Weather Records on 20 May 2022

1,643 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 May 2022. Highest significance: Hayden, US.

Key Facts for 20 May 2022

On 20 May 2022, 1,643 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
842 were record highs and 565 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 60 monthly and 1,583 daily.
Hayden set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 20 May 2022.
Across 162 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

1,643 stations

1,643 station records on 20 May 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 May 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hayden	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Yampa	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Moanalua 770	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Meeker	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Adel	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Robinson	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Dells Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tegucigalpa	Honduras	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kealakekua 26.2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gol - Stake	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yampa	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kremmling	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oktyabr Skoye	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kealakekua 26.2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sholapur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sumter	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rapa	French Polynesia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port Vila Bauerfield	Vanuatu	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Creek Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nome AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record high maximum temperature	32.1 C (89.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.2 C (88.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Judith Gap	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kolhapur	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Asheboro 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Little Mtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,643 records

Records set or tied on 20 May 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 350, Lowest daily maximum 213, Highest daily minimum 492, Lowest daily minimum 352, Heaviest daily rainfall 192, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 20 May 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	350
Lowest daily maximum	213
Highest daily minimum	492
Lowest daily minimum	352
Heaviest daily rainfall	192
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 20 May 2022 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 60, daily 1,583.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,333 broken records

Margins by which the 1,333 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 May 2022

Top 20 records on 20 May 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 May 2022	Hayden, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	91 years	70 of 100 (Major)
20 May 2022	Fort Beaufort, ZA	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	115 years	69 of 100 (Major)
20 May 2022	Vincennes 4 E, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	97 years	69 of 100 (Major)
20 May 2022	Yampa, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	104 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 May 2022	Moanalua 770, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	91 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 May 2022	Meeker, US	daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	125 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 2022	Adel, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	123 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 2022	Robinson, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	120 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 2022	Wisconsin Dells Wwtp, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	99 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 2022	Tegucigalpa, HN	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 2022	Newman, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	109 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 2022	Salem, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	87 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 2022	Kealakekua 26.2, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	113 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 2022	Gol - Stake, NO	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 2022	Yampa, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	104 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 2022	Palestine, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	120 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 2022	Kremmling, US	daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	5.4 cm (2.1 in)	113 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 2022	Oktyabr Skoye, RU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 2022	Greenfield, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	91 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 2022	Rushville, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	120 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

1802 to 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2022. 2022 had 1,643 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 05-20 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1803	1
1804	1
1815	1
1825	1
1837	1
1844	1
1845	3
1847	1
1854	1
1858	3
1861	1
1862	1
1865	1
1867	1
1868	2
1870	3
1871	2
1876	2
1877	3
1879	1
1880	2
1884	2
1885	1
1887	2
1889	3
1890	3
1891	5
1892	3
1893	1
1894	6
1895	3
1896	3
1897	3
1898	4
1899	4
1900	1
1901	5
1902	11
1903	19
1904	4
1905	4
1906	22
1907	35
1908	23
1909	10
1910	20
1911	82
1912	20
1913	10
1914	16
1915	42
1916	29
1917	46
1918	92
1919	56
1920	44
1921	234
1922	40
1923	125
1924	189
1925	251
1926	128
1927	118
1928	138
1929	323
1930	129
1931	451
1932	689
1933	449
1934	582
1935	259
1936	207
1937	270
1938	331
1939	266
1940	337
1941	378
1942	337
1943	802
1944	315
1945	498
1946	339
1947	358
1948	514
1949	586
1950	327
1951	288
1952	615
1953	518
1954	822
1955	421
1956	565
1957	728
1958	378
1959	785
1960	612
1961	333
1962	773
1963	732
1964	517
1965	200
1966	416
1967	587
1968	743
1969	885
1970	310
1971	653
1972	612
1973	419
1974	893
1975	1,332
1976	837
1977	553
1978	534
1979	683
1980	751
1981	1,540
1982	554
1983	1,307
1984	867
1985	426
1986	790
1987	1,036
1988	805
1989	764
1990	722
1991	925
1992	1,200
1993	1,208
1994	778
1995	734
1996	1,749
1997	1,106
1998	1,124
1999	673
2000	991
2001	847
2002	2,299
2003	1,201
2004	746
2005	929
2006	1,006
2007	565
2008	999
2009	1,529
2010	1,011
2011	1,117
2012	604
2013	919
2014	629
2015	1,001
2016	692
2017	1,214
2018	460
2019	1,483
2020	784
2021	904
2022	1,643
2023	1,106
2024	478
2025	969
2026	696

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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	1,306
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1