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Weather Records on 22 May 1912

20 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 May 1912. Highest significance: Gorlitz, DE.

Key Facts for 22 May 1912

  • On 22 May 1912, 20 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 19 daily.
  • Gorlitz set a monthly record daily precipitation of 52.4 mm (2.1 in) on 22 May 1912.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

20 stations
Weather records on 22 May 1912 20 station records on 22 May 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
20 station records on 22 May 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 22 May 1912: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
GorlitzGermanyRecord daily precipitation52.4 mm (2.1 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation38.9 mm (1.5 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
HelmondNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation10.5 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
SarnaSwedenRecord daily precipitation18.5 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Paarl (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation52.1 mm (2.1 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Denman (Martindale)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.6 mm (0.9 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation33.8 mm (1.3 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.)GermanyRecord daily precipitation12.3 mm (0.5 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-VollhofGermanyRecord daily precipitation10.5 mm (0.4 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
HoburgSwedenRecord daily precipitation7.7 mm (0.30 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central EnglandUnited KingdomRecord low maximum temperature11.3 C (52.3 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
BakuAzerbaijanRecord daily precipitation7.5 mm (0.30 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
MilanItalyRecord daily precipitation18.4 mm (0.7 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature30.0 C (86.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
PlauenGermanyRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg (Sternwarte)GermanyRecord daily precipitation8.5 mm (0.33 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-3.9 C (25.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

20 records
Records on 22 May 1912 by type Records set or tied on 22 May 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 16. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 16Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 22 May 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 16.
Records on 22 May 1912 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall16
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 22 May 1912 by timescale Records on 22 May 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 19. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 19all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 22 May 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 19.
Records on 22 May 1912 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily19

How Much Records Were Beaten By

19 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 22 May 1912 Margins by which the 19 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 17.8. Ties are not counted. 0358100 to 3: 93 to 5: 25 to 8: 08 to 10: 410 to 13: 013 to 15: 215 to 18: 118 to 20: 10 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 1010 to 1313 to 1515 to 1818 to 20
Margins by which the 19 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 17.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 22 May 1912
MarginRecords
0 to 39
3 to 52
5 to 80
8 to 104
10 to 130
13 to 152
15 to 181
18 to 201

Top 20 by Significance

22 May 1912
Top 20 records on 22 May 1912 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
22 May 1912Gorlitz, DEmonthly rain52.4 mm (2.1 in)9.2 mm (0.36 in)9 years30 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1912Escanaba, USdaily rain38.9 mm (1.5 in)17.1 mm (0.7 in)11 years27 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1912Helmond, NLdaily rain10.5 mm (0.4 in)8.0 mm (0.31 in)25 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1912Sarna, SEdaily rain18.5 mm (0.7 in)8.0 mm (0.31 in)20 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1912Paarl (Tnk), ZAdaily rain52.1 mm (2.1 in)17.8 mm (0.7 in)16 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1912Denman (Martindale), AUdaily rain23.6 mm (0.9 in)14.7 mm (0.6 in)9 years19 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1912Kremsmuenster, ATdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)16 years17 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1912Stellenbosch (Tnk), ZAdaily rain33.8 mm (1.3 in)14.2 mm (0.6 in)19 years17 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1912Southampton, CAdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)39 years16 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1912Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.), DEdaily rain12.3 mm (0.5 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)33 years14 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1912Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DEdaily rain10.5 mm (0.4 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)5 years13 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1912Hoburg, SEdaily rain7.7 mm (0.30 in)2.9 mm (0.11 in)4 years13 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1912Cet Central England, GBdaily low max11.3 C (52.3 F)1.9 C (3.4 F)17 years13 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1912Baku, AZdaily rain7.5 mm (0.30 in)2.1 mm (0.08 in)3 years11 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1912Milan, ITdaily rain18.4 mm (0.7 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)22 years11 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1912Milwaukee Wb City, USdaily high max30.0 C (86.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)25 years11 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1912Plauen, DEdaily rain10.7 mm (0.4 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)20 years10 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1912Sacramento 5 ESE, USdaily low max16.1 C (61.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)9 years9 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1912Bamberg (Sternwarte), DEdaily rain8.5 mm (0.33 in)0.4 mm (0.02 in)6 years4 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1912Winnemucca AP, USdaily low min (Tie)-3.9 C (25.0 F)tie7 years1 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 1912
Records on 05-22 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1912. 1912 had 20 records. 01,0002,0003,0001806: 11837: 41840: 11841: 11845: 11846: 11847: 21857: 11861: 11862: 11864: 11865: 11866: 51867: 31870: 21872: 11874: 21875: 11877: 11881: 11883: 31885: 11886: 51887: 31889: 21890: 41891: 11892: 21894: 31895: 21896: 51897: 31898: 31899: 31900: 21901: 31902: 51903: 71904: 61905: 111906: 151907: 451908: 201909: 191910: 61911: 771912: 201913: 151914: 301915: 231916: 221917: 431918: 501919: 4021920: 271921: 851922: 601923: 631924: 1961925: 3821926: 1651927: 2501928: 1681929: 2101930: 1211931: 4891932: 3061933: 3071934: 2921935: 1621936: 4901937: 1921938: 3131939: 4071940: 3641941: 6401942: 3791943: 3851944: 4901945: 3341946: 2771947: 3401948: 3221949: 5341950: 4561951: 2941952: 4421953: 6321954: 5581955: 5561956: 6171957: 7741958: 5841959: 7131960: 4551961: 4461962: 6621963: 1,1491964: 7751965: 3671966: 4341967: 1,2221968: 5021969: 5931970: 3061971: 4791972: 4621973: 4461974: 6131975: 7721976: 4761977: 6481978: 5581979: 6741980: 9971981: 1,4271982: 5581983: 1,0251984: 9071985: 7361986: 7241987: 8101988: 6411989: 7221990: 1,1931991: 1,2001992: 1,1591993: 9221994: 5171995: 8231996: 1,1391997: 1,1541998: 9951999: 6102000: 1,1242001: 1,3712002: 2,0202003: 8222004: 1,1112005: 1,0022006: 1,1742007: 1,1132008: 9672009: 1,0752010: 1,0512011: 7452012: 1,0392013: 1,2162014: 8282015: 9382016: 8072017: 6132018: 4952019: 1,3722020: 6312021: 9152022: 1,2482023: 4002024: 8612025: 7782026: 4731806187519001917193419511968198520022019
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1912. 1912 had 20 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 05-22 in each year
YearRecords
18061
18374
18401
18411
18451
18461
18472
18571
18611
18621
18641
18651
18665
18673
18702
18721
18742
18751
18771
18811
18833
18851
18865
18873
18892
18904
18911
18922
18943
18952
18965
18973
18983
18993
19002
19013
19025
19037
19046
190511
190615
190745
190820
190919
19106
191177
191220
191315
191430
191523
191622
191743
191850
1919402
192027
192185
192260
192363
1924196
1925382
1926165
1927250
1928168
1929210
1930121
1931489
1932306
1933307
1934292
1935162
1936490
1937192
1938313
1939407
1940364
1941640
1942379
1943385
1944490
1945334
1946277
1947340
1948322
1949534
1950456
1951294
1952442
1953632
1954558
1955556
1956617
1957774
1958584
1959713
1960455
1961446
1962662
19631,149
1964775
1965367
1966434
19671,222
1968502
1969593
1970306
1971479
1972462
1973446
1974613
1975772
1976476
1977648
1978558
1979674
1980997
19811,427
1982558
19831,025
1984907
1985736
1986724
1987810
1988641
1989722
19901,193
19911,200
19921,159
1993922
1994517
1995823
19961,139
19971,154
1998995
1999610
20001,124
20011,371
20022,020
2003822
20041,111
20051,002
20061,174
20071,113
2008967
20091,075
20101,051
2011745
20121,039
20131,216
2014828
2015938
2016807
2017613
2018495
20191,372
2020631
2021915
20221,248
2023400
2024861
2025778
2026473

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).