Weather Records on 22 May 1919

402 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 May 1919. Highest significance: Concord, US.

Key Facts for 22 May 1919

On 22 May 1919, 402 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
14 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 397 daily.
Concord set a daily record precipitation of 59.9 mm (2.4 in) on 22 May 1919.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

402 stations

402 station records on 22 May 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 May 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wantiool (Caithness)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tareena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sunbury (Salesian College )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Murrumburrah Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warrangong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clontarf	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Biamble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harden (East St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Morangarell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Poplitah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bunghill Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brewongle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Neilrex (Caigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kinchega	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gulargambone (Yalcogrin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goorianawah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Berthong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wantabadgery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth (Wamberra Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stuart Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gunning Rural Supplies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Young Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Benerembah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cockburn (Burta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goonumbla (Coradgery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ooma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eurongilly (Bundaleer)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pilliga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Tenandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Neba Coonamble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aberfoyle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burrundulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hill End Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cudal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Steam Plains 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Inglewood (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Whroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Peak Hill (Genanaguy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington (Agrowplow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bungendore (Douglas)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wombat (Tumbleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Macedon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Wingadee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gundaroo (Bairnsdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell (Quondong Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Baradine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mittagong (Beatrice Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

402 records

Records set or tied on 22 May 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 386.

Records on 22 May 1919 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	386
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 May 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 397.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

393 broken records

Margins by which the 393 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 65.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 May 1919

Top 20 records on 22 May 1919 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 May 1919	Concord, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1919	Wantiool (Caithness), AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1919	Tareena, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1919	Sunbury (Salesian College ), AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1919	Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1919	Northfield, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1919	Murrumburrah Old Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1919	Warrangong, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1919	Clontarf, CA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	1 year	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1919	Biamble, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1919	Harden (East St), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1919	Morangarell, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1919	Poplitah, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1919	Bunghill Tank, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1919	Coonamble Comparison, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1919	Bingara Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1919	Eden (Caravan Park), AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1919	Brewongle, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1919	Neilrex (Caigan), AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1919	Kinchega, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	34 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 1919

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1919. 1919 had 402 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 10	197
10 to 20	131
20 to 30	54
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1