Weather Records on 22 May 1944

490 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 May 1944. Highest significance: Waseca, CA.

Key Facts for 22 May 1944

On 22 May 1944, 490 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
123 were record highs and 113 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 475 daily.
Waseca set a monthly record daily precipitation of 68.6 mm (2.7 in) on 22 May 1944.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

490 stations

490 station records on 22 May 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 May 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waseca	Canada	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hedley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Granada Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Haddon Rig)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Manfred Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Manuka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gilliat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Banff	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Katandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Consentes Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Voewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glenbervie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Degilbo Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Malboona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Cane Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Naradhan (Uralba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wateranga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moorhead	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Belmont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lottah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pontiac	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Parkers Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yellow Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Golden A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eulolo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bayrick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Keremeos	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Campsie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Logansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brucefield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Scott Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bucyrus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mercedes 6 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

490 records

Records set or tied on 22 May 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 76, Highest daily minimum 106, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 250, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 22 May 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	76
Highest daily minimum	106
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	250
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 22 May 1944 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 475.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

409 broken records

Margins by which the 409 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 188.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 May 1944

Top 20 records on 22 May 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 May 1944	Waseca, CA	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1944	Hedley, CA	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1944	Granada Station, AU	monthly rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1944	Warren (Haddon Rig), AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1944	Manfred Downs Station, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1944	Manuka, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1944	Gilliat Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1944	Banff, CA	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1944	Katandra, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1944	Consentes Station, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1944	Voewood, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1944	Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A, CA	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1944	Glenbervie Station, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1944	Little Falls City Rsch, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1944	Degilbo Rail STN, AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1944	Ranfurly, CA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1944	Malboona, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1944	Snyder, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	6 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1944	Grand Cane Fire Twr, US	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1944	Naradhan (Uralba), AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	35 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1944. 1944 had 490 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 25	385
25 to 50	22
50 to 75	1
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1