Weather Records on 22 May 1930

121 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 May 1930. Highest significance: Ljubljana Bezigrad, SI.

Key Facts for 22 May 1930

On 22 May 1930, 121 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
62 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 119 daily.
Ljubljana Bezigrad set a daily record precipitation of 37.8 mm (1.5 in) on 22 May 1930.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

121 stations

121 station records on 22 May 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 May 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low minimum temperature	-8.8 C (16.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-7.1 C (19.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Vernal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hay River	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Norway House	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gronbaek-Allingskovgard	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record low maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
St Ignace	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Glacier	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Circleville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Glacier	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

121 records

Records set or tied on 22 May 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 17, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 22 May 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	17
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 May 1930 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 119.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

81 broken records

Margins by which the 81 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 May 1930

Top 20 records on 22 May 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 May 1930	Ljubljana Bezigrad, SI	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1930	Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FR	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	15 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1930	Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GL	daily low min	-8.8 C (16.2 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	54 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1930	Ulan-Ude, RU	daily low min	-7.1 C (19.2 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	33 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1930	Gainesville, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	27 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1930	Yuma Wb City, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	36 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1930	Nikolaev, UA	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1930	Petropavlovskij Majak, RU	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1930	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RU	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1930	Petoskey, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1930	St. Petersburg, RU	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	42 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1930	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	44 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1930	Rutherglen, CA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	4 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1930	Enisejsk, RU	daily rain	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	24 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1930	Sveg, SE	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	40 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1930	Greeley, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	7 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1930	Saguache, US	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	27 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1930	Mackinaw City 2, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1930	Dubuque River, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	38 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1930	Indian Head Cda, CA	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	36 years	17 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

1806 to 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1930. 1930 had 121 records.

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

Records on 05-22 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1837	4
1840	1
1841	1
1845	1
1846	1
1847	2
1857	1
1861	1
1862	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	5
1867	3
1870	2
1872	1
1874	2
1875	1
1877	1
1881	1
1883	3
1885	1
1886	5
1887	3
1889	2
1890	4
1891	1
1892	2
1894	3
1895	2
1896	5
1897	3
1898	3
1899	3
1900	2
1901	3
1902	5
1903	7
1904	6
1905	11
1906	15
1907	45
1908	20
1909	19
1910	6
1911	77
1912	20
1913	15
1914	30
1915	23
1916	22
1917	43
1918	50
1919	402
1920	27
1921	85
1922	60
1923	63
1924	196
1925	382
1926	165
1927	250
1928	168
1929	210
1930	121
1931	489
1932	306
1933	307
1934	292
1935	162
1936	490
1937	192
1938	313
1939	407
1940	364
1941	640
1942	379
1943	385
1944	490
1945	334
1946	277
1947	340
1948	322
1949	534
1950	456
1951	294
1952	442
1953	632
1954	558
1955	556
1956	617
1957	774
1958	584
1959	713
1960	455
1961	446
1962	662
1963	1,149
1964	775
1965	367
1966	434
1967	1,222
1968	502
1969	593
1970	306
1971	479
1972	462
1973	446
1974	613
1975	772
1976	476
1977	648
1978	558
1979	674
1980	997
1981	1,427
1982	558
1983	1,025
1984	907
1985	736
1986	724
1987	810
1988	641
1989	722
1990	1,193
1991	1,200
1992	1,159
1993	922
1994	517
1995	823
1996	1,139
1997	1,154
1998	995
1999	610
2000	1,124
2001	1,371
2002	2,020
2003	822
2004	1,111
2005	1,002
2006	1,174
2007	1,113
2008	967
2009	1,075
2010	1,051
2011	745
2012	1,039
2013	1,216
2014	828
2015	938
2016	807
2017	613
2018	495
2019	1,372
2020	631
2021	915
2022	1,248
2023	400
2024	861
2025	778
2026	473

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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	73
10 to 20	6
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1