Weather Records on 22 May 1960

455 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 May 1960. Highest significance: Freehold-Marlboro, US.

Key Facts for 22 May 1960

On 22 May 1960, 455 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
57 were record highs and 285 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 448 daily.
Freehold-Marlboro set a daily record precipitation of 52.1 mm (2.1 in) on 22 May 1960.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

455 stations

455 station records on 22 May 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 May 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Delegate (Weewalla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mombaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sahebganj	India	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	49.4 C (120.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rossland City Yard	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bombala (Cambalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Campbellford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elandsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Polson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carius	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Delegate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aguas Belas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lovelock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Creek Ph	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quixeramobim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Malta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Limoeiro de Anadia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grangeville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Higgins Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stevensville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cove 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Skagway	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
East Park Rsvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Livermore	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mineral	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Council	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

455 records

Records set or tied on 22 May 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 202, Heaviest daily rainfall 103, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 22 May 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	202
Heaviest daily rainfall	103
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 22 May 1960 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 448.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

367 broken records

Margins by which the 367 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 86.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 May 1960

Top 20 records on 22 May 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 May 1960	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	83 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 May 1960	Delegate (Weewalla), AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1960	Mombaca, BR	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1960	Port Blair, IN	daily rain	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1960	Sahebganj, IN	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1960	Grayling, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1960	Huetamo, MX	all-time high max	49.4 C (120.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1960	Glenwood Spgs #2, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	65 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1960	Delegate Station, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1960	Fredericksburg Np, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1960	Rossland City Yard, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1960	Hayward Rs, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1960	Portland Rfc City, US	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	82 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1960	Bombala (Cambalong), AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1960	Yakutat AP, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	29 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1960	Campbellford, CA	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1960	Spencer, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1960	Elandsfontein, ZA	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1960	Hamilton, US	daily low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	57 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1960	Polson, US	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	42 years	30 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1960. 1960 had 455 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 20	351
20 to 40	8
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1