Weather Records on 22 May 1993

922 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 May 1993. Highest significance: Garden City, US.

Key Facts for 22 May 1993

On 22 May 1993, 922 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
258 were record highs and 535 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 909 daily.
Garden City set a daily record precipitation of 82.6 mm (3.3 in) on 22 May 1993.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

922 stations

922 station records on 22 May 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 May 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Garden City	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Zverinogolovskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dzankoj	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Washburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Merida Centro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Guiping	China	Record daily precipitation	123.5 mm (4.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Perm	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Verhnee Dubrovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shadrinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bay Minette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Highland Home	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saluda	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
South Pass City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jalturovosk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Caruthersville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ocotlan de Morelos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rossared	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
High Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Colonia Alvaro Obregon	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Landsort	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kershaw 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Haleyville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

922 records

Records set or tied on 22 May 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 99, Lowest daily maximum 188, Highest daily minimum 159, Lowest daily minimum 347, Heaviest daily rainfall 129.

Records on 22 May 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	99
Lowest daily maximum	188
Highest daily minimum	159
Lowest daily minimum	347
Heaviest daily rainfall	129
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 May 1993 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 909.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

695 broken records

Margins by which the 695 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 59.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 May 1993

Top 20 records on 22 May 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 May 1993	Garden City, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 May 1993	Zverinogolovskaja, RU	monthly rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 May 1993	Dzankoj, UA	monthly rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	11 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1993	Washburn, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1993	Gardiner, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1993	Yellowstone Park Mammoth, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1993	Hambantota, LK	daily low max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	108 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1993	Tbilisi, GE	daily low min	3.0 C (37.4 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	58 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1993	Timovskoe, RU	daily high min	7.0 C (44.6 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	92 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1993	Saint Leo, US	daily low min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	88 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1993	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	monthly high min	16.6 C (61.9 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	71 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1993	Merida Centro, MX	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1993	Ekaterinburg, RU	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1993	Karlshamn, SE	daily high max	27.5 C (81.5 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	106 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1993	Greensboro, US	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1993	Shelbyville 1 E, US	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	97 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1993	Mt Pleasant, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	88 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1993	Staunton Wtp, US	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	97 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1993	Low Isles Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	83 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1993	Guiping, CN	daily rain	123.5 mm (4.9 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	40 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 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1993. 1993 had 922 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	664
10 to 20	24
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2