Weather Records on 22 May 1969

593 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 May 1969. Highest significance: Kingoonya, AU.

Key Facts for 22 May 1969

On 22 May 1969, 593 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
129 were record highs and 204 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 586 daily.
Kingoonya set a monthly record daily precipitation of 42.7 mm (1.7 in) on 22 May 1969.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

593 stations

593 station records on 22 May 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 May 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kingoonya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Setlagodi (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Forrest Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Humacao 2 SSE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Deakin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Hermes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leeudoringstad (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Guarabira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
The Valleys	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Holton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Amity 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kaallaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kargopol	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marquard - Pol 29	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfridge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Shepstone	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goedgevonden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mnt Fletcher (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bonner Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wiluna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kismet Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsborg 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Fidel 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rantoul	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Atchison	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasant Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Driekop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kuljab	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

593 records

Records set or tied on 22 May 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 73, Lowest daily maximum 162, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 260.

Records on 22 May 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	73
Lowest daily maximum	162
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	260
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 May 1969 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 586.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

496 broken records

Margins by which the 496 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 May 1969

Top 20 records on 22 May 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 May 1969	Kingoonya, AU	monthly rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	68 of 100 (Major)
22 May 1969	Setlagodi (Pol), ZA	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1969	Forrest Aero, AU	monthly rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1969	Humacao 2 SSE, PR	daily rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1969	Deakin, AU	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1969	Cape Hermes, ZA	daily rain	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1969	Leeudoringstad (Skl), ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1969	Hogsback (Bos), ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1969	Chariton 1 E, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1969	Guarabira, BR	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1969	Fall Rvr Lake, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1969	The Valleys, ZA	daily rain	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1969	Holton, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1969	Auburn 5 ESE, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1969	Mayaguez City, PR	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	68 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1969	Amity 4 NE, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1969	Winburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1969	Kaallaagte, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1969	Newton, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1969	Flandreau, US	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	75 years	36 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 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1969. 1969 had 593 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	474
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1