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Weather Records on 15 May 1922

30 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 May 1922. Highest significance: Kokstad, ZA.

Key Facts for 15 May 1922

  • On 15 May 1922, 30 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 12 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 28 daily.
  • Kokstad set a daily record precipitation of 62.2 mm (2.4 in) on 15 May 1922.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1820 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

30 stations
Weather records on 15 May 1922 30 station records on 15 May 1922 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
30 station records on 15 May 1922 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 15 May 1922: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
KokstadSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation62.2 mm (2.4 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
Kentani (Bos)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation81.3 mm (3.2 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
Willowvale (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation68.1 mm (2.7 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
Elliotdale (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation85.9 mm (3.4 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
WeldonUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation43.7 mm (1.7 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-MaRussiaRecord daily precipitation12.4 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Isidinge (Bos)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Durban-Botanical GardensSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation31.2 mm (1.2 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
BajramalyTurkmenistanRecord daily precipitation2.3 mm (0.09 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
State CollegeUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation21.3 mm (0.8 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation41.4 mm (1.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature33.3 C (91.9 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
BeatriceCanadaRecord high maximum temperature24.4 C (75.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Butterworth (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation21.8 mm (0.9 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
TampaUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature33.3 C (91.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
EkaterinburgRussiaRecord high minimum temperature10.8 C (51.4 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Fort NationalAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature12.0 C (53.6 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Humansdorp (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Graaff ReinetSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton ACanadaRecord high maximum temperature26.7 C (80.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Middleton (Sar)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord high minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Wauchope (Avondale Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-MaouTunisiaRecord high minimum temperature22.0 C (71.6 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SEUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature35.0 C (95.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & OutreachUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature31.7 C (89.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-MaouTunisiaRecord high maximum temperature30.0 C (86.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Federal PtUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
ConstantineAlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature17.0 C (62.6 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

30 records
Records on 15 May 1922 by type Records set or tied on 15 May 1922 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 16. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 7Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 16Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 15 May 1922 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 16.
Records on 15 May 1922 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum7
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall16
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 15 May 1922 by timescale Records on 15 May 1922 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 28. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 28all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 15 May 1922 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 28.
Records on 15 May 1922 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily28

How Much Records Were Beaten By

23 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 May 1922 Margins by which the 23 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 60.9. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 10: 1810 to 20: 220 to 30: 130 to 40: 140 to 50: 050 to 60: 060 to 70: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 6060 to 70
Margins by which the 23 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 60.9. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 May 1922
MarginRecords
0 to 1018
10 to 202
20 to 301
30 to 401
40 to 500
50 to 600
60 to 701

Top 20 by Significance

15 May 1922
Top 20 records on 15 May 1922 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
15 May 1922Kokstad, ZAdaily rain62.2 mm (2.4 in)60.9 mm (2.4 in)1 year44 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1922Kentani (Bos), ZAdaily rain81.3 mm (3.2 in)31.0 mm (1.2 in)30 years35 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 1922Willowvale (Tnk), ZAdaily rain68.1 mm (2.7 in)24.2 mm (1.0 in)23 years31 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1922Elliotdale (Tnk), ZAmonthly rain85.9 mm (3.4 in)17.3 mm (0.7 in)13 years29 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1922Weldon, USdaily rain43.7 mm (1.7 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)47 years22 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1922Tot-Ma, RUdaily rain12.4 mm (0.5 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)12 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1922Isidinge (Bos), ZAdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)7.7 mm (0.30 in)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1922Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZAdaily rain31.2 mm (1.2 in)6.3 mm (0.25 in)34 years19 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1922Bajramaly, TMdaily rain2.3 mm (0.09 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)30 years19 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1922State College, USdaily rain21.3 mm (0.8 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)29 years18 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1922Houston Wb City, USdaily rain41.4 mm (1.6 in)18.8 mm (0.7 in)16 years17 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1922Sacramento 5 ESE, USdaily high max33.3 C (91.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)31 years17 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1922Beatrice, CAdaily high max24.4 C (75.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)34 years15 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1922Butterworth (Tnk), ZAdaily rain21.8 mm (0.9 in)2.7 mm (0.11 in)30 years15 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1922Tampa, USdaily high max33.3 C (91.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)23 years15 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1922Ekaterinburg, RUdaily high min10.8 C (51.4 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)32 years14 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1922Fort National, DZdaily low max12.0 C (53.6 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)20 years13 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1922Humansdorp (Pol), ZAdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)1.7 mm (0.07 in)24 years12 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1922Graaff Reinet, ZAdaily rain14.2 mm (0.6 in)4.5 mm (0.18 in)15 years12 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1922Haliburton A, CAdaily high max26.7 C (80.1 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)19 years11 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

1820 to 1922
Records on 05-15 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1820 to 1922. 1922 had 30 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001820: 11825: 11831: 11832: 11837: 21845: 11847: 21848: 11855: 21857: 21859: 11862: 11863: 11865: 11866: 21867: 11868: 21870: 11871: 31874: 21876: 41878: 11879: 21881: 11883: 11885: 11886: 21888: 31891: 31893: 51894: 21895: 41896: 21897: 41898: 31899: 91900: 91901: 21902: 91903: 41904: 131905: 161906: 101907: 271908: 251909: 891910: 271911: 271912: 261913: 601914: 161915: 2361916: 271917: 801918: 1331919: 251920: 581921: 921922: 301923: 1251924: 1741925: 1001926: 1611927: 1911928: 1441929: 1611930: 1361931: 4591932: 3681933: 4391934: 2271935: 2881936: 3721937: 3731938: 3931939: 3511940: 1791941: 4541942: 7011943: 5681944: 6301945: 5881946: 2381947: 3341948: 2641949: 3631950: 2601951: 7361952: 4761953: 4261954: 3551955: 5381956: 4661957: 5211958: 6051959: 7641960: 2911961: 5081962: 1,1281963: 7821964: 3471965: 3201966: 3891967: 6091968: 1,0191969: 7901970: 5121971: 3511972: 4841973: 8181974: 1,2301975: 3721976: 8031977: 1,1861978: 9221979: 4041980: 6251981: 5861982: 5001983: 1,2151984: 1,0591985: 6491986: 6791987: 1,0731988: 6431989: 5521990: 7761991: 1,1791992: 9441993: 7841994: 9101995: 1,7501996: 1,4521997: 1,1751998: 1,6411999: 8102000: 8502001: 1,2802002: 8012003: 1,0232004: 1,0462005: 7672006: 9552007: 9492008: 9952009: 6752010: 1,0882011: 1,2982012: 7512013: 1,0812014: 1,4112015: 7172016: 8902017: 4352018: 1,0742019: 6272020: 4722021: 4122022: 8472023: 5662024: 5962025: 8012026: 4811820187018981915193219491966198320002017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1820 to 1922. 1922 had 30 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 05-15 in each year
YearRecords
18201
18251
18311
18321
18372
18451
18472
18481
18552
18572
18591
18621
18631
18651
18662
18671
18682
18701
18713
18742
18764
18781
18792
18811
18831
18851
18862
18883
18913
18935
18942
18954
18962
18974
18983
18999
19009
19012
19029
19034
190413
190516
190610
190727
190825
190989
191027
191127
191226
191360
191416
1915236
191627
191780
1918133
191925
192058
192192
192230
1923125
1924174
1925100
1926161
1927191
1928144
1929161
1930136
1931459
1932368
1933439
1934227
1935288
1936372
1937373
1938393
1939351
1940179
1941454
1942701
1943568
1944630
1945588
1946238
1947334
1948264
1949363
1950260
1951736
1952476
1953426
1954355
1955538
1956466
1957521
1958605
1959764
1960291
1961508
19621,128
1963782
1964347
1965320
1966389
1967609
19681,019
1969790
1970512
1971351
1972484
1973818
19741,230
1975372
1976803
19771,186
1978922
1979404
1980625
1981586
1982500
19831,215
19841,059
1985649
1986679
19871,073
1988643
1989552
1990776
19911,179
1992944
1993784
1994910
19951,750
19961,452
19971,175
19981,641
1999810
2000850
20011,280
2002801
20031,023
20041,046
2005767
2006955
2007949
2008995
2009675
20101,088
20111,298
2012751
20131,081
20141,411
2015717
2016890
2017435
20181,074
2019627
2020472
2021412
2022847
2023566
2024596
2025801
2026481

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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).