Weather Records on 22 May 1966

434 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 May 1966. Highest significance: Yates Hydro Plt, US.

Key Facts for 22 May 1966

On 22 May 1966, 434 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
222 were record highs and 55 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 421 daily.
Yates Hydro Plt set a daily record precipitation of 96.5 mm (3.8 in) on 22 May 1966.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

434 stations

434 station records on 22 May 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 May 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yates Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dhanaha	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Milledgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Salvador	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	208.4 mm (8.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aseral	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bijni	India	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Graham 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg Im Breisgau-Herdern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gvarv	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ntywenka (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Purnea	India	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tovdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Marks 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Covington	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
West Yellowstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ovre Sirdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kula Sanatorium 267	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lifjell	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
West Yellowstone	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Raleigh	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse 1NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
N Loup	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wollstonecraft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Teresina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stewart	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

434 records

Records set or tied on 22 May 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 115, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 107, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 144, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 22 May 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	115
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	107
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	144
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 22 May 1966 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 421.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

321 broken records

Margins by which the 321 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 May 1966

Top 20 records on 22 May 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 May 1966	Yates Hydro Plt, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1966	Dhanaha, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1966	Oksoey Fyr, NO	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	87 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1966	Milledgeville, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1966	Ennis, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1966	Virginia City, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1966	Oxford 1 E, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1966	Salvador, BR	all-time rain	208.4 mm (8.2 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1966	Aseral, NO	daily rain	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1966	Kiev, UA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	63 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1966	Waynesboro 2 S, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1966	Bijni, IN	daily rain	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1966	Freiburg, DE	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	86 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1966	Lysebotn, NO	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1966	Auburn, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1966	Graham 2 ENE, US	monthly rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1966	Conway, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1966	Postmyr I Drangedal, NO	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1966	Herefoss, NO	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	65 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1966	Bozeman Montana State UNIV, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	64 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 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1966. 1966 had 434 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	296
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1