Weather Records on 22 May 1951

294 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 May 1951. Highest significance: Bucklin 1SE, US.

Key Facts for 22 May 1951

On 22 May 1951, 294 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
141 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 290 daily.
Bucklin 1SE set a daily record precipitation of 55.1 mm (2.2 in) on 22 May 1951.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

294 stations

294 station records on 22 May 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 May 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bucklin 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wakeeney	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Udumalpet	India	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barham 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chakradhanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruppattur	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pollachi	India	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bull Harbour	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Charles de Mandeville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ponnamaravathi	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Causapscal	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hannibal 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Anthony	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hiriyur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kentville Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alert Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
La Malbaie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Walebing	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lencois	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnarajpet	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rpf 126 Mile	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jawad	India	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ooldea Railway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zhizdra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rowena (Iffley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Supply 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenfield (Macquarie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Helensburgh (Sawan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ste Agathe des Monts	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roberval Nord	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chhuikhadan	India	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karambakkudi	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lockwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grass Patch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Goulds Country Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Itaete (Iguacu)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

294 records

Records set or tied on 22 May 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 59, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 82, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 132.

Records on 22 May 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	59
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	82
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	132
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 May 1951 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 290.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

235 broken records

Margins by which the 235 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 May 1951

Top 20 records on 22 May 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 May 1951	Bucklin 1SE, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	57 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 May 1951	Wakeeney, US	monthly rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1951	Udumalpet, IN	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1951	Hays 1 S, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1951	Wellington, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	54 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1951	Alma, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1951	Barham 2, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1951	Chakradhanpur, IN	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1951	Farmington, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1951	Tiruppattur, IN	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1951	Pollachi, IN	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1951	Bull Harbour, CA	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1951	Moncton, CA	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	49 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1951	St Charles de Mandeville, CA	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1951	Cap Chat, CA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	33 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1951	Timovskoe, RU	daily high max	24.1 C (75.4 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1951	Plainville 4WNW, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1951	Bathurst, CA	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	61 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1951	Ponnamaravathi, IN	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1951	Causapscal, CA	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	36 years	26 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1951. 1951 had 294 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	194
10 to 20	27
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1