Weather Records on 22 May 1998

995 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 May 1998. Highest significance: Payette, US.

Key Facts for 22 May 1998

On 22 May 1998, 995 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
531 were record highs and 257 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 53 monthly and 938 daily.
Payette set a monthly record daily precipitation of 39.4 mm (1.6 in) on 22 May 1998.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

995 stations

995 station records on 22 May 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 May 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Payette	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Joseph	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Ontario Ksrv	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Tuapse	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nagornyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Madura Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
San Jeronimo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Thompson Falls Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Weiser	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Voru	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Downing	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gresham 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Landor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cerralvo (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Valmora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gravette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Malheur Branch Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Powell	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Huimin	China	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elwood 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Holdrege	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Polk	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tepexpan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Guerrero (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Headquarters	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nezperce	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Joseph	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jinan	China	Record daily precipitation	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Weiser	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 32 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	40.5 C (104.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

995 records

Records set or tied on 22 May 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 273, Lowest daily maximum 107, Highest daily minimum 258, Lowest daily minimum 150, Heaviest daily rainfall 199, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 22 May 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	273
Lowest daily maximum	107
Highest daily minimum	258
Lowest daily minimum	150
Heaviest daily rainfall	199
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 22 May 1998 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 53, daily 938.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

716 broken records

Margins by which the 716 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 60.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 May 1998

Top 20 records on 22 May 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 May 1998	Payette, US	monthly rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	99 years	79 of 100 (Major)
22 May 1998	Superior, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	83 years	72 of 100 (Major)
22 May 1998	Joseph, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	71 years	71 of 100 (Major)
22 May 1998	Ontario Ksrv, US	monthly rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	92 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 May 1998	Tuapse, RU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 May 1998	Nagornyj, RU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1998	Greenfield, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	95 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1998	Madura Station, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1998	Emmett 2 E, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1998	San Jeronimo, MX	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1998	Thompson Falls Ph, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1998	Weiser, US	monthly rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1998	Voru, EE	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1998	Downing, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	71 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1998	Kirksville, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	96 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1998	Pierce, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1998	Flora 5 NW, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	89 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1998	Millinocket, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1998	Gresham 3W, US	monthly rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 1998	Landor, AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	87 years	47 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 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1998. 1998 had 995 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).