Weather Records on 22 May 1942

379 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 May 1942. Highest significance: Carlisle, US.

Key Facts for 22 May 1942

On 22 May 1942, 379 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
145 were record highs and 45 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 365 daily.
Carlisle set a daily record precipitation of 64.0 mm (2.5 in) on 22 May 1942.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

379 stations

379 station records on 22 May 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 May 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pocono 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lynchburg 7 St Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cheltenham 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vicosa Do Ceara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.3 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ephrata	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buchanan	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wetumpka	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Henbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 2 NE Pump St	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Culpotaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
De Ruyter 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Settle	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Thowgla Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ambasamudram	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Raquette Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Reidsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mendota	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Westernport	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ravensfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Trangie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sankarankoil	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Davangire	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aijal	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kooskia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Buhl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Weiser	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Graham 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

379 records

Records set or tied on 22 May 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 115, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 189.

Records on 22 May 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	115
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	189
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 May 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 365.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

312 broken records

Margins by which the 312 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 May 1942

Top 20 records on 22 May 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 May 1942	Carlisle, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1942	Staunton Wtp, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1942	Debrecen Airport, HU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1942	Coldwater, CA	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1942	Gettysburg, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1942	Selinsgrove 2 S, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1942	Reading Wb City, US	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	3 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1942	Mt Pocono 2 N, US	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1942	Macon, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1942	Lynchburg 7 St Brg, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1942	Cheltenham 1 NW, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1942	Vicosa Do Ceara, BR	daily rain	104.3 mm (4.1 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1942	Ephrata, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1942	Buchanan, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1942	Stratford, CA	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	75 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1942	Wetumpka, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1942	Towanda 1 S, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1942	Camden 3 W, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1942	Danville 2 SE, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1942	Henbury, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	38 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1942. 1942 had 379 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	288
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1