Weather Records on 22 May 2006

1,174 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 May 2006. Highest significance: Winters, US.

Key Facts for 22 May 2006

On 22 May 2006, 1,174 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
504 were record highs and 323 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 1,147 daily.
Winters set a daily record precipitation of 31.5 mm (1.2 in) on 22 May 2006.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

1,174 stations

1,174 station records on 22 May 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 May 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Winters	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Paso Robles	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ojai	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lijing	China	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ventura	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Abu Hamed	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Twitchell Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dehradun	India	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Margarita Boost	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cachuma Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Salinas Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Salsipuedes Gaging STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lisjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lompoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Groveland Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ossora	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
De Sabla	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dzan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Solano	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Songkhla	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Honokaa Town 215	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Algaras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Enyeje	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Exchequer Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elma	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kalaupapa 563	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Powers	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mondovi	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Misurata	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Topanga Patrol Fc-6	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uttaradit	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	207.8 mm (8.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sarh	Chad	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Linjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hedemora	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Diablo Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,174 records

Records set or tied on 22 May 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 227, Lowest daily maximum 159, Highest daily minimum 277, Lowest daily minimum 164, Heaviest daily rainfall 346, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 22 May 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	227
Lowest daily maximum	159
Highest daily minimum	277
Lowest daily minimum	164
Heaviest daily rainfall	346
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 22 May 2006 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 26, daily 1,147.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

903 broken records

Margins by which the 903 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 59.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 May 2006

Top 20 records on 22 May 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 May 2006	Winters, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	67 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2006	Paso Robles, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2006	Ojai, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	84 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2006	Lijing, CN	daily rain	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2006	Ventura, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2006	Abu Hamed, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2006	Twitchell Dam, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2006	Dehradun, IN	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2006	Santa Margarita Boost, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2006	Cachuma Lake, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2006	Salinas Dam, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2006	Salsipuedes Gaging STN, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2006	Lisjo, SE	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2006	Lompoc, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2006	Groveland Rs, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2006	Sonora, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2006	Ossora, RU	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2006	Aztec Ruins Nm, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	87 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2006	De Sabla, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	93 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2006	Moab, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	99 years	46 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2006. 2006 had 1,174 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 10	811
10 to 20	58
20 to 30	22
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1