Weather Records on 20 May 1942

337 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 May 1942. Highest significance: Hendersonville 1 NE, US.

Key Facts for 20 May 1942

On 20 May 1942, 337 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
156 were record highs and 58 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 320 daily.
Hendersonville 1 NE set a monthly record daily precipitation of 209.6 mm (8.3 in) on 20 May 1942.
Across 162 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

337 stations

337 station records on 20 May 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 May 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Grong Grong (Berembed)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jaipur	India	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sonari	India	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Louisa 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Triprayar	India	Record daily precipitation	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kukicherra	India	Record daily precipitation	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aijal	India	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Freshwater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Smoko	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabethton	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blacksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mazbat(Majbat)	India	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dardanelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hailakundi India	India	Record daily precipitation	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Koyah	India	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Attabari	India	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bikrampur	India	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pasadena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cincinnati Sus Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
San Miguel Island	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moran India	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Spreckels Hwy Brg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Carabost	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hay (Illilawa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Ohio St UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
De Sabla	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Inskip Inn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Okay 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Silchar	India	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gohpur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kolosib	India	Record daily precipitation	193.5 mm (7.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

337 records

Records set or tied on 20 May 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 72, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 84, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 123.

Records on 20 May 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	72
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	84
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	123
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 May 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 320.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

266 broken records

Margins by which the 266 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 99.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 May 1942

Top 20 records on 20 May 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 May 1942	Hendersonville 1 NE, US	monthly rain	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	84.9 mm (3.3 in)	40 years	66 of 100 (Major)
20 May 1942	Grong Grong (Berembed), AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1942	Jaipur, IN	daily rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1942	Sonari, IN	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1942	Louisa 2 S, US	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1942	Triprayar, IN	daily rain	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1942	Kukicherra, IN	daily rain	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1942	Aijal, IN	daily rain	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1942	Murphy 4ESE, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1942	Freshwater, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1942	Clemson UNIV, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1942	Cullowhee, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1942	Burkes Garden, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 1942	Smoko, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1942	Elizabethton, US	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1942	Blacksburg, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1942	Bluefield 2 NW, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	45 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1942	Mazbat(Majbat), IN	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1942	Dardanelle, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1942	White Sulphur Springs, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	45 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

1802 to 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1942. 1942 had 337 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 05-20 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1803	1
1804	1
1815	1
1825	1
1837	1
1844	1
1845	3
1847	1
1854	1
1858	3
1861	1
1862	1
1865	1
1867	1
1868	2
1870	3
1871	2
1876	2
1877	3
1879	1
1880	2
1884	2
1885	1
1887	2
1889	3
1890	3
1891	5
1892	3
1893	1
1894	6
1895	3
1896	3
1897	3
1898	4
1899	4
1900	1
1901	5
1902	11
1903	19
1904	4
1905	4
1906	22
1907	35
1908	23
1909	10
1910	20
1911	82
1912	20
1913	10
1914	16
1915	42
1916	29
1917	46
1918	92
1919	56
1920	44
1921	234
1922	40
1923	125
1924	189
1925	251
1926	128
1927	118
1928	138
1929	323
1930	129
1931	451
1932	689
1933	449
1934	582
1935	259
1936	207
1937	270
1938	331
1939	266
1940	337
1941	378
1942	337
1943	802
1944	315
1945	498
1946	339
1947	358
1948	514
1949	586
1950	327
1951	288
1952	615
1953	518
1954	822
1955	421
1956	565
1957	728
1958	378
1959	785
1960	612
1961	333
1962	773
1963	732
1964	517
1965	200
1966	416
1967	587
1968	743
1969	885
1970	310
1971	653
1972	612
1973	419
1974	893
1975	1,332
1976	837
1977	553
1978	534
1979	683
1980	751
1981	1,540
1982	554
1983	1,307
1984	867
1985	426
1986	790
1987	1,036
1988	805
1989	764
1990	722
1991	925
1992	1,200
1993	1,208
1994	778
1995	734
1996	1,749
1997	1,106
1998	1,124
1999	673
2000	991
2001	847
2002	2,299
2003	1,201
2004	746
2005	929
2006	1,006
2007	565
2008	999
2009	1,529
2010	1,011
2011	1,117
2012	604
2013	919
2014	629
2015	1,001
2016	692
2017	1,214
2018	460
2019	1,483
2020	784
2021	904
2022	1,643
2023	1,106
2024	478
2025	969
2026	696

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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	236
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2