Weather Records on 22 May 1968

502 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 May 1968. Highest significance: Urandangi, AU.

Key Facts for 22 May 1968

On 22 May 1968, 502 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
78 were record highs and 206 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 492 daily.
Urandangi set a daily record precipitation of 70.4 mm (2.8 in) on 22 May 1968.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

502 stations

502 station records on 22 May 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 May 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Urandangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Murgab	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blackleaf	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shuswap Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rothenburg Ob der Tauber	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Nash	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kansas City Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palamner	India	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kvareli	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kasumkent	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Ipaguassu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buckingham Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Conception	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elrose Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-8.4 C (16.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brighton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oban Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Amguri	India	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Denton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Amontada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record low minimum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
La Plata 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Nest	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elko	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-9.3 C (15.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mattoon	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carandotta Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Warrnambool Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Corona Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stradbroke Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wasa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Seleng	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Red Rvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Le Bourget	France	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

502 records

Records set or tied on 22 May 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 87, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 119, Heaviest daily rainfall 216, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 22 May 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	87
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	119
Heaviest daily rainfall	216
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 22 May 1968 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 492.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

401 broken records

Margins by which the 401 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 May 1968

Top 20 records on 22 May 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 May 1968	Urandangi, AU	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1968	Murgab, TJ	all-time rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1968	Blackleaf, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1968	Shuswap Falls, CA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1968	Rothenburg Ob der Tauber, DE	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1968	Lake Nash, AU	monthly rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	63 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1968	Kansas City Dwtn AP, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1968	Lumpkin 2 SE, US	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	59 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1968	Martinsdale 3 NNW, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	67 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1968	Abilene, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1968	Fortine 1 N, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1968	Palamner, IN	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1968	Kvareli, GE	daily rain	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	9 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1968	Kasumkent, RU	monthly rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1968	Great Falls AP, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1968	Valdosta 2 S, US	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	49 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1968	Estancia 4N, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	54 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1968	Boulia Airport, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1968	Acude Ipaguassu, BR	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1968	Buckingham Downs, AU	monthly rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	33 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1968. 1968 had 502 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	383
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2