Weather Records on 22 May 1979

674 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 May 1979. Highest significance: Georgetown, US.

Key Facts for 22 May 1979

On 22 May 1979, 674 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
147 were record highs and 144 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 663 daily.
Georgetown set a daily record precipitation of 97.0 mm (3.8 in) on 22 May 1979.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

674 stations

674 station records on 22 May 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 May 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Kuujjuaq A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Magadan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Philippolis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Floydada	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wanda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Schulenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Speddingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fanshawe	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sombrerete (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Agulhas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eenbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Den Haag	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waller	United States	Record daily precipitation	194.1 mm (7.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bethesdaweg (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Curryville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Abernathy	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsfontein 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nouakchott	Mauritania	Record high minimum temperature	30.4 C (86.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lampasas	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dalyup Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Henrietta	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Spiro	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hughenden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hye	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Madison 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmount	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Poteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bedias	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bishop AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Grey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Celina	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Encantado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kalkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oranje	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dardanelle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Parker 6 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Smithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

674 records

Records set or tied on 22 May 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 53, Lowest daily maximum 90, Highest daily minimum 94, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 378, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 22 May 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	53
Lowest daily maximum	90
Highest daily minimum	94
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	378
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 22 May 1979 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 663.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

585 broken records

Margins by which the 585 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 168.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 May 1979

Top 20 records on 22 May 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 May 1979	Georgetown, US	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
22 May 1979	Kuujjuaq A, CA	daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1979	Venterstad, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1979	Magadan, RU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1979	Troy, US	daily rain	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1979	Philippolis (Pol), ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1979	Brinkley, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	94 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1979	Floydada, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1979	Wanda (Pol), ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1979	Schulenburg, US	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1979	Speddingup, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1979	Ellesmere, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	84 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1979	Fanshawe, US	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	17 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1979	Forestburg 5 S, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1979	Sombrerete (Dge), MX	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1979	Cape Agulhas, ZA	monthly rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1979	Eenbult, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1979	Beaver, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1979	Huntsville, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1979	Den Haag, ZA	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	41 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1979. 1979 had 674 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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Data for records on 1979-05-22: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 25	535
25 to 50	41
50 to 75	4
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1