Weather Records on 22 May 1921

85 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 May 1921. Highest significance: Collingrove, AU.

Key Facts for 22 May 1921

On 22 May 1921, 85 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
52 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 82 daily.
Collingrove set a daily record precipitation of 26.2 mm (1.0 in) on 22 May 1921.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

85 stations

85 station records on 22 May 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 May 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Collingrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clydebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sale Mercury Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Butchers Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Moonaree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan (Sandleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mundoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti West Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Borda Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose (Para Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Moormurang the Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wychitella South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Point Escuminac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti Heath Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Port Germein (Telowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Wulgulmerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney Creek	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

85 records

Records set or tied on 22 May 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 32.

Records on 22 May 1921 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	32
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 May 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 82.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

70 broken records

Margins by which the 70 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 20.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 May 1921

Top 20 records on 22 May 1921 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 May 1921	Collingrove, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1921	Clydebank, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1921	Sale Mercury Office, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1921	Stuttgart, US	monthly high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	15 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1921	Milwaukee Wb City, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	34 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1921	Butchers Ridge Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1921	Concord, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	44 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1921	Moonaree, AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1921	San Diego Wbo, US	daily rain	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1921	Sedan (Sandleton), AU	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1921	Mundoora, AU	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1921	Anticosti West Point, CA	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1921	Cape Borda Comparison, AU	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1921	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1921	Melrose (Para Gums), AU	daily rain	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1921	Fort Chipewyan, CA	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1921	Dubuque River, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1921	Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	37 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1921	Moormurang the Ridge, AU	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	16 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1921	Charlotte Waters, AU	daily rain	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	25 years	17 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 1921

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1921. 1921 had 85 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 5	51
5 to 10	6
10 to 15	7
15 to 20	5
20 to 25	1