Weather Records on 7 May 1922
40 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 May 1922. Highest significance: Thorpdale State School, AU.
Key Facts for 7 May 1922
- On 7 May 1922, 40 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
- 11 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
- By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 40 daily.
- Thorpdale State School set a daily record precipitation of 28.7 mm (1.1 in) on 7 May 1922.
- Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 421 records.
Record Map
40 stations| Station | Country | Type | Value | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thorpdale State School | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 28.7 mm (1.1 in) | 23 of 100 (Routine) |
| Cet Central England | United Kingdom | Record high maximum temperature | 22.4 C (72.3 F) | 19 of 100 (Routine) |
| Malvern | United States | Record high minimum temperature | 23.9 C (75.0 F) | 19 of 100 (Routine) |
| Nemours (Ghazaouet) | Algeria | Record low minimum temperature | 9.0 C (48.2 F) | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| Barkerville | Canada | Record daily snowfall | 14.0 cm (5.5 in) | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| Sable Island East End | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 25.4 mm (1.0 in) | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| Durham | United Kingdom | Record high maximum temperature | 21.7 C (71.1 F) | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| Yamma | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 4.1 mm (0.16 in) | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| Colac Botanical Gardens | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 14.7 mm (0.6 in) | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| Renfrew | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 14.5 mm (0.6 in) | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| Chicoutimi | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 17.3 mm (0.7 in) | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| Yarram | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 11.4 mm (0.4 in) | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| North Bruce | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 17.3 mm (0.7 in) | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| Sheffield | United Kingdom | Record high maximum temperature | 23.9 C (75.0 F) | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| Blackwarry | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 21.6 mm (0.9 in) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Woolsthorpe | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 13.2 mm (0.5 in) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Merino (Glenorchy Estate) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 13.0 mm (0.5 in) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Brinkworth (Bungaree) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 10.7 mm (0.4 in) | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| Cape May 2 NW | United States | Record high maximum temperature | 27.8 C (82.0 F) | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| Burlington | United States | Record daily precipitation | 18.0 mm (0.7 in) | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| Bridgewater | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 14.0 mm (0.6 in) | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| Woodside | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 6.4 mm (0.25 in) | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| Chaplin | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 8.4 mm (0.33 in) | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| Armagh | United Kingdom | Record high minimum temperature | 11.5 C (52.7 F) | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| Newport | United States | Record daily precipitation | 36.8 mm (1.4 in) | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| Karesuando | Sweden | Record high maximum temperature | 14.0 C (57.2 F) | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
| Fountain Forest Reserve | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 5.8 mm (0.23 in) | 7 of 100 (Routine) |
| Meningie | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 9.1 mm (0.36 in) | 7 of 100 (Routine) |
| Ottawa Cda | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 10.2 mm (0.4 in) | 7 of 100 (Routine) |
| Olympia Priest Pt Park | United States | Record low minimum temperature | 0.0 C (32.0 F) | 7 of 100 (Routine) |
| Plymouth | United States | Record daily precipitation | 13.0 mm (0.5 in) | 6 of 100 (Routine) |
| Manildra (Hazeldale) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 3.6 mm (0.14 in) | 4 of 100 (Routine) |
| Stradbroke West (Inglenook) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 5.3 mm (0.21 in) | 4 of 100 (Routine) |
| Pennyroyal Creek | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 9.1 mm (0.36 in) | 4 of 100 (Routine) |
| Troicko-Pecherskoe | Russia | Record high minimum temperature | 5.6 C (42.1 F) | 3 of 100 (Routine) |
| Durham | United Kingdom | Record high minimum temperature | 9.4 C (48.9 F) | 3 of 100 (Routine) |
| Gardiner | United States | Record low maximum temperature | 10.6 C (51.1 F) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| Canton 4N | United States | Record high minimum temperature | 20.0 C (68.0 F) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| Houston Wb City | United States | Record high minimum temperature | 23.3 C (73.9 F) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| Pomonal Windy Ridge | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 9.7 mm (0.38 in) | 1 of 100 (Routine) |
Counts by Type and Timescale
40 records| Record type | Records |
|---|---|
| Highest daily maximum | 5 |
| Lowest daily maximum | 1 |
| Highest daily minimum | 6 |
| Lowest daily minimum | 2 |
| Heaviest daily rainfall | 25 |
| Heaviest daily snowfall | 1 |
| Deepest snow cover | 0 |
| Timescale | Records |
|---|---|
| all-time | 0 |
| monthly | 0 |
| daily | 40 |
How Much Records Were Beaten By
35 broken records| Margin | Records |
|---|---|
| 0 to 10 | 34 |
| 10 to 20 | 0 |
| 20 to 30 | 0 |
| 30 to 40 | 0 |
| 40 to 50 | 0 |
| 50 to 60 | 1 |
Top 20 by Significance
7 May 1922| Date | Station | Record | Value | Beat old record by | Old record stood | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 1922 | Thorpdale State School, AU | daily rain | 28.7 mm (1.1 in) | 8.6 mm (0.34 in) | 30 years | 23 of 100 (Routine) |
| 7 May 1922 | Cet Central England, GB | daily high max | 22.4 C (72.3 F) | 2.6 C (4.7 F) | 26 years | 19 of 100 (Routine) |
| 7 May 1922 | Malvern, US | daily high min | 23.9 C (75.0 F) | 3.3 C (5.9 F) | 27 years | 19 of 100 (Routine) |
| 7 May 1922 | Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ | daily low min | 9.0 C (48.2 F) | 0.7 C (1.3 F) | 39 years | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| 7 May 1922 | Barkerville, CA | daily snowfall | 14.0 cm (5.5 in) | 5.4 cm (2.1 in) | 4 years | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| 7 May 1922 | Sable Island East End, CA | daily rain | 25.4 mm (1.0 in) | 6.3 mm (0.25 in) | 27 years | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| 7 May 1922 | Durham, GB | daily high max | 21.7 C (71.1 F) | 1.8 C (3.2 F) | 34 years | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| 7 May 1922 | Yamma, AU | daily rain | 4.1 mm (0.16 in) | 0.8 mm (0.03 in) | 40 years | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| 7 May 1922 | Colac Botanical Gardens, AU | daily rain | 14.7 mm (0.6 in) | 6.6 mm (0.26 in) | 0 years | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| 7 May 1922 | Renfrew, CA | daily rain | 14.5 mm (0.6 in) | 1.5 mm (0.06 in) | 36 years | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| 7 May 1922 | Chicoutimi, CA | daily rain | 17.3 mm (0.7 in) | 2.1 mm (0.08 in) | 27 years | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| 7 May 1922 | Yarram, AU | daily rain | 11.4 mm (0.4 in) | 2.5 mm (0.10 in) | 30 years | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| 7 May 1922 | North Bruce, CA | daily rain | 17.3 mm (0.7 in) | 5.9 mm (0.23 in) | 16 years | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| 7 May 1922 | Sheffield, GB | daily high max | 23.9 C (75.0 F) | 0.4 C (0.7 F) | 35 years | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| 7 May 1922 | Blackwarry, AU | daily rain | 21.6 mm (0.9 in) | 4.6 mm (0.18 in) | 24 years | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| 7 May 1922 | Woolsthorpe, AU | daily rain | 13.2 mm (0.5 in) | 0.2 mm (0.01 in) | 30 years | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| 7 May 1922 | Merino (Glenorchy Estate), AU | daily rain | 13.0 mm (0.5 in) | 1.6 mm (0.06 in) | 21 years | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| 7 May 1922 | Brinkworth (Bungaree), AU | daily rain | 10.7 mm (0.4 in) | 2.8 mm (0.11 in) | 4 years | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| 7 May 1922 | Cape May 2 NW, US | daily high max | 27.8 C (82.0 F) | 0.6 C (1.1 F) | 16 years | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| 7 May 1922 | Burlington, US | daily rain | 18.0 mm (0.7 in) | 2.5 mm (0.10 in) | 13 years | 10 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| Year | Records |
|---|---|
| 1795 | 2 |
| 1805 | 1 |
| 1816 | 1 |
| 1825 | 2 |
| 1837 | 1 |
| 1838 | 1 |
| 1844 | 1 |
| 1845 | 2 |
| 1846 | 1 |
| 1848 | 2 |
| 1850 | 2 |
| 1852 | 1 |
| 1853 | 1 |
| 1856 | 3 |
| 1857 | 1 |
| 1861 | 3 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1867 | 3 |
| 1869 | 1 |
| 1870 | 1 |
| 1872 | 1 |
| 1874 | 2 |
| 1876 | 3 |
| 1878 | 1 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 1 |
| 1884 | 2 |
| 1885 | 1 |
| 1886 | 4 |
| 1887 | 1 |
| 1888 | 1 |
| 1889 | 2 |
| 1890 | 4 |
| 1891 | 4 |
| 1892 | 2 |
| 1894 | 4 |
| 1895 | 2 |
| 1897 | 5 |
| 1898 | 7 |
| 1899 | 3 |
| 1900 | 10 |
| 1901 | 1 |
| 1902 | 6 |
| 1903 | 13 |
| 1904 | 19 |
| 1905 | 21 |
| 1906 | 15 |
| 1907 | 14 |
| 1908 | 29 |
| 1909 | 15 |
| 1910 | 16 |
| 1911 | 14 |
| 1912 | 14 |
| 1913 | 30 |
| 1914 | 37 |
| 1915 | 40 |
| 1916 | 34 |
| 1917 | 188 |
| 1918 | 60 |
| 1919 | 263 |
| 1920 | 59 |
| 1921 | 41 |
| 1922 | 40 |
| 1923 | 119 |
| 1924 | 141 |
| 1925 | 207 |
| 1926 | 227 |
| 1927 | 191 |
| 1928 | 204 |
| 1929 | 224 |
| 1930 | 637 |
| 1931 | 473 |
| 1932 | 288 |
| 1933 | 291 |
| 1934 | 698 |
| 1935 | 298 |
| 1936 | 466 |
| 1937 | 121 |
| 1938 | 467 |
| 1939 | 194 |
| 1940 | 317 |
| 1941 | 317 |
| 1942 | 270 |
| 1943 | 416 |
| 1944 | 476 |
| 1945 | 751 |
| 1946 | 339 |
| 1947 | 727 |
| 1948 | 338 |
| 1949 | 439 |
| 1950 | 526 |
| 1951 | 226 |
| 1952 | 485 |
| 1953 | 541 |
| 1954 | 481 |
| 1955 | 393 |
| 1956 | 665 |
| 1957 | 546 |
| 1958 | 585 |
| 1959 | 335 |
| 1960 | 899 |
| 1961 | 442 |
| 1962 | 381 |
| 1963 | 825 |
| 1964 | 687 |
| 1965 | 671 |
| 1966 | 762 |
| 1967 | 973 |
| 1968 | 756 |
| 1969 | 678 |
| 1970 | 822 |
| 1971 | 364 |
| 1972 | 515 |
| 1973 | 447 |
| 1974 | 743 |
| 1975 | 784 |
| 1976 | 782 |
| 1977 | 662 |
| 1978 | 925 |
| 1979 | 888 |
| 1980 | 593 |
| 1981 | 710 |
| 1982 | 802 |
| 1983 | 724 |
| 1984 | 1,300 |
| 1985 | 557 |
| 1986 | 1,163 |
| 1987 | 1,115 |
| 1988 | 752 |
| 1989 | 1,880 |
| 1990 | 1,024 |
| 1991 | 599 |
| 1992 | 1,830 |
| 1993 | 831 |
| 1994 | 621 |
| 1995 | 997 |
| 1996 | 880 |
| 1997 | 1,359 |
| 1998 | 1,166 |
| 1999 | 1,008 |
| 2000 | 1,693 |
| 2001 | 743 |
| 2002 | 1,344 |
| 2003 | 1,138 |
| 2004 | 1,397 |
| 2005 | 645 |
| 2006 | 833 |
| 2007 | 1,047 |
| 2008 | 526 |
| 2009 | 735 |
| 2010 | 1,123 |
| 2011 | 558 |
| 2012 | 709 |
| 2013 | 633 |
| 2014 | 646 |
| 2015 | 569 |
| 2016 | 677 |
| 2017 | 543 |
| 2018 | 542 |
| 2019 | 522 |
| 2020 | 577 |
| 2021 | 484 |
| 2022 | 784 |
| 2023 | 667 |
| 2024 | 858 |
| 2025 | 635 |
| 2026 | 715 |
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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).