Weather Records on 22 May 1976

476 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 May 1976. Highest significance: Logan 1 WNW, US.

Key Facts for 22 May 1976

On 22 May 1976, 476 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
51 were record highs and 136 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 459 daily.
Logan 1 WNW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 130.0 mm (5.1 in) on 22 May 1976.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

476 stations

476 station records on 22 May 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 May 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Naponee	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bredy	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Goychay	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Maroochydore Swan Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kartaly	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan Co Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Quinter	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Maleny Denning Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Leoti	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Buzau	Romania	Record daily precipitation	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Antonio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tabou	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Little Nerang Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Qabala	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tadoussac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fleming	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bodocongo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Lac Morin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cemal	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Francisco Sa (Efbm)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aroostook	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Karaul Keldy	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chamberlain	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Portage des Roches	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
South Pass City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Union Hidalgo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tierra Blanca (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yajlju	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vona	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Detention River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Niobrara	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Frankford (Rossville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cristina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Meleiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coffee Springs 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ida Grove 5NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Daytona Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kapan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.2 mm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

476 records

Records set or tied on 22 May 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 80, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 287, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 22 May 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	80
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	287
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 22 May 1976 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 14, daily 459.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

408 broken records

Margins by which the 408 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 139.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 May 1976

Top 20 records on 22 May 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 May 1976	Logan 1 WNW, US	monthly rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 May 1976	Naponee, US	monthly rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1976	Saint Paul, US	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1976	Bredy, RU	monthly rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1976	Byers 5 ENE, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1976	Kansk, RU	monthly rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1976	Goychay, AZ	daily rain	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1976	Nova Cruz, BR	daily rain	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1976	Maroochydore Swan Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1976	Kartaly, RU	daily rain	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1976	Virden, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1976	Carroll, US	monthly rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	80 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1976	Sharon Springs, US	all-time rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1976	Imperial, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1976	Oberlin, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	82 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1976	Harlan Co Lake, US	monthly rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1976	Quinter, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1976	Maleny Denning Rd, AU	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1976	Leoti, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1976	Buzau, RO	all-time rain	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	45 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1976. 1976 had 476 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	359
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1