Weather Records on 22 May 2001

1,371 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 May 2001. Highest significance: Jarcevo, RU.

Key Facts for 22 May 2001

On 22 May 2001, 1,371 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
510 were record highs and 538 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 1,338 daily.
Jarcevo set a monthly record daily precipitation of 39.9 mm (1.6 in) on 22 May 2001.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

1,371 stations

1,371 station records on 22 May 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 May 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jarcevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Wytheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ekimchan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Carrillo Puerto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Baudette	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
La Begoa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ixcateopan de Tlapa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Big Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tecolutla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Izevsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Anahuac	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse 1NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Peoles	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Corrales	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gruidora	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Valley 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gatesville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jeremiah 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Potomac Fltr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elsinore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cuitzeo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elsinore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McGregor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hondo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wise 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Middlebourne 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hitra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Scotia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pompano Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Madras	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Temascal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gallinas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,371 records

Records set or tied on 22 May 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 267, Lowest daily maximum 212, Highest daily minimum 243, Lowest daily minimum 326, Heaviest daily rainfall 322, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 22 May 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	267
Lowest daily maximum	212
Highest daily minimum	243
Lowest daily minimum	326
Heaviest daily rainfall	322
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 May 2001 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 29, daily 1,338.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,065 broken records

Margins by which the 1,065 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 May 2001

Top 20 records on 22 May 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 May 2001	Jarcevo, RU	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	68 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2001	Wytheville, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	102 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2001	Ekimchan, RU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2001	Carrillo Puerto, MX	monthly rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2001	Baudette, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2001	La Begoa, MX	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2001	Elkhorn, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	102 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2001	Ixcateopan de Tlapa, MX	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2001	Big Falls, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2001	Tecolutla, MX	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2001	Izevsk, RU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2001	Anahuac, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	91 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2001	San Francisco (Smn), MX	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2001	Syracuse 1NE, US	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	107 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2001	Corsicana, US	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	82 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2001	Llano, US	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	90 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2001	Peoles, MX	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2001	Corrales, MX	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2001	Gruidora, MX	all-time rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2001	Cherry Valley 2 NNE, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	45 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2001. 2001 had 1,371 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	939
10 to 20	70
20 to 30	32
30 to 40	12
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	6
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	1