Weather Records on 22 May 2016

807 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 May 2016. Highest significance: Mossman Central Mill, AU.

Key Facts for 22 May 2016

On 22 May 2016, 807 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
326 were record highs and 84 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 768 daily.
Mossman Central Mill set a monthly record daily precipitation of 201.5 mm (7.9 in) on 22 May 2016.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

807 stations

807 station records on 22 May 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 May 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mossman Central Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	201.5 mm (7.9 in)	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Miranda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Evelyn State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	168.0 mm (6.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Cape Tribulation Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	282.6 mm (11.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Julatten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	185.8 mm (7.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Tully Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Deeral	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Laura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Whyanbeel Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	270.4 mm (10.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Daintree Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bear Mountain	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Greenhaven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.8 mm (6.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Oudenbosch	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Andel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Geldermalsen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Woudenberg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Grave Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Aurukun Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
W Glacier	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Loenen Aan de Vecht	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Beekbergen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rouveen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ammerzoden	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kuranda Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tinaroo Falls Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dunbar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gilze-Rijen_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bingil Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.2 mm (5.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Den Bommel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Zwolle	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Innot Hot Springs Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vleuten	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mena Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	179.0 mm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Topaz	Australia	Record daily precipitation	210.0 mm (8.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chaam	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Port Arthur SE Tx Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Orly	France	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Putten (Gld)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Deelen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gordalen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Culemborg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oosterhout	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Amerongen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Roodeschool	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sion 2	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Agartala	India	Record daily precipitation	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wijk Bij Duurstede	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Hay Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine Miller Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Barron	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Abcoude	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Capelle (Nb)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Biboohra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elburg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hulshorst	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

807 records

Records set or tied on 22 May 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 188, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 138, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 394, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 22 May 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	188
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	138
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	394
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 22 May 2016 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 36, daily 768.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

708 broken records

Margins by which the 708 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 May 2016

Top 20 records on 22 May 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 May 2016	Mossman Central Mill, AU	monthly rain	201.5 mm (7.9 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	96 years	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
22 May 2016	Cardwell Marine Pde, AU	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	126 years	79 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2016	Moreton Telegraph Station, AU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	109 years	77 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2016	Miranda Downs Station, AU	monthly rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	126 years	75 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2016	Evelyn State Forest, AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	82 years	72 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2016	Port Douglas - Warner St, AU	monthly rain	168.0 mm (6.6 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	39 years	71 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2016	Cape Tribulation Store, AU	monthly rain	282.6 mm (11.1 in)	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	52 years	70 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2016	Julatten, AU	monthly rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	70 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2016	Low Isles Lighthouse, AU	monthly rain	185.8 mm (7.3 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	29 years	68 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2016	Tully Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	81 years	68 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2016	Deeral, AU	daily rain	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	81 years	67 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2016	Laura Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	97 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2016	Whyanbeel Valley, AU	monthly rain	270.4 mm (10.6 in)	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	29 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2016	Daintree Village, AU	monthly rain	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	35 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2016	Bear Mountain, US	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2016	Greenhaven, AU	monthly rain	165.8 mm (6.5 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2016	Oudenbosch, NL	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	88 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2016	Andel, NL	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2016	Geldermalsen, NL	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2016	Woudenberg, NL	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	60 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 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2016. 2016 had 807 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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Data for records on 2016-05-22: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	672
25 to 50	15
50 to 75	8
75 to 100	9
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1