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Weather Records on 22 May 1920

27 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 May 1920. Highest significance: Blue Hill Coop, US.

Key Facts for 22 May 1920

  • On 22 May 1920, 27 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 9 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 25 daily.
  • Blue Hill Coop set a monthly record daily precipitation of 95.3 mm (3.8 in) on 22 May 1920.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

27 stations
Weather records on 22 May 1920 27 station records on 22 May 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
27 station records on 22 May 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 22 May 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Blue Hill CoopUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation95.3 mm (3.8 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
Hingham (1)United StatesRecord daily precipitation66.3 mm (2.6 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-GricCroatiaRecord daily precipitation19.4 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord low minimum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)AlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature18.0 C (64.4 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
MeltonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
FerraraItalyRecord daily precipitation11.0 mm (0.4 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
KaresuandoSwedenRecord daily precipitation10.6 mm (0.4 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
St. PetersburgRussiaRecord high maximum temperature28.0 C (82.4 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
MalvernUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature26.7 C (80.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation45.5 mm (1.8 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
FranklinUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-AbbesAlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
JunseleSwedenRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
KirovRussiaRecord high minimum temperature15.9 C (60.6 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Sevastopol',MgsUkraineRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
GardinerUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Dilkara (Florieton)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
SonnblickAustriaRecord high minimum temperature-0.2 C (31.6 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-GricCroatiaRecord high minimum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
GardinerUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
InnsbruckAustriaRecord high minimum temperature13.0 C (55.4 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head CdaCanadaRecord low minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl APUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
PlymouthUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

27 records
Records on 22 May 1920 by type Records set or tied on 22 May 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 11. 051015Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 8Lowest daily minimum: 5Heaviest daily rainfall: 11Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 22 May 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 11.
Records on 22 May 1920 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum8
Lowest daily minimum5
Heaviest daily rainfall11
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 22 May 1920 by timescale Records on 22 May 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 25. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 25all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 22 May 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 25.
Records on 22 May 1920 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily25

How Much Records Were Beaten By

23 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 22 May 1920 Margins by which the 23 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 43.7. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 10: 2010 to 20: 120 to 30: 030 to 40: 140 to 50: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 23 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 43.7. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 22 May 1920
MarginRecords
0 to 1020
10 to 201
20 to 300
30 to 401
40 to 501

Top 20 by Significance

22 May 1920
Top 20 records on 22 May 1920 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
22 May 1920Blue Hill Coop, USmonthly rain95.3 mm (3.8 in)32.3 mm (1.3 in)13 years52 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1920Hingham (1), USdaily rain66.3 mm (2.6 in)43.7 mm (1.7 in)1 year32 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1920Zagreb-Gric, HRdaily rain19.4 mm (0.8 in)5.8 mm (0.23 in)50 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1920Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily low min-1.7 C (28.9 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)34 years18 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1920Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZdaily high min18.0 C (64.4 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)31 years17 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1920Melton, AUdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)8.6 mm (0.34 in)16 years16 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1920Ferrara, ITdaily rain11.0 mm (0.4 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)38 years16 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1920Karesuando, SEdaily rain10.6 mm (0.4 in)2.9 mm (0.11 in)12 years16 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1920St. Petersburg, RUdaily high max28.0 C (82.4 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)32 years15 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1920Malvern, USmonthly high min26.7 C (80.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)0 years15 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1920Portland, USdaily rain45.5 mm (1.8 in)11.7 mm (0.5 in)1 year15 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1920Franklin, USdaily high min18.3 C (64.9 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)23 years15 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1920Sidi-Bel-Abbes, DZdaily high min15.0 C (59.0 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)24 years14 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1920Junsele, SEdaily rain12.2 mm (0.5 in)3.7 mm (0.15 in)6 years13 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1920Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily low min-1.7 C (28.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)22 years11 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1920St John's, CAdaily low min-1.7 C (28.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)18 years10 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1920Kirov, RUdaily high min15.9 C (60.6 F)1.9 C (3.4 F)14 years10 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1920Sevastopol',Mgs, UAdaily rain5.6 mm (0.22 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)22 years10 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1920Gardiner, USdaily low max7.2 C (45.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)7 years10 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1920Dilkara (Florieton), AUdaily rain6.6 mm (0.26 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)1 year8 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 1920
Records on 05-22 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1920. 1920 had 27 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 1920. 1920 had 27 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).