Weather Records on 22 May 1932

306 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 May 1932. Highest significance: Dantan, IN.

Key Facts for 22 May 1932

On 22 May 1932, 306 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
68 were record highs and 45 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 302 daily.
Dantan set a daily record precipitation of 86.4 mm (3.4 in) on 22 May 1932.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

306 stations

306 station records on 22 May 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 May 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dantan	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Muvattupuzha	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gangajalghati	India	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Peermade Residen	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tebessa	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sitamarhi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Cochin	India	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
May Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rambha	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jindabyne West (Hiawatha)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Colagaon	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pala	India	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Old Halls Creek	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Powell Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colville	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cloncurry McIllwraith St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anthony Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Listowel Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warora	India	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Nash	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Urandangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Daly Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Augustus Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bainbridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tunhovd	Norway	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Argyle Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rauland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Old Halls Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

306 records

Records set or tied on 22 May 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 193.

Records on 22 May 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	193
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 May 1932 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 302.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

270 broken records

Margins by which the 270 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 95.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 May 1932

Top 20 records on 22 May 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 May 1932	Dantan, IN	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1932	Fayetteville (Pwc), US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1932	Newcastle Waters, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1932	Muvattupuzha, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1932	Gangajalghati, IN	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1932	Rosalia, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1932	Peermade Residen, IN	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1932	Fort Macleod, CA	monthly rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	52 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1932	Waycross 4 NE, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1932	Tebessa, DZ	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	13 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1932	Mackay Post Office, AU	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1932	Sitamarhi Sr, IN	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1932	Union Springs 9 S, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1932	Bundaberg Post Office, AU	daily low max	18.2 C (64.8 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	37 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1932	Fort Cochin, IN	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1932	Greensboro, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1932	Yerevan, AM	daily low min	4.5 C (40.1 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	39 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1932	May Vale, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1932	Tranebjerg, DK	daily high min	13.5 C (56.3 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	45 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1932	Rambha, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	26 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 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1932. 1932 had 306 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 20	248
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2