Weather Records on 22 May 1955

556 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 May 1955. Highest significance: Burrundie Railway Station, AU.

Key Facts for 22 May 1955

On 22 May 1955, 556 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
221 were record highs and 152 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 550 daily.
Burrundie Railway Station set a daily record precipitation of 41.4 mm (1.6 in) on 22 May 1955.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

556 stations

556 station records on 22 May 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 May 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Burrundie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Albemarle	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bambaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kampur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Loretto	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fermoy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brooklet 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milingimbi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saluda	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Malbon Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nelia Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sherkawan	India	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville Lock 6	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lungleh	India	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leopold Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hornindal	Norway	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chappells 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Williams 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tryon	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-6.9 C (19.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newaygo Hardy Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Roanoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Shelby 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lumding	India	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna Sch For Boys	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bemidji	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Heath Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pemberton Meadows	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Daflating	India	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

556 records

Records set or tied on 22 May 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 109, Lowest daily maximum 74, Highest daily minimum 112, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 170, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 22 May 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	109
Lowest daily maximum	74
Highest daily minimum	112
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	170
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 22 May 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 550.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

440 broken records

Margins by which the 440 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 260.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 May 1955

Top 20 records on 22 May 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 May 1955	Burrundie Railway Station, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 May 1955	Aiken 5SE, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	49 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1955	Newberry, US	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1955	Albemarle, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1955	Bambaroo, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1955	Owensboro 3ENE, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1955	Newry, AU	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1955	Kampur, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1955	Loretto, US	monthly rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	54 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1955	Fermoy, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1955	Brooklet 1 W, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	22 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1955	Milingimbi, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1955	Ivanhoe Station, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1955	Saluda, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1955	Malbon Railway Station, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1955	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily low min	0.8 C (33.4 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	88 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1955	Putbus, DE	daily low min	1.5 C (34.7 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	88 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1955	Nelia Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1955	Sherkawan, IN	daily rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1955	Hohenwald, US	monthly rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	36 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1955. 1955 had 556 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	429
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1