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Weather Records on 20 May 1922

40 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 May 1922. Highest significance: Guy Fawkes 2, AU.

Key Facts for 20 May 1922

  • On 20 May 1922, 40 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 15 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 40 daily.
  • Guy Fawkes 2 set a daily record precipitation of 71.9 mm (2.8 in) on 20 May 1922.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

40 stations
Weather records on 20 May 1922 40 station records on 20 May 1922 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
40 station records on 20 May 1922 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 20 May 1922: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Guy Fawkes 2AustraliaRecord daily precipitation71.9 mm (2.8 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord high minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord high minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
VilniusLithuaniaRecord daily precipitation23.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Bellbrook (East Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.9 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Macksville Country ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation36.1 mm (1.4 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord high minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord high minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Kotupna)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.8 mm (0.9 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_FlygplatsSwedenRecord daily precipitation9.6 mm (0.38 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord high minimum temperature6.5 C (43.7 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Fort NationalAlgeriaRecord high maximum temperature32.0 C (89.6 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Walcha Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.3 mm (0.05 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Kempsey (Wide Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.8 mm (0.9 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Rollands PlainsAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.3 mm (0.7 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Bird RocksCanadaRecord high minimum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
NicosiaCyprusRecord high maximum temperature36.7 C (98.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton 1 NEUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation28.4 mm (1.1 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi OuzouAlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature17.0 C (62.6 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Bowraville Recreation ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.4 mm (1.1 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
TowaninnieAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
OrenburgRussiaRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
OxfordUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature27.9 C (82.2 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation38.1 mm (1.5 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
JakutskRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-3.3 C (26.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Hillgrove (Hillview)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Wingham (Lanark Close)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.1 mm (0.24 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SWUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature33.3 C (91.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
YerevanArmeniaRecord daily precipitation12.9 mm (0.5 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature20.5 C (68.9 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
BriagolongAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.3 mm (0.6 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord high minimum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord high minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Woody IslandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.5 mm (0.7 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
RoseberryAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland WestAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Merry Vale)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.6 mm (0.14 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

40 records
Records on 20 May 1922 by type Records set or tied on 20 May 1922 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 24. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 5Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 10Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 24Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 20 May 1922 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 24.
Records on 20 May 1922 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum5
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum10
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall24
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 20 May 1922 by timescale Records on 20 May 1922 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 40. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 40all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 20 May 1922 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 40.
Records on 20 May 1922 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily40

How Much Records Were Beaten By

33 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 May 1922 Margins by which the 33 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 49.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 10: 2510 to 20: 620 to 30: 130 to 40: 040 to 50: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 33 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 49.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 May 1922
MarginRecords
0 to 1025
10 to 206
20 to 301
30 to 400
40 to 501

Top 20 by Significance

20 May 1922
Top 20 records on 20 May 1922 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
20 May 1922Guy Fawkes 2, AUdaily rain71.9 mm (2.8 in)49.0 mm (1.9 in)3 years30 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1922Sydney, CAdaily high min8.9 C (48.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)51 years25 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1922Pointe Au Pere, CAdaily high min10.0 C (50.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)37 years24 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1922Vilnius, LTdaily rain23.6 mm (0.9 in)17.1 mm (0.7 in)16 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1922Bellbrook (East Street), AUdaily rain23.9 mm (0.9 in)17.8 mm (0.7 in)25 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1922Macksville Country Club, AUdaily rain36.1 mm (1.4 in)25.2 mm (1.0 in)25 years19 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1922Port Arthur, CAdaily high min12.8 C (55.0 F)4.5 C (8.1 F)11 years19 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1922Anticosti SW Point, CAdaily high min6.7 C (44.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)32 years19 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1922Ebor (Kotupna), AUdaily rain21.8 mm (0.9 in)13.7 mm (0.5 in)13 years18 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1922Visby_Flygplats, SEdaily rain9.6 mm (0.38 in)2.4 mm (0.09 in)16 years16 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1922Jokkmokk, SEdaily high min6.5 C (43.7 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)34 years16 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1922Fort National, DZdaily high max32.0 C (89.6 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)26 years15 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1922Walcha Post Office, AUdaily rain1.3 mm (0.05 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)34 years15 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1922Kempsey (Wide Street), AUdaily rain21.8 mm (0.9 in)12.9 mm (0.5 in)16 years15 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1922Rollands Plains, AUdaily rain17.3 mm (0.7 in)12.0 mm (0.5 in)25 years15 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1922Bird Rocks, CAdaily high min3.9 C (39.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)32 years15 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1922Nicosia, CYdaily high max36.7 C (98.1 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)12 years15 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1922Grafton 1 NE, USdaily rain28.4 mm (1.1 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)20 years14 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1922Tizi Ouzou, DZdaily high min17.0 C (62.6 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)24 years13 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1922Bowraville Recreation Club, AUdaily rain27.4 mm (1.1 in)12.4 mm (0.5 in)13 years12 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

1802 to 1922
Records on 05-20 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1922. 1922 had 40 records. 01,0002,0003,0001802: 11803: 11804: 11815: 11825: 11837: 11844: 11845: 31847: 11854: 11858: 31861: 11862: 11865: 11867: 11868: 21870: 31871: 21876: 21877: 31879: 11880: 21884: 21885: 11887: 21889: 31890: 31891: 51892: 31893: 11894: 61895: 31896: 31897: 31898: 41899: 41900: 11901: 51902: 111903: 191904: 41905: 41906: 221907: 351908: 231909: 101910: 201911: 821912: 201913: 101914: 161915: 421916: 291917: 461918: 921919: 561920: 441921: 2341922: 401923: 1251924: 1891925: 2511926: 1281927: 1181928: 1381929: 3231930: 1291931: 4511932: 6891933: 4491934: 5821935: 2591936: 2071937: 2701938: 3311939: 2661940: 3371941: 3781942: 3371943: 8021944: 3151945: 4981946: 3391947: 3581948: 5141949: 5861950: 3271951: 2881952: 6151953: 5181954: 8221955: 4211956: 5651957: 7281958: 3781959: 7851960: 6121961: 3331962: 7731963: 7321964: 5171965: 2001966: 4161967: 5871968: 7431969: 8851970: 3101971: 6531972: 6121973: 4191974: 8931975: 1,3321976: 8371977: 5531978: 5341979: 6831980: 7511981: 1,5401982: 5541983: 1,3071984: 8671985: 4261986: 7901987: 1,0361988: 8051989: 7641990: 7221991: 9251992: 1,2001993: 1,2081994: 7781995: 7341996: 1,7491997: 1,1061998: 1,1241999: 6732000: 9912001: 8472002: 2,2992003: 1,2012004: 7462005: 9292006: 1,0062007: 5652008: 9992009: 1,5292010: 1,0112011: 1,1172012: 6042013: 9192014: 6292015: 1,0012016: 6922017: 1,2142018: 4602019: 1,4832020: 7842021: 9042022: 1,6432023: 1,1062024: 4782025: 9692026: 6961802187118981915193219491966198320002017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1922. 1922 had 40 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 05-20 in each year
YearRecords
18021
18031
18041
18151
18251
18371
18441
18453
18471
18541
18583
18611
18621
18651
18671
18682
18703
18712
18762
18773
18791
18802
18842
18851
18872
18893
18903
18915
18923
18931
18946
18953
18963
18973
18984
18994
19001
19015
190211
190319
19044
19054
190622
190735
190823
190910
191020
191182
191220
191310
191416
191542
191629
191746
191892
191956
192044
1921234
192240
1923125
1924189
1925251
1926128
1927118
1928138
1929323
1930129
1931451
1932689
1933449
1934582
1935259
1936207
1937270
1938331
1939266
1940337
1941378
1942337
1943802
1944315
1945498
1946339
1947358
1948514
1949586
1950327
1951288
1952615
1953518
1954822
1955421
1956565
1957728
1958378
1959785
1960612
1961333
1962773
1963732
1964517
1965200
1966416
1967587
1968743
1969885
1970310
1971653
1972612
1973419
1974893
19751,332
1976837
1977553
1978534
1979683
1980751
19811,540
1982554
19831,307
1984867
1985426
1986790
19871,036
1988805
1989764
1990722
1991925
19921,200
19931,208
1994778
1995734
19961,749
19971,106
19981,124
1999673
2000991
2001847
20022,299
20031,201
2004746
2005929
20061,006
2007565
2008999
20091,529
20101,011
20111,117
2012604
2013919
2014629
20151,001
2016692
20171,214
2018460
20191,483
2020784
2021904
20221,643
20231,106
2024478
2025969
2026696

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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).