Weather Records on 22 May 2013

1,216 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 May 2013. Highest significance: N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP, US.

Key Facts for 22 May 2013

On 22 May 2013, 1,216 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
358 were record highs and 315 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 1,170 daily.
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP set a daily record precipitation of 56.6 mm (2.2 in) on 22 May 2013.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

1,216 stations

1,216 station records on 22 May 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 May 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Sunnyside	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Staraja_Russa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Hickory Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Bickleton	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Hovringen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ostaskov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sumiha	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Gogo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Atoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Boothulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kvikne I Osterdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Daisy 4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mjoen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lesja - Svanborg	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hole	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ovre Ardal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Boundary Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Biri	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Skjak	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Antlers	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hiasen I Sigdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Rsch Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Troy L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cloverdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Atndalen - Ronningen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alger-Dar El Beida	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Abjorsbraten	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Senatobia	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lunner	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fokstua	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
The Derwent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba (Curtinye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Espedalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nimrod Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Massabesic Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
McGee Creek Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Seneca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Prosser	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Corral Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,216 records

Records set or tied on 22 May 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 125, Lowest daily maximum 246, Highest daily minimum 233, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 529, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 22 May 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	125
Lowest daily maximum	246
Highest daily minimum	233
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	529
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 22 May 2013 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 43, daily 1,170.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,004 broken records

Margins by which the 1,004 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1219.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 May 2013

Top 20 records on 22 May 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 May 2013	N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	108 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
22 May 2013	Sunnyside, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	71 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2013	Staraja_Russa, RU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	69 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2013	Hickory Flat, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	96 years	68 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2013	Bickleton, US	monthly snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	27.2 cm (10.7 in)	32 years	67 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2013	Hovringen, NO	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2013	Ostaskov, RU	monthly rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2013	Sumiha, RU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2013	Sandpoint Exp STN, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2013	Gogo Station, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	80 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2013	Atoka, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	83 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2013	Batesville, US	daily rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	96 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2013	Boothulla, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	63 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2013	Kvikne I Osterdal, NO	monthly rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2013	Daisy 4 ENE, US	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	31 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2013	Mjoen, NO	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2013	Lesja - Svanborg, NO	monthly rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2013	Lancaster, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	92 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2013	Motozintla (Smn), MX	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2013	Hole, NO	monthly rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	53 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 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2013. 2013 had 1,216 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 200	1,000
200 to 400	2
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	1