Weather Records on 22 May 1940

364 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 May 1940. Highest significance: Nalgonda, IN.

Key Facts for 22 May 1940

On 22 May 1940, 364 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
116 were record highs and 40 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 343 daily.
Nalgonda set an all-time record daily precipitation of 168.7 mm (6.6 in) on 22 May 1940.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

364 stations

364 station records on 22 May 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 May 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nalgonda	India	Record daily precipitation	168.7 mm (6.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ancho	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Talegaon D-Dhera	India	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jagdalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Itchapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gunupur	India	Record daily precipitation	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Salur	India	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sompeta	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gopalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rayagada	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Malakapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Srungavarapukota	India	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jagnathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chipurupally	India	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jejuri	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tekkali	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ranpur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kanas	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pelzer	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gajapathinagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Silchar	India	Record daily precipitation	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aska	India	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rambha	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Capitan	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tuni	India	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bobbili	India	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Narsipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yellamanchili	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hanamkonda	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Parvatipur	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dolphin@S Nose Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Athmalik	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Benson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Peddapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Molakmura	India	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kalingapatam	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gop	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas Smelter	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bagaha	India	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alamogordo 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hospet	India	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yeola	India	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Berhampur	India	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vishakhapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karimnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chatrapur	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brackettville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvur(Tiruvvru)	India	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Agartala	India	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alamogordo	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

364 records

Records set or tied on 22 May 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 72, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 208.

Records on 22 May 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	72
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	208
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 May 1940 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 20, daily 343.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

310 broken records

Margins by which the 310 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 109.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 May 1940

Top 20 records on 22 May 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 May 1940	Nalgonda, IN	all-time rain	168.7 mm (6.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 May 1940	Ancho, US	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 May 1940	Talegaon D-Dhera, IN	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1940	Jagdalpur, IN	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1940	Itchapuram, IN	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1940	Gunupur, IN	monthly rain	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1940	Salur, IN	daily rain	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1940	Sompeta, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1940	Gopalpur, IN	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1940	Rayagada, IN	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1940	Malakapuram, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1940	Srungavarapukota, IN	daily rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1940	Jagnathpur, IN	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1940	Chipurupally, IN	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	14 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1940	Jejuri, IN	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1940	Tekkali, IN	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	6 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1940	Ranpur, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1940	Kanas, IN	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1940	Pelzer, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	7 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1940	Gajapathinagaram, IN	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	40 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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1940. 1940 had 364 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	242
20 to 40	40
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	11
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1