Weather Records on 22 May 1970

306 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 May 1970. Highest significance: Waupaca, US.

Key Facts for 22 May 1970

On 22 May 1970, 306 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
122 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 299 daily.
Waupaca set a daily record precipitation of 72.6 mm (2.9 in) on 22 May 1970.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

306 stations

306 station records on 22 May 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 May 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waupaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Marinette	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dinapur Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Raghopur	India	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chaurai	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Begusarai	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coddington 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record snow depth	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brillion	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jahanabad	India	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Asthawan	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bakhtiarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sarmera	India	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Anjangaon	India	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blacoveschenka	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Adhoura	India	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nevasa	India	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mapulehu 542	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruppathur	India	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sausar	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bernalillo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Agar	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrenceville 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Medford	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pskem	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Seguin	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie du Sac 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pudukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Phulwari	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nargund	India	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Villaflores (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bhadrachalam	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kilanilai	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Iguala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hickory	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
River Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chokpak	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marshfield Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Basantpur	India	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

306 records

Records set or tied on 22 May 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 163, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 22 May 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	163
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 22 May 1970 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 299.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

243 broken records

Margins by which the 243 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 650.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 May 1970

Top 20 records on 22 May 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 May 1970	Waupaca, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	63 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 May 1970	Marinette, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 May 1970	New London, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	63 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 May 1970	Dinapur Sr, IN	monthly rain	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1970	Stevens Pt, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	61 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1970	Raghopur, IN	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1970	Chaurai, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1970	Wisconsin Rapids, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1970	Begusarai, IN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	57 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1970	Yalta, UA	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1970	Petropavlovsk, KZ	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1970	Coddington 1 E, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1970	Green Bay, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	65 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1970	Brocken, DE	daily snow depth	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	65.0 cm (25.6 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1970	Odesa, UA	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1970	Stanley Wwtp, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1970	Brillion, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1970	Jahanabad, IN	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1970	Asthawan, IN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	57 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1970	Merrill, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	44 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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1970. 1970 had 306 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 100	242
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1