Weather Records on 22 May 1965

367 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 May 1965. Highest significance: Nantahala, US.

Key Facts for 22 May 1965

On 22 May 1965, 367 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
56 were record highs and 133 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 356 daily.
Nantahala set a monthly record daily precipitation of 82.6 mm (3.3 in) on 22 May 1965.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

367 stations

367 station records on 22 May 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 May 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nantahala	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Phillaur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ferozepur Sadar	India	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Tucunduba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Weeping Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Manyberries Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Szeged	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moga	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Friend 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dehradun	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kulgam	India	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr 6 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Norcross	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ranike	India	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dehra Gopipur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nohar	India	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blairsville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shenandoah	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kelso	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Juana Diaz Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Baramulla	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Badgam	India	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ottapidaram	India	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cedartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chacon	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kotra	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Holdrege	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

367 records

Records set or tied on 22 May 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 90, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 174, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 22 May 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	90
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	174
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 22 May 1965 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 356.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

295 broken records

Margins by which the 295 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1100.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 May 1965

Top 20 records on 22 May 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 May 1965	Nantahala, US	monthly rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 May 1965	Austin #2, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1965	Phillaur, IN	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1965	Ferozepur Sadar, IN	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1965	Szombathely, HU	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1965	Crete 4ESE, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1965	Bathurst Gaol, AU	monthly low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	102 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1965	Acude Tucunduba, BR	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1965	Weeping Water, US	daily rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1965	Manyberries Cda, CA	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1965	Szeged, HU	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1965	Fairmont, US	monthly rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1965	Geneva, US	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	6 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1965	Minden, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	71 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1965	Srinagar, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1965	Hastings 4N, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1965	Moga, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1965	Friend 3E, US	monthly rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1965	Dehradun, IN	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1965	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	92 years	41 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 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1965. 1965 had 367 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 200	293
200 to 400	1
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1