Weather Records on 22 May 1943

385 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 May 1943. Highest significance: Hosanagar, IN.

Key Facts for 22 May 1943

On 22 May 1943, 385 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
91 were record highs and 86 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 375 daily.
Hosanagar set a monthly record daily precipitation of 142.2 mm (5.6 in) on 22 May 1943.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

385 stations

385 station records on 22 May 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 May 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hosanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Shikarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Virajpet	India	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hangal	India	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Golspie (Ayrston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Napoklu	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Poonampet	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ranebennur	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mundagod	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ammathy	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sringeri	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Belthangady	India	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Helena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bantwal	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Honnali	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Taralga (Grathawai)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manantoddy	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Panchgani	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kentfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vayittiri	India	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Udayagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sorab	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paud	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Koppa(Balgadi)	India	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Supa	India	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Khed	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Somwarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Thirthahalli	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Corsicana	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Narasimharajapura	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Menard	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sherman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Medowie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quinault Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth Falls Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hirekerur	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alur	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kumsi	India	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cleburne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nilambur	India	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sagar	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Poona	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wai	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sealy	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Belgaum	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Harihar	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

385 records

Records set or tied on 22 May 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 69, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 206, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 22 May 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	69
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	206
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 22 May 1943 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 375.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

337 broken records

Margins by which the 337 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 200.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 May 1943

Top 20 records on 22 May 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 May 1943	Hosanagar, IN	monthly rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	21 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 May 1943	Shikarpur, IN	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1943	Virajpet, IN	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1943	Hangal, IN	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1943	Golspie (Ayrston), AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1943	Napoklu, IN	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	6 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1943	Poonampet, IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1943	Ranebennur, IN	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1943	Mundagod, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1943	Ammathy, IN	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	9 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1943	Sringeri, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	9 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1943	Gainesville, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	42 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1943	Belthangady, IN	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1943	Saint Helena, US	all-time high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	29 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1943	Bantwal, IN	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1943	Honnali, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1943	Lake City 2 E, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1943	Taralga (Grathawai), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1943	Manantoddy, IN	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1943	Panchgani, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	40 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

1806 to 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1943. 1943 had 385 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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Data for records on 1943-05-22: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	309
25 to 50	19
50 to 75	7
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1