Weather Records on 1 May 1922

92 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 May 1922. Highest significance: Borroloola, AU.

Key Facts for 1 May 1922

On 1 May 1922, 92 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
10 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 87 daily.
Borroloola set a monthly record daily precipitation of 114.3 mm (4.5 in) on 1 May 1922.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

92 stations

92 station records on 1 May 1922 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 May 1922: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Borroloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Yudnapinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (Oakden Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gysinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough (Dawson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anna Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koomooloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton (Pamatta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Outalpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lovely Banks (Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (South Gap Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Holowilena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tolarno	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Orskar_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bimbowrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Boolcoomatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Clare Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Matjiesfontein (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Moonaree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Yunta (Winnininnie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tharinga Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Naracoorte Cave Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Wittstock-Rote Muhle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Hermannsburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Moyston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Idracowra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

92 records

Records set or tied on 1 May 1922 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 59, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 1 May 1922 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	59
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 1 May 1922 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 87.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

78 broken records

Margins by which the 78 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 May 1922

Top 20 records on 1 May 1922 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 May 1922	Borroloola, AU	monthly rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	17 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1922	Yudnapinna, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1922	Tranebjerg, DK	monthly low max	5.5 C (41.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	48 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1922	Altastenberg, DE	monthly snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	26 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1922	Lake Cochituate, US	monthly low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	36 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1922	Middletown 4 W, US	daily low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	45 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1922	Woomera (Oakden Hills), AU	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1922	Kew, AU	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1922	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1922	Gavle, SE	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1922	Gysinge, SE	daily rain	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	9 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1922	Stockholm, SE	daily rain	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1922	Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN, AU	daily rain	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1922	Peterborough (Dawson), AU	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1922	Anna Creek, AU	daily rain	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1922	Koomooloo, AU	daily rain	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1922	Orebro, SE	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1922	Carrieton (Pamatta), AU	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1922	Outalpa, AU	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1922	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	daily low max	7.0 C (44.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	47 years	20 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

1795 to 1922

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1922. 1922 had 92 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 05-01 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	1
1804	1
1814	1
1818	1
1835	1
1836	1
1840	1
1846	2
1847	1
1850	1
1851	1
1857	1
1860	1
1861	1
1864	2
1865	1
1868	2
1872	1
1875	4
1878	2
1879	2
1880	3
1881	2
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	2
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	5
1892	6
1893	2
1894	5
1896	1
1897	4
1898	1
1899	8
1900	1
1901	5
1902	7
1903	9
1904	9
1905	13
1906	12
1907	31
1908	20
1909	49
1910	13
1911	22
1912	18
1913	54
1914	23
1915	27
1916	27
1917	37
1918	34
1919	150
1920	186
1921	41
1922	92
1923	64
1924	63
1925	118
1926	500
1927	125
1928	190
1929	142
1930	263
1931	537
1932	220
1933	706
1934	305
1935	276
1936	368
1937	218
1938	304
1939	227
1940	731
1941	333
1942	1,036
1943	526
1944	229
1945	350
1946	415
1947	655
1948	774
1949	405
1950	439
1951	894
1952	557
1953	917
1954	1,506
1955	772
1956	1,106
1957	359
1958	448
1959	764
1960	737
1961	588
1962	615
1963	704
1964	312
1965	360
1966	707
1967	948
1968	426
1969	429
1970	1,075
1971	444
1972	562
1973	841
1974	589
1975	286
1976	673
1977	545
1978	1,202
1979	612
1980	507
1981	1,265
1982	508
1983	1,423
1984	640
1985	789
1986	512
1987	1,098
1988	1,058
1989	949
1990	922
1991	633
1992	1,201
1993	1,101
1994	1,210
1995	1,365
1996	1,439
1997	804
1998	951
1999	932
2000	809
2001	1,106
2002	1,221
2003	964
2004	887
2005	1,320
2006	734
2007	857
2008	979
2009	679
2010	1,151
2011	716
2012	796
2013	976
2014	941
2015	550
2016	844
2017	1,163
2018	519
2019	788
2020	1,099
2021	834
2022	319
2023	912
2024	458
2025	430
2026	623

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Data for records on 1922-05-01: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 20	75
20 to 40	1
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	2