Weather Records on 22 May 1996

1,139 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 May 1996. Highest significance: Zametchino, RU.

Key Facts for 22 May 1996

On 22 May 1996, 1,139 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
666 were record highs and 169 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 1,092 daily.
Zametchino set a daily record precipitation of 27.0 mm (1.1 in) on 22 May 1996.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

1,139 stations

1,139 station records on 22 May 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 May 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Zametchino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Ulyanovsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Pervomajskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Ersov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oroville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Perelyub	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Strawberry Valley 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Republic	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Suhinici	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Volta Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Samara	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Graton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Syzran'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Bautista Cuicatlan (	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Merced	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Farmville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sanderson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Alfred Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cascadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ixcateopan de Tlapa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rjazsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wyola 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tifton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sumter	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wapato	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tillabery	Niger	Record low minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Liski	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manzanita Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jersey City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,139 records

Records set or tied on 22 May 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 376, Lowest daily maximum 105, Highest daily minimum 290, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 300, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 22 May 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	376
Lowest daily maximum	105
Highest daily minimum	290
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	300
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 22 May 1996 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 43, daily 1,092.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

816 broken records

Margins by which the 816 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 270.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 May 1996

Top 20 records on 22 May 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 May 1996	Zametchino, RU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	82 years	71 of 100 (Major)
22 May 1996	Ulyanovsk, RU	all-time rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	68 of 100 (Major)
22 May 1996	Pervomajskoe, RU	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
22 May 1996	Ersov, RU	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1996	Seattle Urban Site, US	monthly rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	100 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1996	Oroville, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1996	Perelyub, RU	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1996	Strawberry Valley 2, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1996	Republic, US	monthly rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	95 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1996	Suhinici, RU	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1996	Volta Ph, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1996	Gardiner, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	106 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1996	Samara, RU	monthly rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1996	Graton, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1996	Paradise, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1996	Toms River, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	93 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1996	Vestervig, DK	daily low min	0.9 C (33.6 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	101 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1996	Telchaquillo, MX	daily high min	30.6 C (87.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1996	Hyannis, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	99 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1996	Rowlesburg 1, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	83 years	43 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1996. 1996 had 1,139 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	813
50 to 100	1
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1