Weather Records on 22 May 1997

1,154 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 May 1997. Highest significance: Kimball 2NE, US.

Key Facts for 22 May 1997

On 22 May 1997, 1,154 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
180 were record highs and 637 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 1,135 daily.
Kimball 2NE set a daily record precipitation of 69.1 mm (2.7 in) on 22 May 1997.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

1,154 stations

1,154 station records on 22 May 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 May 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Yuendumu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sarita 7 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Aguas Do Vere (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Guadalupe Y Calvo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Doornhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Abritas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mansfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Brainard Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaevskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rico	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chaparaco	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glenville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tonsina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Avanhandava	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grootfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moola Bulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anningie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zadar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hurbanovo	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Catarina Juquila (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rosillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kweekwa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tempoal de Sanchez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Grande (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chula Vista	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
S Bend AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chapulco	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mendez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,154 records

Records set or tied on 22 May 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 61, Lowest daily maximum 335, Highest daily minimum 119, Lowest daily minimum 302, Heaviest daily rainfall 320, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 22 May 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	61
Lowest daily maximum	335
Highest daily minimum	119
Lowest daily minimum	302
Heaviest daily rainfall	320
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 22 May 1997 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 1,135.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

886 broken records

Margins by which the 886 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 May 1997

Top 20 records on 22 May 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 May 1997	Kimball 2NE, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	91 years	69 of 100 (Major)
22 May 1997	Yuendumu, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1997	Mt Washington, US	daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	34.1 cm (13.4 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1997	Mt Washington, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1997	Sarita 7 E, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	96 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1997	Aguas Do Vere (Pcd), BR	daily rain	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	104.7 mm (4.1 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1997	Guadalupe Y Calvo (Smn), MX	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1997	St. Petersburg, RU	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	62 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1997	Doornhoek, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1997	Livingston, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	96 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1997	Abritas, MX	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1997	Mt Mansfield, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1997	Douglas 1 SE, US	all-time rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1997	Philo 3 SW, US	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	99 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1997	Hartford Brainard Fld, US	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	8.8 C (15.8 F)	47 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1997	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	101 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1997	Nikolaevskoe, RU	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	2 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1997	Ft Bidwell, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	104 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1997	Rico, US	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	99 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1997	Wheaton 3 SE, US	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	101 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1997. 1997 had 1,154 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 100	878
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	2