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Weather Records on 22 May 1916

22 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 May 1916. Highest significance: Montgomery Wb City, US.

Key Facts for 22 May 1916

  • On 22 May 1916, 22 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 10 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 22 daily.
  • Montgomery Wb City set a daily record precipitation of 50.3 mm (2.0 in) on 22 May 1916.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

22 stations
Weather records on 22 May 1916 22 station records on 22 May 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
22 station records on 22 May 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 22 May 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation50.3 mm (2.0 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
Prince AlbertCanadaRecord daily precipitation23.1 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
WoodstockCanadaRecord daily precipitation24.9 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
GeorgetownCanadaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature21.3 C (70.3 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature14.5 C (58.1 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature14.2 C (57.6 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph OacCanadaRecord daily precipitation16.3 mm (0.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord daily precipitation23.4 mm (0.9 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord daily precipitation29.5 mm (1.2 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
HamiltonCanadaRecord low maximum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord high maximum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-0.6 C (30.9 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
DurhamUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
London SouthCanadaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature34.4 C (93.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
MahackalaRussiaRecord high minimum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Robe ComparisonAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature14.2 C (57.6 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central EnglandUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature12.1 C (53.8 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
YarmouthCanadaRecord low minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

22 records
Records on 22 May 1916 by type Records set or tied on 22 May 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 8. 02468Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 7Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 8Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 22 May 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 8.
Records on 22 May 1916 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum7
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall8
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 22 May 1916 by timescale Records on 22 May 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 22. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 22all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 22 May 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 22.
Records on 22 May 1916 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily22

How Much Records Were Beaten By

21 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 22 May 1916 Margins by which the 21 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 26.2. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 5: 165 to 10: 210 to 15: 115 to 20: 120 to 25: 025 to 30: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 30
Margins by which the 21 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 26.2. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 22 May 1916
MarginRecords
0 to 516
5 to 102
10 to 151
15 to 201
20 to 250
25 to 301

Top 20 by Significance

22 May 1916
Top 20 records on 22 May 1916 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
22 May 1916Montgomery Wb City, USdaily rain50.3 mm (2.0 in)26.2 mm (1.0 in)33 years31 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1916Prince Albert, CAdaily rain23.1 mm (0.9 in)17.0 mm (0.7 in)13 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1916Woodstock, CAdaily rain24.9 mm (1.0 in)13.5 mm (0.5 in)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1916Georgetown, CAdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1916Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily high max21.3 C (70.3 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)36 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1916Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily high min14.5 C (58.1 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)35 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1916Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily high min14.2 C (57.6 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)35 years19 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1916Guelph Oac, CAdaily rain16.3 mm (0.6 in)4.4 mm (0.17 in)33 years19 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1916Port Arthur, CAdaily rain23.4 mm (0.9 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)31 years18 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1916Port Stanley, CAdaily rain29.5 mm (1.2 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)24 years18 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1916Hamilton, CAdaily low max8.9 C (48.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)39 years18 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1916Pointe Au Pere, CAdaily high max21.1 C (70.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)26 years17 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1916Halifax, CAdaily low min-0.6 C (30.9 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)27 years17 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1916Durham, GBdaily high min11.7 C (53.1 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)26 years16 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1916London South, CAdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)24 years13 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1916Greenville Dwtn AP, USdaily high max34.4 C (93.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)31 years13 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1916Mahackala, RUdaily high min16.1 C (61.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)28 years12 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1916Freiburg, DEdaily high min16.1 C (61.0 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)29 years11 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1916Robe Comparison, AUdaily high min14.2 C (57.6 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)22 years10 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1916Middletown 4 W, USdaily low min2.2 C (36.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)11 years8 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 1916
Records on 05-22 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1916. 1916 had 22 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 1916. 1916 had 22 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).