Weather Records on 22 May 2010

1,051 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 May 2010. Highest significance: Hillsdale, US.

Key Facts for 22 May 2010

On 22 May 2010, 1,051 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
523 were record highs and 318 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 1,009 daily.
Hillsdale set a daily record precipitation of 75.4 mm (3.0 in) on 22 May 2010.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

1,051 stations

1,051 station records on 22 May 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 May 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Oombulgurri	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Santa Ana Tlapacoyan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Boise Air Terminal	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nyhammar	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Silver City 5 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Knox Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Glenbrook	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Grycksbo_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	27.1 C (80.8 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grand View 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hudson 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Faith	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
W Union 6 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hazlehurst	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Joseph	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Turlock #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Silver City 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sidell 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fraccionamiento Callejones	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Silver City 5 W	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hyvinkaa Hyvinkaankyla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	30.1 C (86.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chelsea	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Riddle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Naze	Japan	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville Cooper Dr	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Timber Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kennewick	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Dell Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jerecuaro	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kings Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boise 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Medio Monte	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lemhi Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jagdalpur	India	Record low maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ceahlau Toaca	Romania	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bajandaj	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Montezuma Castle Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,051 records

Records set or tied on 22 May 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 217, Lowest daily maximum 205, Highest daily minimum 306, Lowest daily minimum 113, Heaviest daily rainfall 169, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 22 May 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	217
Lowest daily maximum	205
Highest daily minimum	306
Lowest daily minimum	113
Heaviest daily rainfall	169
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 22 May 2010 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 35, daily 1,009.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

779 broken records

Margins by which the 779 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 May 2010

Top 20 records on 22 May 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 May 2010	Hillsdale, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2010	Oombulgurri, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2010	Santa Ana Tlapacoyan, MX	all-time high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	37 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2010	Boise Air Terminal, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2010	Montpelier, US	monthly rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2010	Nyhammar, SE	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2010	Silver City 5 W, US	monthly snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2010	Knox Wwtp, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	99 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2010	Glenbrook, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	100 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2010	Grycksbo_D, SE	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2010	Skegness, GB	monthly high max	27.1 C (80.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	98 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2010	Ft Bidwell, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	97 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2010	Grand View 4 NW, US	monthly low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	100 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2010	Charlotte, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2010	Hudson 3 E, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2010	Faith, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	83 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2010	Durham, GB	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	125 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2010	W Union 6 ENE, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2010	Hazlehurst, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2010	Joseph, US	daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	3.5 cm (1.4 in)	104 years	48 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 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2010. 2010 had 1,051 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	777
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1