Weather Records on 22 May 2009

1,075 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 May 2009. Highest significance: Cangai (Smelter Creek), AU.

Key Facts for 22 May 2009

On 22 May 2009, 1,075 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
317 were record highs and 320 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 55 monthly and 1,012 daily.
Cangai (Smelter Creek) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 296.4 mm (11.7 in) on 22 May 2009.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

1,075 stations

1,075 station records on 22 May 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 May 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cangai (Smelter Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	296.4 mm (11.7 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Nowendoc (Beaufort)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Glen Innes Ag Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Bellbrook (East Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.4 mm (4.3 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Wallangarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Nimbin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Carawatha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Glen Innes (Lyndale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.0 mm (5.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Ebor (the Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	198.0 mm (7.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Upper Orara (Aurania)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	169.0 mm (6.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mummulgum (Bingeebeebra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Betatakin	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Pinkett (Benbookra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.0 mm (5.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kyogle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Jeogla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kitt Peak	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dundee (Karinga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.4 mm (5.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wellingrove (Wangalea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Drake (Village Resource Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tabulam Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kookabookra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.4 mm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Copmanhurst (Stockyard Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	245.0 mm (9.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Coramba (Glenfiddich)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.3 mm (6.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Mitchell (Tirranna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Faywood	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Willigulli North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Glenowen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kangaroo Creek (Hayfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.4 mm (4.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Toorooka (Moparrabah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Vero Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Numinbah State Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Emmaville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Thora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	205.0 mm (8.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Grant	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tenterfield (Mole Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrowitch (Benditi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Blue Nobby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Woolners Arm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.6 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Glenreagh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Texas Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tabulam (Muirne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.8 mm (6.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	209.0 mm (8.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kangaroo Creek (Jaloom)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.4 mm (4.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kyogle (Larkin Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rosebank (Upper Coopers Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ruidoso	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Xantippe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bonalbo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.4 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Leigh (Rolling Acres)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	287.0 mm (11.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tyringham (Glenferneigh (Ring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Thumb Creek (Figtree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.2 mm (5.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,075 records

Records set or tied on 22 May 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 141, Lowest daily maximum 185, Highest daily minimum 176, Lowest daily minimum 135, Heaviest daily rainfall 438.

Records on 22 May 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	141
Lowest daily maximum	185
Highest daily minimum	176
Lowest daily minimum	135
Heaviest daily rainfall	438
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 May 2009 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 55, daily 1,012.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

887 broken records

Margins by which the 887 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 May 2009

Top 20 records on 22 May 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 May 2009	Cangai (Smelter Creek), AU	all-time rain	296.4 mm (11.7 in)	103.2 mm (4.1 in)	35 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
22 May 2009	Nowendoc (Beaufort), AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	108 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
22 May 2009	Glen Innes Ag Research STN, AU	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	90 years	77 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2009	Bellbrook (East Street), AU	daily rain	108.4 mm (4.3 in)	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	87 years	76 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2009	Wallangarra Post Office, AU	monthly rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	72 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2009	Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm), AU	daily rain	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	158.1 mm (6.2 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2009	Nimbin Post Office, AU	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2009	Ebor (Wongwibinda), AU	daily rain	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	90 years	69 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2009	Carawatha, AU	monthly rain	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	29 years	67 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2009	Glen Innes (Lyndale), AU	monthly rain	147.0 mm (5.8 in)	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	46 years	67 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2009	Bowraville Recreation Club, AU	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	87 years	67 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2009	Ebor (the Racecourse), AU	monthly rain	198.0 mm (7.8 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	29 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2009	Upper Orara (Aurania), AU	daily rain	169.0 mm (6.7 in)	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	66 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2009	Mummulgum (Bingeebeebra), AU	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2009	Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive), AU	daily rain	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	104 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2009	Betatakin, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2009	Pinkett (Benbookra), AU	monthly rain	147.0 mm (5.8 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	29 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2009	Kyogle Post Office, AU	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	103 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2009	Jeogla Station, AU	monthly rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2009	Armagh, GB	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	61 of 100 (Major)

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 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2009. 2009 had 1,075 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 50	837
50 to 100	30
100 to 150	16
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1