Weather Records on 22 May 1986

724 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 May 1986. Highest significance: Budgeree East (Claremont), AU.

Key Facts for 22 May 1986

On 22 May 1986, 724 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
148 were record highs and 352 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 718 daily.
Budgeree East (Claremont) set a daily record precipitation of 60.8 mm (2.4 in) on 22 May 1986.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

724 stations

724 station records on 22 May 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 May 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Budgeree East (Claremont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Shovi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Boy	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cobleskill	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Niamey Aero	Niger	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Northville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harlem	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hialeah	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kremlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ellenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenicia	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palm 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
N Creek 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Claussville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Odessa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Battenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gammon Ranges (Mount Serle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Candelaria (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Big Sandy	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Joplin	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pedras de Abelhas (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Laketown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dzitas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alturas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sunburst 8 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roy 8 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arkville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

724 records

Records set or tied on 22 May 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 202, Highest daily minimum 94, Lowest daily minimum 150, Heaviest daily rainfall 213, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 22 May 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	202
Highest daily minimum	94
Lowest daily minimum	150
Heaviest daily rainfall	213
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 22 May 1986 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 4, daily 718.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

565 broken records

Margins by which the 565 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 May 1986

Top 20 records on 22 May 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 May 1986	Budgeree East (Claremont), AU	daily rain	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	71 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 May 1986	Chester, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 May 1986	Shovi, GE	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1986	Middletown 2 NW, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	77 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1986	Rocky Boy, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1986	Goldbutte 7 N, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1986	Cobleskill, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1986	Niamey Aero, NE	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1986	Northville, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1986	New Bedford Coop, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1986	Harlem, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1986	Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1986	Liberty 1 NE, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1986	Hialeah, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1986	Dayton Mcd, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	91 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1986	Winnemucca AP, US	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	80 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1986	Kremlin, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1986	Ellenville, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1986	Phoenicia, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1986	Palm 3 SE, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	39 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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1986. 1986 had 724 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	500
10 to 20	33
20 to 30	19
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1