Weather Records on 22 May 1936

490 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 May 1936. Highest significance: Amalner, IN.

Key Facts for 22 May 1936

On 22 May 1936, 490 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
93 were record highs and 106 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 474 daily.
Amalner set a daily record precipitation of 48.8 mm (1.9 in) on 22 May 1936.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

490 stations

490 station records on 22 May 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 May 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Amalner	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kloofend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cannanore	India	Record daily precipitation	257.8 mm (10.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Uthankarai	India	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Razole(Rajole)	India	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Premier Mine-Cullinan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alamur(Alamar)	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sambalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Parvatipur	India	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Amersfoort (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rosherville (Pow)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kuttiadi	India	Record daily precipitation	213.4 mm (8.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vlakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jath	India	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Joubert Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boksburg (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Springs (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Val (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pretoria-Fountains	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tellichery	India	Record daily precipitation	383.8 mm (15.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quilandi	India	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ahmadnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chintamani	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Biswan	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dinokana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Karikode	India	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Malayattur	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Valapady	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sidlaghatta	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harur	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Badagara	India	Record daily precipitation	295.9 mm (11.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Basudevpur (Eram)	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Heidelberg I	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pala	India	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Reitz 36	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Castlewood	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dhenkanal	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Insikeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Osage	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kachugaon	India	Record daily precipitation	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Triprayar	India	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pennagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pearsall	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tadepalligudem	India	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

490 records

Records set or tied on 22 May 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 59, Lowest daily minimum 75, Heaviest daily rainfall 291.

Records on 22 May 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	59
Lowest daily minimum	75
Heaviest daily rainfall	291
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 May 1936 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 14, daily 474.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

408 broken records

Margins by which the 408 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 193.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 May 1936

Top 20 records on 22 May 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 May 1936	Amalner, IN	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1936	Kloofend, ZA	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1936	Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA	daily rain	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1936	Cannanore, IN	daily rain	257.8 mm (10.1 in)	193.8 mm (7.6 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1936	Uthankarai, IN	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1936	Menno, US	all-time rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1936	Razole(Rajole), IN	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1936	Premier Mine-Cullinan, ZA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1936	Alamur(Alamar), IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	13 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1936	Sambalpur, IN	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1936	Centerville 6 SE, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1936	Parvatipur, IN	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1936	Amersfoort (Pol), ZA	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1936	Rosherville (Pow), ZA	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1936	Gothenburg, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1936	Kuttiadi, IN	daily rain	213.4 mm (8.4 in)	122.5 mm (4.8 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1936	Vlakfontein, ZA	monthly rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	1 year	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1936	Newport, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1936	Jath, IN	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1936	Jhb-Joubert Park, ZA	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	41 of 100 (Notable)

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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1936. 1936 had 490 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 25	355
25 to 50	40
50 to 75	9
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1