Weather Records on 22 May 1987

810 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 May 1987. Highest significance: Abbeville 4S, US.

Key Facts for 22 May 1987

On 22 May 1987, 810 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
257 were record highs and 285 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 796 daily.
Abbeville 4S set a monthly record daily precipitation of 124.5 mm (4.9 in) on 22 May 1987.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

810 stations

810 station records on 22 May 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 May 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Abbeville 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Armavir	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Haenertsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bastanka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nancheng	China	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mauna Loa Slope Obs 39	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shanwei	China	Record daily precipitation	264.2 mm (10.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Martuni	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Masrik	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Toa Baja 1 SSW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wudu	China	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Westfalia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warroad	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vega de Alatorre	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Washburn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Celina	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yanykh	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gull Lake Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Sumner 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mangum	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aurangabad Chikalth	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sisseton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shorja	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lagunillas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Corozal Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

810 records

Records set or tied on 22 May 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 104, Lowest daily maximum 204, Highest daily minimum 153, Lowest daily minimum 81, Heaviest daily rainfall 258, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 22 May 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	104
Lowest daily maximum	204
Highest daily minimum	153
Lowest daily minimum	81
Heaviest daily rainfall	258
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 22 May 1987 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 796.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

642 broken records

Margins by which the 642 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 194.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 May 1987

Top 20 records on 22 May 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 May 1987	Abbeville 4S, US	monthly rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	72 years	73 of 100 (Major)
22 May 1987	Armavir, AM	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1987	Kisinev, MD	daily rain	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1987	Haenertsburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	73 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1987	Bastanka, UA	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1987	Fitzgerald, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1987	Nancheng, CN	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1987	Mauna Loa Slope Obs 39, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1987	Shanwei, CN	daily rain	264.2 mm (10.4 in)	194.6 mm (7.7 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1987	Marion 2 N, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1987	Mansfield, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	90 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1987	Martuni, AM	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1987	Isabela Substn, PR	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	84 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1987	Ashland, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1987	Leech Lake, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	61 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1987	Pokegama Dam, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1987	Masrik, AM	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1987	Toa Baja 1 SSW, PR	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	21 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1987	Greensburg, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	90 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1987	Irapuato, MX	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	64 years	42 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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1987. 1987 had 810 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 25	618
25 to 50	18
50 to 75	3
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1