Weather Records on 22 May 1985

736 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 May 1985. Highest significance: Pasamonte, US.

Key Facts for 22 May 1985

On 22 May 1985, 736 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
140 were record highs and 175 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 729 daily.
Pasamonte set a daily record precipitation of 62.7 mm (2.5 in) on 22 May 1985.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

736 stations

736 station records on 22 May 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 May 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pasamonte	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Hardwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Eugenio Lefevre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Quabbin Intake	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lehman Caves Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Tract	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lead Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Belchertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ware	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sal'jny	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Volta Redonda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gernrode	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Canoe Brook	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick-McKinnon AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jataizinho Aneel/Cesp	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ze da Rosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pelham	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maxwell 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Congonhal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Piratininga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jambeiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose Dos Campos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Combolcha	Ethiopia	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vila Capivari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cuthbert	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Matamoras	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rio da Cidade	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rita Do Massaim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barra Mansa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Santa Leonor	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Venustiano Carranza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Flores (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barra Do Pirai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mosquero 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fumaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Timburi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Siwa	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

736 records

Records set or tied on 22 May 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 74, Lowest daily maximum 92, Highest daily minimum 66, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 418, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 22 May 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	74
Lowest daily maximum	92
Highest daily minimum	66
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	418
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 22 May 1985 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 729.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

645 broken records

Margins by which the 645 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 May 1985

Top 20 records on 22 May 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 May 1985	Pasamonte, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 May 1985	Hardwick, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1985	Goodwell Rsch STN, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1985	Eugenio Lefevre, BR	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1985	Nqamakwe (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	74 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1985	Quabbin Intake, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1985	Cimarron 4 SW, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1985	Corning, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1985	Lehman Caves Nm, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1985	Upper Tract, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1985	Lead Hill, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1985	Belchertown, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1985	Ware, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1985	Sal'jny, AZ	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1985	Volta Redonda, BR	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1985	Gernrode, DE	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1985	Canoe Brook, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1985	Brunswick-McKinnon AP, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1985	Arhangelsk, RU	daily low max	1.2 C (34.2 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	100 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1985	Lake City, US	monthly rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	40 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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1985. 1985 had 736 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 10	498
10 to 20	95
20 to 30	31
30 to 40	13
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1