Weather Records on 24 May 1922

101 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 May 1922. Highest significance: Jena Sternwarte, DE.

Key Facts for 24 May 1922

On 24 May 1922, 101 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
86 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 87 daily.
Jena Sternwarte set a daily record high maximum temperature of 34.0 C (93.2 F) on 24 May 1922.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

101 stations

101 station records on 24 May 1922 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 May 1922: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	35.7 C (96.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
The Towers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	34.1 C (93.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.4 C (90.3 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.4 C (90.3 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.2 C (91.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.1 C (89.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.2 C (91.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse River	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.6 C (90.7 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	34.5 C (94.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.8 C (89.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

101 records

Records set or tied on 24 May 1922 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 13.

Records on 24 May 1922 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	13
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 May 1922 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 87.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

85 broken records

Margins by which the 85 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 24.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 May 1922

Top 20 records on 24 May 1922 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 May 1922	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily high max	34.0 C (93.2 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	74 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1922	Schwerin, DE	all-time high max	35.7 C (96.3 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	29 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1922	Paarl (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1922	The Towers, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1922	Lubeck-Werft, DE	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	28 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1922	Bamberg, DE	monthly high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	29 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1922	Husum, DE	monthly high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	15 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1922	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	daily high max	27.5 C (81.5 F)	6.4 C (11.5 F)	29 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1922	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily high min	17.0 C (62.6 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1922	Waren, DE	monthly high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	29 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1922	Waren, DE	monthly high min	17.5 C (63.5 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	26 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1922	Ulricehamn, SE	monthly high min	13.5 C (56.3 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	29 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1922	Buffalo, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	40 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1922	Schwerin, DE	daily rain	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	11 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1922	Uccle, BE	monthly high max	34.1 C (93.4 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	0 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1922	Brantford, CA	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1922	Tranebjerg, DK	daily high max	26.2 C (79.2 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1922	Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel, DE	daily high min	18.8 C (65.8 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1922	Cottbus, DE	daily high max	32.4 C (90.3 F)	5.1 C (9.2 F)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1922	Plauen, DE	daily high max	32.4 C (90.3 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	35 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

1794 to 1922

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1922. 1922 had 101 records.

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

Records on 05-24 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1797	1
1817	1
1831	1
1837	2
1838	1
1840	1
1841	2
1844	1
1847	3
1848	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	5
1867	7
1868	2
1870	1
1877	2
1880	2
1882	2
1884	2
1886	2
1888	1
1889	3
1890	3
1891	4
1892	1
1893	8
1894	1
1895	1
1896	1
1897	5
1898	4
1899	7
1900	5
1901	7
1902	8
1903	9
1904	14
1905	16
1906	36
1907	15
1908	16
1909	16
1910	34
1911	28
1912	41
1913	30
1914	35
1915	8
1916	19
1917	86
1918	27
1919	25
1920	38
1921	139
1922	101
1923	106
1924	334
1925	347
1926	284
1927	221
1928	290
1929	112
1930	173
1931	475
1932	251
1933	477
1934	196
1935	426
1936	432
1937	187
1938	438
1939	498
1940	289
1941	499
1942	245
1943	439
1944	710
1945	226
1946	501
1947	456
1948	250
1949	436
1950	640
1951	881
1952	720
1953	1,005
1954	260
1955	841
1956	1,027
1957	513
1958	825
1959	315
1960	476
1961	301
1962	479
1963	734
1964	852
1965	502
1966	340
1967	904
1968	568
1969	408
1970	329
1971	625
1972	487
1973	533
1974	584
1975	886
1976	411
1977	997
1978	797
1979	1,115
1980	978
1981	758
1982	725
1983	1,332
1984	737
1985	637
1986	573
1987	664
1988	689
1989	1,346
1990	923
1991	1,495
1992	1,562
1993	826
1994	832
1995	1,247
1996	1,367
1997	1,028
1998	931
1999	806
2000	1,549
2001	1,335
2002	1,163
2003	1,011
2004	1,276
2005	967
2006	994
2007	1,349
2008	1,173
2009	970
2010	1,699
2011	1,026
2012	983
2013	861
2014	757
2015	501
2016	408
2017	876
2018	595
2019	750
2020	517
2021	583
2022	709
2023	353
2024	930
2025	542
2026	877

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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 5	72
5 to 10	10
10 to 15	1
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	1