Weather Records on 22 May 1947

340 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 May 1947. Highest significance: Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RU.

Key Facts for 22 May 1947

On 22 May 1947, 340 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
79 were record highs and 70 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 334 daily.
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino set a daily record precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 22 May 1947.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

340 stations

340 station records on 22 May 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 May 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
North Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Blakely	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Skaneateles	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cortland	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cundletown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Easton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Montezuma 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manly Town Hall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Khutauna	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Laukaha	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Parnass Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Freeland	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pupri	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Schuyler	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hooghly	India	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Whitsett 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kendall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Butler	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Acu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oroville 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chauradano	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
McCloud	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Stewarts River Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

340 records

Records set or tied on 22 May 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 191.

Records on 22 May 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	191
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 May 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 334.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

276 broken records

Margins by which the 276 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 73.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 May 1947

Top 20 records on 22 May 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 May 1947	Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 May 1947	North Lake, US	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1947	Blakely, US	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1947	Skaneateles, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1947	Baldwinsville, US	monthly rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	54 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1947	Cortland, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1947	Watertown, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1947	Lake Placid 2 S, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1947	Lowville, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1947	Urjupinsk, RU	daily rain	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1947	Wanakena Rngr School, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1947	Enosburg Falls, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1947	Cundletown Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1947	Easton, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1947	Alexandria 4 WSW, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1947	Philadelphia City, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1947	Montezuma 2 NW, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1947	Quitman 2 NW, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1947	Wilkes Barre, US	monthly rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1947	Manly Town Hall, AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	33 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1947. 1947 had 340 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1947-05-22: 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 10	203
10 to 20	40
20 to 30	19
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1