Weather Records on 22 May 1988

641 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 May 1988. Highest significance: Kirkalocka, AU.

Key Facts for 22 May 1988

On 22 May 1988, 641 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
264 were record highs and 166 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 628 daily.
Kirkalocka set a daily record precipitation of 56.0 mm (2.2 in) on 22 May 1988.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

641 stations

641 station records on 22 May 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 May 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kirkalocka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rio Abaixo (Faz.Cachoeira)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Moorleah (Preolenna Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nalbarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Smithton (Grant Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Emmetsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tiraspol	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Megri	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Muralgarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cashmere Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Murrum Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wogarno	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wallal Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gauhati	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yarraloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Redpa (Greenes Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Climax	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mandora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paxton	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yolla (Sea View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pomeroy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hostotipaquillo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Silacayoapam (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fraser Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vitoria de Santo Antao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Julesburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Langley AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Westonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tathra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chula Vista	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Noongall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Voznesensk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
La Junta	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Darby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Surat Thani	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yoweragabbie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Montague Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barra Mansa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elliott Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kellogg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

641 records

Records set or tied on 22 May 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 152, Lowest daily maximum 94, Highest daily minimum 112, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 209, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 22 May 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	152
Lowest daily maximum	94
Highest daily minimum	112
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	209
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 22 May 1988 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 628.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

498 broken records

Margins by which the 498 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 65.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 May 1988

Top 20 records on 22 May 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 May 1988	Kirkalocka, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 May 1988	Rio Abaixo (Faz.Cachoeira), BR	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1988	Moorleah (Preolenna Road), AU	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1988	Nalbarra, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1988	Balfour Downs, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	77 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1988	Smithton (Grant Street), AU	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1988	Emmetsburg, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	94 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1988	Plattsmouth 1E, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1988	Tiraspol, MD	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1988	Megri, AM	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1988	Muralgarra, AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1988	Cashmere Downs, AU	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1988	Murrum Station, AU	monthly rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	80 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1988	Wogarno, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1988	Wallal Downs, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	78 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1988	Gauhati, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1988	Kennebec, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1988	Yarraloola, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	77 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1988	Redpa (Greenes Road), AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1988	Climax, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	92 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 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1988. 1988 had 641 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	425
10 to 20	46
20 to 30	21
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	1