Weather Records on 5 May 1922

98 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 May 1922. Highest significance: Portland, US.

Key Facts for 5 May 1922

On 5 May 1922, 98 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
10 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 96 daily.
Portland set a daily record precipitation of 88.6 mm (3.5 in) on 5 May 1922.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

98 stations

98 station records on 5 May 1922 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 May 1922: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yanco (Billinbah East)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Black Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leominster	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hingham (1)	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gundagai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barkers Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marsden (Merungle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Double Gates)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narrandera (Back Brewarrena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barmedman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cooke Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parkes (Macarthur Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murray Bridge Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Albury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greenethorpe (Iandra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Temora Ambulance Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eurongilly (Bundaleer)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.4 C (86.7 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Oberon (Springbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Magill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tarlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Carcoar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gunbar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Omeo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wandearah North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bigga (Woolbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mannanarie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Adelong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cargelligo Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Condobolin Retirement Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Peak Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wedderburn (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Tea Tree Gully Counc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Australia Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mossgiel (Moolbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cadia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Canowindra (Canowindra Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Beeac (Eurack)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

98 records

Records set or tied on 5 May 1922 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 85.

Records on 5 May 1922 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	6
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	85
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 May 1922 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 96.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

93 broken records

Margins by which the 93 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 80.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 May 1922

Top 20 records on 5 May 1922 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 May 1922	Portland, US	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 May 1922	Lake Cochituate, US	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1922	Lowell, US	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1922	Hanover, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1922	Yanco (Billinbah East), AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1922	Plymouth, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1922	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	71 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1922	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1922	Middletown 4 W, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1922	Black Springs, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1922	Gardiner, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1922	Leominster, US	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1922	Hingham (1), US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1922	Northfield, US	daily rain	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1922	Gundagai, AU	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1922	Barkers Creek Reservoir, AU	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1922	Marsden (Merungle), AU	daily rain	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1922	Cobar (Double Gates), AU	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1922	Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1922	Narrandera (Back Brewarrena), AU	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	22 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 98 records.

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

Records on 05-05 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1805	1
1836	1
1837	1
1840	1
1850	4
1852	1
1855	1
1856	2
1859	2
1861	5
1862	1
1864	2
1867	1
1875	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1888	3
1889	5
1890	2
1891	3
1892	5
1894	3
1895	2
1896	1
1897	2
1898	6
1899	5
1900	3
1901	2
1902	5
1903	9
1904	14
1905	17
1906	4
1907	16
1908	14
1909	17
1910	19
1911	17
1912	17
1913	46
1914	39
1915	73
1916	98
1917	70
1918	24
1919	77
1920	41
1921	63
1922	98
1923	139
1924	132
1925	143
1926	220
1927	115
1928	149
1929	256
1930	469
1931	250
1932	166
1933	339
1934	448
1935	417
1936	377
1937	159
1938	362
1939	222
1940	446
1941	415
1942	529
1943	427
1944	1,237
1945	355
1946	306
1947	528
1948	671
1949	1,099
1950	893
1951	174
1952	723
1953	659
1954	607
1955	382
1956	363
1957	561
1958	404
1959	587
1960	773
1961	644
1962	261
1963	249
1964	643
1965	724
1966	1,413
1967	613
1968	434
1969	530
1970	386
1971	444
1972	292
1973	542
1974	716
1975	711
1976	402
1977	708
1978	1,033
1979	1,534
1980	562
1981	524
1982	659
1983	475
1984	767
1985	463
1986	968
1987	895
1988	820
1989	941
1990	1,511
1991	1,176
1992	1,004
1993	725
1994	743
1995	888
1996	1,368
1997	1,220
1998	1,707
1999	1,301
2000	1,442
2001	963
2002	883
2003	1,792
2004	1,401
2005	1,009
2006	657
2007	850
2008	453
2009	751
2010	1,053
2011	857
2012	1,281
2013	1,265
2014	680
2015	783
2016	554
2017	849
2018	481
2019	538
2020	403
2021	733
2022	514
2023	579
2024	961
2025	717
2026	538

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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 20	84
20 to 40	6
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1