Weather Records on 22 May 2008

967 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 May 2008. Highest significance: Wheatland 4N, US.

Key Facts for 22 May 2008

On 22 May 2008, 967 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
302 were record highs and 403 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 935 daily.
Wheatland 4N set a daily record precipitation of 78.7 mm (3.1 in) on 22 May 2008.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

967 stations

967 station records on 22 May 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 May 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Tooele	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ljungdalen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Horton	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cody	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Thermopolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Valentine	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Grundforsen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Storbron	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tasan	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Paradis 7 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Butler 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pinedale	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rapid City Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ewa Beach Usgs 702.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Falls 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Heart Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clearmont 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Heggeriset - Nordstrand	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
La Cygne 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Diversion Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis 21WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mariyna Gorka	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bondurant	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Orsha	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tezpur	India	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Philip AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sunshine 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jesus del Monte	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Miercurea Ciuc	Romania	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Powder River #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Potrerillos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
La Esperanza	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Perote	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moab	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Basin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell Ind Park 702.5	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

967 records

Records set or tied on 22 May 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 151, Lowest daily maximum 314, Highest daily minimum 151, Lowest daily minimum 89, Heaviest daily rainfall 224, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 22 May 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	151
Lowest daily maximum	314
Highest daily minimum	151
Lowest daily minimum	89
Heaviest daily rainfall	224
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 22 May 2008 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 31, daily 935.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

737 broken records

Margins by which the 737 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 May 2008

Top 20 records on 22 May 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 May 2008	Wheatland 4N, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2008	Gila Bend 2SE, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	89 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2008	Tooele, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	54 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2008	Sarna, SE	monthly rain	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	82 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2008	Mystic Lake, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	81 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2008	Ljungdalen, SE	monthly rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2008	Horton, US	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	39 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2008	Cody, US	monthly rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2008	Thermopolis, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2008	Valentine, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	75 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2008	Grundforsen, SE	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2008	Storbron, SE	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2008	Hebron, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2008	Tasan, SE	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2008	Paradis 7 S, US	daily rain	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	92 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2008	Butler 4W, US	daily rain	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2008	Rapelje, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	81 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2008	Spanish Fk Pwr House, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2008	Pinedale, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2008	Thermopolis, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	99 years	54 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2008. 2008 had 967 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 100	731
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1