Weather Records on 22 May 1956

617 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 May 1956. Highest significance: Kadina, AU.

Key Facts for 22 May 1956

On 22 May 1956, 617 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
280 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 614 daily.
Kadina set a daily record precipitation of 31.0 mm (1.2 in) on 22 May 1956.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

617 stations

617 station records on 22 May 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 May 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kadina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Moonta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wallaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Port Germein (Telowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moorook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Maitland (Woodburlie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Leonora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Balasore	India	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boodjerakine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paruna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Montelimar	France	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Murray Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Laverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chintalapudi	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Veitch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shirol	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jamalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Noblesville River	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hecla	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kurundwad	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St Joe AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hyde Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hiranpur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fort William	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waukomis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hospet	India	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bastrop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Natchitoches	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Latham East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrabara Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Berhampore	India	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisonville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Adaven	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Thursday Island Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Broadford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newport News Press Bld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Steffenville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fort George	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

617 records

Records set or tied on 22 May 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 178, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 102, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 309, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 22 May 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	178
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	102
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	309
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 22 May 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 614.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

493 broken records

Margins by which the 493 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 500.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 May 1956

Top 20 records on 22 May 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 May 1956	Kadina, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1956	Moonta, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1956	Wallaroo, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1956	Port Germein (Telowie), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1956	Moorook, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1956	Maitland (Woodburlie), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1956	Leonora, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1956	Balasore, IN	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	18 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1956	Boodjerakine, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1956	Paruna, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1956	Montelimar, FR	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1956	Murray Island, AU	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1956	Wheatfield, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1956	Laverton, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1956	Chintalapudi, IN	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1956	Veitch, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1956	Shirol, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1956	Escanaba, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	74 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1956	Jamalpur, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1956	Noblesville River, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	35 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1956. 1956 had 617 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 100	492
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1