Weather Records on 22 May 1982

558 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 May 1982. Highest significance: S Bend AP, US.

Key Facts for 22 May 1982

On 22 May 1982, 558 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
122 were record highs and 196 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 542 daily.
S Bend AP set a daily record precipitation of 70.9 mm (2.8 in) on 22 May 1982.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

558 stations

558 station records on 22 May 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 May 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Frenchburg 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jose Cardel	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Darganata	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Raul Soares-Montante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
McCook	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Surgut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Park Forest Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	163.3 mm (6.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chicapa de Castro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Holland 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kyritz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth City	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cadiz	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tahtsa Lake West	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mantuan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gambona	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record daily precipitation	197.1 mm (7.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago Chivela	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Weddingstedt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling City	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
High Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Loma Fina	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville L&D 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Joao Do Jaguaribe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rotan	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Killara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	30.4 C (86.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cuatro Cienegas (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
General Cepeda	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tonala (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nominingue	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Niles	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville Lvstk	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chillicothe	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Robert Lee 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Middleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Valley (Glenrowan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ocotlan de Morelos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ostuta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

558 records

Records set or tied on 22 May 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 116, Highest daily minimum 88, Lowest daily minimum 80, Heaviest daily rainfall 236, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 22 May 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	116
Highest daily minimum	88
Lowest daily minimum	80
Heaviest daily rainfall	236
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 22 May 1982 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 14, daily 542.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

448 broken records

Margins by which the 448 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 58.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 May 1982

Top 20 records on 22 May 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 May 1982	S Bend AP, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 May 1982	Frenchburg 2 W, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1982	Plymouth Wwtp, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1982	Jose Cardel, MX	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1982	Darganata, UZ	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1982	Raul Soares-Montante, BR	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1982	McCook, US	monthly rain	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1982	Surgut, RU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	72 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1982	Park Forest Water, US	all-time rain	163.3 mm (6.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1982	Charles City, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	88 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1982	Huntingdon, CA	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	102 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1982	Chicapa de Castro, MX	monthly rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1982	Williamsburg 2 N, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1982	Galesburg, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	80 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1982	Holland 1 E, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1982	Kyritz, DE	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1982	Elizabeth City, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1982	Semej, KZ	monthly high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	71 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1982	Cadiz, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	73 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1982	Tahtsa Lake West, CA	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	38 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1982. 1982 had 558 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).