Weather Records on 22 May 1990

1,193 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 May 1990. Highest significance: Manfred Downs Station, AU.

Key Facts for 22 May 1990

On 22 May 1990, 1,193 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
230 were record highs and 470 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 60 monthly and 1,132 daily.
Manfred Downs Station set a monthly record daily precipitation of 96.6 mm (3.8 in) on 22 May 1990.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

1,193 stations

1,193 station records on 22 May 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 May 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Manfred Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.6 mm (3.8 in)	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
Jundah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Gumbardo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Gilberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Weaverville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Blackall Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Isis Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Numil Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Barcaldine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Beaconsfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Marree Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
The Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Retreat (Barcoo River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lyndhurst Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kuttabul Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.2 mm (5.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cork Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Springleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.5 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Glenormiston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Moray Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Whitehill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Strathdarr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.6 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dalgonally Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hamlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marree (Clayton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Crowfels Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Glenlyon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gammon Ranges (Umberatana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Amor Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brighton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Windorah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bierbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Waterbag)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Quilberry Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Scotia	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coorabulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wondoola Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brinard Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Birdsville Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Crater Lake Nps HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cockburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Koonawarra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blinman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jericho Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dajarra Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woolners Arm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,193 records

Records set or tied on 22 May 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 120, Lowest daily maximum 360, Highest daily minimum 110, Lowest daily minimum 110, Heaviest daily rainfall 484, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 22 May 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	120
Lowest daily maximum	360
Highest daily minimum	110
Lowest daily minimum	110
Heaviest daily rainfall	484
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 22 May 1990 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 60, daily 1,132.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,025 broken records

Margins by which the 1,025 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 87.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 May 1990

Top 20 records on 22 May 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 May 1990	Manfred Downs Station, AU	monthly rain	96.6 mm (3.8 in)	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	99 years	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
22 May 1990	Jundah Post Office, AU	daily rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	94 years	78 of 100 (Major)
22 May 1990	Gumbardo, AU	daily rain	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	84 years	75 of 100 (Major)
22 May 1990	Ft Bragg 5 N, US	monthly rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	72 of 100 (Major)
22 May 1990	Gilberton, AU	monthly rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	71 of 100 (Major)
22 May 1990	Weaverville, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	77 years	71 of 100 (Major)
22 May 1990	Blackall Township, AU	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	84 years	69 of 100 (Major)
22 May 1990	Isis Downs, AU	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	57 years	67 of 100 (Major)
22 May 1990	Numil Downs Station, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	68 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 May 1990	Barcaldine Post Office, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	84 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 May 1990	Beaconsfield, AU	monthly rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	88 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 May 1990	Marree Comparison, AU	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	85 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 May 1990	The Valley, AU	daily rain	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 May 1990	Retreat (Barcoo River), AU	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	59 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 May 1990	Lyndhurst Station, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	71 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1990	Kuttabul Post Office, AU	monthly rain	150.2 mm (5.9 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1990	Cork Station, AU	monthly rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	94 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1990	Springleigh, AU	daily rain	101.5 mm (4.0 in)	81.9 mm (3.2 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1990	Lucknow Station, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1990	Happy Camp Rs, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	56 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 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1990. 1990 had 1,193 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 20	884
20 to 40	99
40 to 60	31
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	4