Weather Records on 22 May 2000

1,124 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 May 2000. Highest significance: Maun, BW.

Key Facts for 22 May 2000

On 22 May 2000, 1,124 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
713 were record highs and 170 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 50 monthly and 1,074 daily.
Maun set a monthly record daily precipitation of 102.6 mm (4.0 in) on 22 May 2000.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

1,124 stations

1,124 station records on 22 May 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 May 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Maun	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Siler City 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bila Tserkva	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Siliguri	India	Record daily precipitation	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clay	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Belopol'e,Vinnic	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow/Amausi	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Zitlaltepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Volciha	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Zmerinka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
El Cuije	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
La Union	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Desviacion Alta Al Pedregal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
N Fk 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cahuacan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Parker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.7 C (116.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Hook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fastov	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ville Platte	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gomel	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tapachula (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cuernavaca (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rebriha	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dalnerechensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gabes	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Salekhard	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Livermore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stevensville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Acatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Malinaltepec (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Colotlipa (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newark	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Canisteo 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Healdsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ojai	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,124 records

Records set or tied on 22 May 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 359, Lowest daily maximum 117, Highest daily minimum 354, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 241.

Records on 22 May 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	359
Lowest daily maximum	117
Highest daily minimum	354
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	241
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 May 2000 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 50, daily 1,074.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

861 broken records

Margins by which the 861 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 May 2000

Top 20 records on 22 May 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 May 2000	Maun, BW	monthly rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	64 years	77 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2000	Siler City 2 N, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	62 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2000	Bila Tserkva, UA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2000	Siliguri, IN	daily rain	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	65 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2000	Clay, US	monthly rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	99 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2000	Belopol'e,Vinnic, UA	monthly rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2000	Lucknow/Amausi, IN	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2000	Zitlaltepec, MX	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2000	Volciha, RU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2000	Zmerinka, UA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2000	Nevada City, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	102 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2000	El Cuije, MX	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	3 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2000	La Union, MX	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2000	Desviacion Alta Al Pedregal, MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2000	Fairmont, US	monthly high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	87 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2000	N Fk 2, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2000	Cahuacan, MX	daily rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2000	Parker, US	daily high max	46.7 C (116.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	102 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2000	Sandy Hook, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	114 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2000	W Pt, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	105 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2000. 2000 had 1,124 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	789
10 to 20	38
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	6
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	2