Weather Records on 22 May 1949

534 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 May 1949. Highest significance: Ponneri, IN.

Key Facts for 22 May 1949

On 22 May 1949, 534 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
72 were record highs and 84 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 513 daily.
Ponneri set a daily record precipitation of 137.4 mm (5.4 in) on 22 May 1949.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

534 stations

534 station records on 22 May 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 May 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ponneri	India	Record daily precipitation	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Madras/Minambakkam	India	Record daily precipitation	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Isakapally	India	Record daily precipitation	188.5 mm (7.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ennore Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nellore	India	Record daily precipitation	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Saidapet	India	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Arkonam	India	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Captains Flat (Foxlow St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kandukur	India	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Minchinbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tada	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Krishnapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bluffton Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ongole	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cardabia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chinaganjam	India	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	225.0 mm (8.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Asifabad(Rev)	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Atmakur	India	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ghoda Ambegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pokolbin (Ben Ean)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruttani	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pokolbin 1 Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ellerston (Hunters Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Satyavedu	India	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Koilkuntla	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Westernport	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gurjala(Gurujala)	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sullurpet	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsett Rc Byrd Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Alice (Eurella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Goalpara	India	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sriperumbudur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Muncie 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kanigiri	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Catawba Island 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Willowghby East Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Katoomba (Murri St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nicholson (Yendalock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gudur	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

534 records

Records set or tied on 22 May 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 364, Heaviest daily snowfall 14.

Records on 22 May 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	364
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 May 1949 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 17, daily 513.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

471 broken records

Margins by which the 471 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 162.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 May 1949

Top 20 records on 22 May 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 May 1949	Ponneri, IN	daily rain	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1949	Madras/Minambakkam, IN	daily rain	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	162.3 mm (6.4 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1949	Isakapally, IN	monthly rain	188.5 mm (7.4 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	9 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1949	Ennore Obsy, IN	monthly rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1949	Monticello, US	monthly rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1949	Nellore, IN	daily rain	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	118.3 mm (4.7 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1949	Saidapet, IN	daily rain	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1949	Portsmouth-Sciotoville, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1949	Arkonam, IN	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1949	Captains Flat (Foxlow St), AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	49 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1949	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1949	Lindenberg, DE	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1949	Kandukur, IN	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1949	Minchinbury, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1949	Tada, IN	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1949	Reit Im Winkl, DE	daily rain	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1949	Krishnapatnam, IN	daily rain	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	123.5 mm (4.9 in)	18 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1949	Bluffton Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1949	Ongole, IN	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1949	Paulding, US	all-time rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	44 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1949. 1949 had 534 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	402
25 to 50	33
50 to 75	20
75 to 100	7
100 to 125	5
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	2