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Weather Records on 22 May 1915

23 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 May 1915. Highest significance: Moorestown 4 E, US.

Key Facts for 22 May 1915

  • On 22 May 1915, 23 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 23 daily.
  • Moorestown 4 E set a daily record precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 22 May 1915.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

23 stations
Weather records on 22 May 1915 23 station records on 22 May 1915 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
23 station records on 22 May 1915 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 22 May 1915: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Moorestown 4 EUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation38.1 mm (1.5 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)26 of 100 (Routine)
Narre Warren North (Narre WarrAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.2 mm (1.0 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Port Pirie Nyrstar ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah PoolAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature9.9 C (49.8 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Warragul (Carbethon)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation39.4 mm (1.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Port JervisUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation28.4 mm (1.1 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Lorne Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-LonchampFranceRecord daily precipitation12.6 mm (0.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Wandin (Yallock)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.2 mm (1.1 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
KhersonUkraineRecord daily precipitation10.9 mm (0.4 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
MortlakeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass APUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation40.4 mm (1.6 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature29.6 C (85.3 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Coranderrk Badger WeirAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.5 mm (0.7 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)AlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature17.0 C (62.6 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Port Germein (Telowie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.0 mm (0.08 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

23 records
Records on 22 May 1915 by type Records set or tied on 22 May 1915 by type: Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 15. 051015Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 5Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 15Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 22 May 1915 by type: Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 15.
Records on 22 May 1915 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum5
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall15
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 22 May 1915 by timescale Records on 22 May 1915 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 23. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 23all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 22 May 1915 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 23.
Records on 22 May 1915 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily23

How Much Records Were Beaten By

20 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 22 May 1915 Margins by which the 20 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 14.7. Ties are not counted. 0358100 to 2: 102 to 4: 34 to 6: 56 to 8: 08 to 10: 010 to 12: 112 to 14: 014 to 16: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 1414 to 16
Margins by which the 20 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 14.7. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 22 May 1915
MarginRecords
0 to 210
2 to 43
4 to 65
6 to 80
8 to 100
10 to 121
12 to 140
14 to 161

Top 20 by Significance

22 May 1915
Top 20 records on 22 May 1915 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
22 May 1915Moorestown 4 E, USdaily rain38.1 mm (1.5 in)14.7 mm (0.6 in)49 years31 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1915Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily low max8.9 C (48.0 F)1.9 C (3.4 F)55 years26 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1915Narre Warren North (Narre Warr, AUdaily rain26.2 mm (1.0 in)10.2 mm (0.4 in)16 years23 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1915Galway, IEdaily rain13.5 mm (0.5 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)15 years18 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1915Washington, USdaily high min19.4 C (66.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)39 years18 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1915Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison, AUdaily rain7.1 mm (0.28 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)30 years17 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1915Gunnedah Pool, AUdaily low max14.4 C (57.9 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)29 years16 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1915Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily low max9.9 C (49.8 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)41 years16 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1915Warragul (Carbethon), AUdaily rain39.4 mm (1.6 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)16 years14 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1915Port Jervis, USdaily rain28.4 mm (1.1 in)5.5 mm (0.22 in)20 years14 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1915Lorne Post Office, AUdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)22 years13 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1915Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FRdaily rain12.6 mm (0.5 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)25 years13 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1915Wandin (Yallock), AUdaily rain27.2 mm (1.1 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)15 years12 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1915Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily low max11.7 C (53.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)20 years11 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1915Kherson, UAdaily rain10.9 mm (0.4 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)21 years11 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1915Mortlake, AUdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)25 years10 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1915Lexington Bluegrass AP, USdaily rain40.4 mm (1.6 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)1 year9 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1915Darwin Post Office, AUdaily low max29.6 C (85.3 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)18 years8 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1915Coranderrk Badger Weir, AUdaily rain18.5 mm (0.7 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)8 years6 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1915Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek), AUdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)4 years4 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 1915
Records on 05-22 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1915. 1915 had 23 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 1915. 1915 had 23 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).