Weather Records on 11 May 1922

61 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 May 1922. Highest significance: Crookston NW Exp STN, US.

Key Facts for 11 May 1922

On 11 May 1922, 61 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
21 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 59 daily.
Crookston NW Exp STN set a monthly record daily precipitation of 116.8 mm (4.6 in) on 11 May 1922.
Across 156 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

61 stations

61 station records on 11 May 1922 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 May 1922: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Calumet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Eenaweena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cathcart	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cooktown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Crawley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gawler Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Streatham (Pretty Tower)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wolseley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Nuriootpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Musgrave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Carabost	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti West Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Adairsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Rapid City Forrest	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Wartook Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Cradock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Quandary (Happy Corner)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Winterhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Eurongilly (Bundaleer)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Calumet	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

61 records

Records set or tied on 11 May 1922 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 32, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 11 May 1922 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	32
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 May 1922 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 59.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

49 broken records

Margins by which the 49 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 May 1922

Top 20 records on 11 May 1922 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 May 1922	Crookston NW Exp STN, US	monthly rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	28 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 May 1922	East London -Signal STN, ZA	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1922	Pointe Riche, CA	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1922	Calumet, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1922	Warren (Eenaweena), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1922	Cathcart, ZA	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1922	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1922	Cap Chat, CA	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	38 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1922	Cooktown Post Office, AU	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	13 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1922	Crawley, ZA	daily rain	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	30 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1922	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	40 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1922	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1922	Madison Wb City, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	42 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1922	Green Bay, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	22 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1922	Crookston NW Exp STN, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	25 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1922	Gawler Council Depot, AU	daily rain	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	34 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1922	Streatham (Pretty Tower), AU	daily rain	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	29 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1922	Port Arthur, CA	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	34 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1922	Mahackala, RU	daily high min	15.1 C (59.2 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	31 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1922	Kalamazoo State Hospital, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	19 years	15 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

1814 to 1922

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1922. 1922 had 61 records.

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

Records on 05-11 in each year
Year	Records
1814	3
1832	1
1836	3
1837	1
1838	1
1848	2
1856	1
1860	2
1865	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	2
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1883	3
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	4
1896	3
1897	6
1898	5
1900	7
1901	9
1902	6
1903	7
1904	6
1905	12
1906	21
1907	44
1908	9
1909	12
1910	16
1911	99
1912	21
1913	20
1914	20
1915	16
1916	22
1917	40
1918	54
1919	56
1920	181
1921	58
1922	61
1923	111
1924	239
1925	410
1926	472
1927	318
1928	252
1929	126
1930	380
1931	254
1932	170
1933	429
1934	332
1935	276
1936	363
1937	170
1938	141
1939	213
1940	340
1941	411
1942	389
1943	646
1944	408
1945	483
1946	747
1947	480
1948	407
1949	451
1950	285
1951	395
1952	629
1953	686
1954	492
1955	235
1956	942
1957	439
1958	499
1959	575
1960	809
1961	663
1962	670
1963	984
1964	299
1965	356
1966	992
1967	974
1968	909
1969	349
1970	764
1971	565
1972	673
1973	429
1974	795
1975	383
1976	509
1977	836
1978	1,070
1979	1,239
1980	693
1981	1,298
1982	624
1983	930
1984	666
1985	835
1986	684
1987	1,247
1988	485
1989	952
1990	935
1991	990
1992	728
1993	1,088
1994	633
1995	1,244
1996	1,088
1997	1,033
1998	1,315
1999	1,052
2000	1,286
2001	848
2002	845
2003	1,321
2004	834
2005	944
2006	822
2007	833
2008	1,015
2009	605
2010	1,292
2011	1,414
2012	1,181
2013	615
2014	662
2015	1,038
2016	497
2017	546
2018	988
2019	915
2020	1,068
2021	590
2022	1,470
2023	390
2024	579
2025	1,104
2026	797

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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 10	41
10 to 20	5
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1