Weather Records on 22 May 2002

2,020 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 May 2002. Highest significance: Goldbutte 7 N, US.

Key Facts for 22 May 2002

On 22 May 2002, 2,020 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
372 were record highs and 1,430 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 1,973 daily.
Goldbutte 7 N set a daily record snowfall of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 22 May 2002.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 22 May 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 May 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Premaydena Hatchery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tryvasshogda	Norway	Record snow depth	248.0 cm (97.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Conrad	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Del Bonita	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Arbon 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Polson	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hardin	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Porthill	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Upington Agr.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kremlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Princess Anne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bayard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Del Bonita	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kuantan	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Magdalena	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,020 records

Records set or tied on 22 May 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 202, Lowest daily maximum 492, Highest daily minimum 170, Lowest daily minimum 938, Heaviest daily rainfall 169, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 22 May 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	202
Lowest daily maximum	492
Highest daily minimum	170
Lowest daily minimum	938
Heaviest daily rainfall	169
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 22 May 2002 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 45, daily 1,973.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,619 broken records

Margins by which the 1,619 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 2200.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 May 2002

Top 20 records on 22 May 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 May 2002	Goldbutte 7 N, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2002	Premaydena Hatchery, AU	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2002	Tryvasshogda, NO	daily snow depth	248.0 cm (97.6 in)	220.0 cm (86.6 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2002	Conrad, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	91 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2002	Moran 5WNW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2002	Del Bonita, US	monthly snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2002	Arbon 2 NW, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2002	Polson, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	89 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2002	Goldbutte 7 N, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2002	Hardin, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2002	Elkhorn, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	109 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2002	Porthill, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	63 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2002	W Chester 2 NW, US	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	106 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2002	Elkhorn, US	monthly low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	92 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2002	Upington Agr., ZA	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2002	Fortine 1 N, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	96 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2002	Haugan 1 W, US	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	89 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 2002	Libby 1 NE Rs, US	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	69 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 2002	Levendale, AU	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	87 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 2002	Blackfoot Fire Dept, US	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	92 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2002. 2002 had 2,020 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 500	1,618
500 to 1000	0
1000 to 1500	0
1500 to 2000	0
2000 to 2500	1