Weather Records on 22 May 1983

1,025 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 May 1983. Highest significance: Narrabri Bowling Club, AU.

Key Facts for 22 May 1983

On 22 May 1983, 1,025 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
376 were record highs and 150 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 990 daily.
Narrabri Bowling Club set a daily record precipitation of 59.0 mm (2.3 in) on 22 May 1983.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

1,025 stations

1,025 station records on 22 May 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 May 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Narrabri Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Evora Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Premer (Eden Moor)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Breakwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Collaroy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bethlehem	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wauchope (Avondale Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mogil Mogil (Benimora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Haina 214	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Laona 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pleystowe Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi (Cambo Cambo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tanbar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rockford Gtr Rockford AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Whyenbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tonala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
New Roads 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Baker Lake A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.3 cm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kukuihaele Mill 206	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Nelson A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brekke I Sogn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Put-In-Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morven Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Angledool Telephone Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Springkell	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carnarvon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boatman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wee Waa (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Telegraph Point (Farrawells Ro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Holtwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Koumala Hatfields Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fernlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dingwall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Dunumbral)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Camden (Brownlow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Freeport Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Union	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waelder 7 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kukuihaele Hic 199	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Jukes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bajool Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Botnen I Forde	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bakerstown 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Don Muang	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	40.8 C (105.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kelvin (Kahana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
South West Rocks (Smoky Cape L	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fernie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cedral	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Apizaco	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,025 records

Records set or tied on 22 May 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 181, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 195, Lowest daily minimum 84, Heaviest daily rainfall 483, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 22 May 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	181
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	195
Lowest daily minimum	84
Heaviest daily rainfall	483
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 22 May 1983 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 29, daily 990.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

887 broken records

Margins by which the 887 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 762.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 May 1983

Top 20 records on 22 May 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 May 1983	Narrabri Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	103 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 May 1983	Evora Station, AU	daily rain	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	50 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1983	Premer (Eden Moor), AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	82 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1983	Breakwater, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1983	Collaroy Station, AU	daily rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	76 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1983	Bethlehem, US	all-time rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1983	Hovlandsdal, NO	daily rain	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1983	Cape Leeuwin, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1983	Rushville, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1983	Wauchope (Avondale Street), AU	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	85 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1983	Mogil Mogil (Benimora), AU	daily rain	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	1 year	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1983	Haina 214, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1983	Laona 6 SW, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1983	Pleystowe Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	69 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1983	Ivanhoe Downs, AU	monthly rain	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1983	Mungindi (Cambo Cambo), AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	1 year	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1983	Moorland (Denro-An), AU	daily rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	85 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1983	Tanbar Station, AU	monthly rain	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	61 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1983	Rockford Gtr Rockford AP, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1983	Whyenbah, AU	monthly rain	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	93 years	46 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 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1983. 1983 had 1,025 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	880
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1