Weather Records on 22 May 1945

334 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 May 1945. Highest significance: Uniondale (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 22 May 1945

On 22 May 1945, 334 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
35 were record highs and 88 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 326 daily.
Uniondale (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 64.8 mm (2.6 in) on 22 May 1945.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

334 stations

334 station records on 22 May 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 May 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Uniondale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
La Crosse River	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Atalaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mohiuddin Nagar	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oudtshoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wawaitin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
De Hoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winona	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gauribidanur	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ishpeming	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bahragora	India	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Phelps	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar Land	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Parsa	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nabawa	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wittebank	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chas	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Borsat	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Antigo	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vredefort (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Globe Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pipestone	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Durant	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tomahawk Spirit Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Muzaffarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cape St. Francis	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Drift Sands (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hutchinson River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wahoo	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Moxee	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert Road	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ritzville 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Letjiebos (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Odessa	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Sir Samuel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kamferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rondawel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

334 records

Records set or tied on 22 May 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 209, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 22 May 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	209
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 22 May 1945 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 326.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

281 broken records

Margins by which the 281 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 May 1945

Top 20 records on 22 May 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 May 1945	Uniondale (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 May 1945	La Crosse River, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1945	Atalaia, BR	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1945	Goudveld (Bos), ZA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1945	Mohiuddin Nagar, IN	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1945	Angleton 2 W, US	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1945	Oudtshoorn, ZA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1945	Millwood (Bos), ZA	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1945	Wawaitin, CA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1945	De Hoop, ZA	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	11 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1945	Buffelsnek (Bos), ZA	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1945	Winona, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1945	Gauribidanur, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1945	Ishpeming, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1945	Mather 3 NW, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1945	Sarajevo, BA	monthly high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1945	Bahragora, IN	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1945	Phelps, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1945	Albert Lea 3SE, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1945	Sugar Land, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	29 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1945. 1945 had 334 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 10	216
10 to 20	40
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1