Weather Records on 22 May 1995

823 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 May 1995. Highest significance: Polotsk, BY.

Key Facts for 22 May 1995

On 22 May 1995, 823 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
337 were record highs and 180 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 783 daily.
Polotsk set an all-time record daily precipitation of 76.0 mm (3.0 in) on 22 May 1995.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

823 stations

823 station records on 22 May 1995 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 May 1995: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Polotsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Enonkoski Simanala	Finland	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Weipa Eastern Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Heinavesi Palokki	Finland	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Konotop	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Smolensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Berezino	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pafuri	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Payson	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wells	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Joensuu Pyhaselka	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mexcala (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz Do Piaui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hudiksvall	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
El Cantil	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria del Monte	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
El Carmen (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Koror	Palau	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis de la Paz	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Seney Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vermelho Velho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hachinohe	Japan	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Towson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Punkaharju Laukansaari	Finland	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kerimaki Ylakuona	Finland	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kolguev Severnyi	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Presa El Giron	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Macambira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dores Do Manhumirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose del Cabo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Iuna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kankaanpaa Niinisalo Puolustus	Finland	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
La Huerta	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Holden	Norway	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gatos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Assarai-Montante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Itaici	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tangancicuaro	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Harlem	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bismarck 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hakodate	Japan	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hiroo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Prata Do Piaui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Obihiro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rorvikvatn Ved Vadheim	Norway	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sandnas	Sweden	Record snow depth	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

823 records

Records set or tied on 22 May 1995 by type: Highest daily maximum 125, Lowest daily maximum 59, Highest daily minimum 212, Lowest daily minimum 121, Heaviest daily rainfall 272, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 31.

Records on 22 May 1995 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	125
Lowest daily maximum	59
Highest daily minimum	212
Lowest daily minimum	121
Heaviest daily rainfall	272
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	31

Records on 22 May 1995 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 32, daily 783.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

631 broken records

Margins by which the 631 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 360.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 May 1995

Top 20 records on 22 May 1995 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 May 1995	Polotsk, BY	all-time rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 May 1995	Enonkoski Simanala, FI	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 May 1995	Weipa Eastern Ave, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1995	Heinavesi Palokki, FI	monthly rain	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1995	Konotop, UA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1995	Smolensk, RU	monthly rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1995	Berezino, BY	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1995	Pafuri, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1995	Mandan Exp STN, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1995	Payson, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	74 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1995	Wells, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1995	Joensuu Pyhaselka, FI	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1995	Mexcala (Cfe), MX	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1995	Santa Cruz Do Piaui, BR	daily rain	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1995	Hudiksvall, SE	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1995	El Cantil, MX	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1995	Santa Maria del Monte, MX	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1995	El Carmen (Smn), MX	daily high min	30.6 C (87.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1995	Koror, PW	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	6 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1995	San Luis de la Paz, MX	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	2 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 1995

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1995. 1995 had 823 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	607
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	2
350 to 400	3