Weather Records on 22 May 1933

307 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 May 1933. Highest significance: Nedumangad, IN.

Key Facts for 22 May 1933

On 22 May 1933, 307 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
103 were record highs and 32 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 297 daily.
Nedumangad set an all-time record daily precipitation of 245.4 mm (9.7 in) on 22 May 1933.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

307 stations

307 station records on 22 May 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 May 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nedumangad	India	Record daily precipitation	245.4 mm (9.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wani	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Palitana	India	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eraniel	India	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bidyadanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rajakkamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Noyyatinkara	India	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bombala (Therry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mavelikara	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Adur	India	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pandherikawara	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kottarakara	India	Record daily precipitation	232.9 mm (9.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chengannur	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Attingal	India	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nalgonda	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mercara Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beardsley	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hunsur	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Punalur	India	Record daily precipitation	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lakes Entrance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kuzhithurai	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Thammampatty	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Barharwa	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gondwara(Kohra)	India	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvannamalai	India	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Virudhunagar	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kamuthi	India	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruchengode	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nagarcoil	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Glenmorgan	India	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Minicoy Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sihora Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chandur Bazar	India	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kennewick	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Durg(Drug)	India	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Navanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nanded	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Talegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Achalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yeeda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karratha Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kurdege	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nowgong	India	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

307 records

Records set or tied on 22 May 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 48, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 55, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 170, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 22 May 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	48
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	55
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	170
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 May 1933 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 8, daily 297.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

256 broken records

Margins by which the 256 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 88.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 May 1933

Top 20 records on 22 May 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 May 1933	Nedumangad, IN	all-time rain	245.4 mm (9.7 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1933	Wani, IN	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1933	Palitana, IN	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1933	Eraniel, IN	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1933	Bidyadanga, AU	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1933	Rajakkamangalam, IN	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1933	Noyyatinkara, IN	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1933	Bombala (Therry Street), AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1933	Mavelikara, IN	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1933	Fergus Falls, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1933	Adur, IN	daily rain	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1933	Pandherikawara, IN	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1933	Kottarakara, IN	all-time rain	232.9 mm (9.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1933	Orbost (Comparison), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1933	Chengannur, IN	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1933	Lusk 2 SW, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1933	Bonang, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1933	Bangalore, IN	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1933	Attingal, IN	monthly rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1933	Broome Post Office, AU	monthly rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	32 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 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1933. 1933 had 307 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	216
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	3