Weather Records on 22 May 1938

313 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 May 1938. Highest significance: Coraki Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 22 May 1938

On 22 May 1938, 313 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
137 were record highs and 55 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 303 daily.
Coraki Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 153.4 mm (6.0 in) on 22 May 1938.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

313 stations

313 station records on 22 May 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 May 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coraki Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Clunes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hungund	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kealakekua 2 28.7	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alstonville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
White Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hana 354	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Smith	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Setif	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rajathgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cloud Chief 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Awini 182.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Milparinka (Yandama Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sheohar	India	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ness City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kulikuchi	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cincinnati Sus Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Halle	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jetmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Koolool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Paauhau 217	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra (Olive Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ulm	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington Point (Tubbo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mahua	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
South Comongin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kunzelsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rothenburg Ob der Tauber	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Akalkot	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brookville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Honomanu 450	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Keanae 346	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

313 records

Records set or tied on 22 May 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 121.

Records on 22 May 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	121
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 May 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 303.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

237 broken records

Margins by which the 237 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 May 1938

Top 20 records on 22 May 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 May 1938	Coraki Post Office, AU	daily rain	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	101.8 mm (4.0 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1938	Clunes, AU	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1938	Hungund, IN	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1938	Kealakekua 2 28.7, US	monthly rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1938	Alstonville Post Office, AU	daily rain	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1938	White Well, AU	monthly rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1938	Richfield, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1938	Cumbalum (Fairview), AU	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1938	Norman 3SSE, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1938	Yamba Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1938	Hana 354, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1938	Ft Smith, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1938	Setif, DZ	daily low min	2.0 C (35.6 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	57 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1938	Rajathgarh, IN	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1938	Cloud Chief 2 SE, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1938	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	57 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1938	Corning, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1938	St Augustine, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1938	Winthrop UNIV, US	monthly high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	19 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1938	Awini 182.1, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 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 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1938. 1938 had 313 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	217
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1