Weather Records on 22 May 1992

1,159 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 May 1992. Highest significance: Boerne, US.

Key Facts for 22 May 1992

On 22 May 1992, 1,159 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
560 were record highs and 308 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 51 monthly and 1,108 daily.
Boerne set a daily record precipitation of 125.7 mm (4.9 in) on 22 May 1992.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

1,159 stations

1,159 station records on 22 May 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 May 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Ashley	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Myskelasen_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hatch	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bitter Lakes Wl Refuge	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hermann	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hobbs	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Los Alamos	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Argyle	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ensenada 1 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elida	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rochford 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yellow Jacket 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roscoe	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Braunfels	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sahty	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Branch 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Majuro Wbas AP	Marshall Islands	Record daily precipitation	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rita	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bratsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Climax	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wedgefield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Guayabal	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Taquaracu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rienhardt Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lumberton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Brainard Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Montague Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.8 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Millinocket	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Holtwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boerne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Langtry	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Helgoland	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Flahult	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Ind Air Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,159 records

Records set or tied on 22 May 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 359, Lowest daily maximum 169, Highest daily minimum 201, Lowest daily minimum 139, Heaviest daily rainfall 289, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 22 May 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	359
Lowest daily maximum	169
Highest daily minimum	201
Lowest daily minimum	139
Heaviest daily rainfall	289
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 22 May 1992 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 51, daily 1,108.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

939 broken records

Margins by which the 939 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 May 1992

Top 20 records on 22 May 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 May 1992	Boerne, US	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	96 years	72 of 100 (Major)
22 May 1992	Ashley, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
22 May 1992	Keokuk L&D 19, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	90 years	67 of 100 (Major)
22 May 1992	Myskelasen_D, SE	monthly rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 May 1992	Harrison, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	69 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 May 1992	Hatch, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1992	Bitter Lakes Wl Refuge, US	monthly rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	11 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1992	Hermann, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	95 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1992	Langdon Exp Farm, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1992	Hobbs, US	monthly rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1992	Los Alamos, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1992	Argyle, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1992	Ensenada 1 W, PR	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1992	Stanley Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1992	Elida, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1992	Washington 1 W, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	90 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1992	Rochford 2 WNW, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	69 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1992	Yellow Jacket 2W, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1992	Roscoe, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1992	Blanco, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	78 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 1992

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1992. 1992 had 1,159 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 50	934
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1