	31 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1911	Montreal McGill, CA	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	25 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1911	Buffalo, US	monthly high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	22 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1911	Port Stanley, CA	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	23 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1911	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	47 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1911	Kei Road (Pol), ZA	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1911	Sunbury (Salesian College ), AU	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	11 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1911	Seymour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1911	Carcoar, AU	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1911	Washington, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1911	Welland, CA	monthly high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	16 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1911	Montreal McGill, CA	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	35 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1911	Port Dover, CA	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	23 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1911	Charlottetown, CA	monthly high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	10 years	18 of 100 (Routine)

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 1911

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1911. 1911 had 77 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	50
5 to 10	10
10 to 15	3
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	2