Weather Records on 22 May 2023

400 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 May 2023. Highest significance: Weinbiet, DE.

Key Facts for 22 May 2023

On 22 May 2023, 400 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
262 were record highs and 55 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 395 daily.
Weinbiet set a daily record precipitation of 37.3 mm (1.5 in) on 22 May 2023.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

400 stations

400 station records on 22 May 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 May 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Weinbiet	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Eleele 927	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Corral Viejo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Murcia/Alcantarilla	Spain	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alicante El Altet	Spain	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gutersloh	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Murcia/San Javier	Spain	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Koloa Mauka 994	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Almeria/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizo Springs 3S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Guilin	China	Record daily precipitation	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Birni N'Konni	Niger	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pekoa Airport (Sant	Vanuatu	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Odessa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rahden-Varl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Halls Creek Airport	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Powelltown Dnre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hayling Island	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Summit	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Owyhee Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saragt	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kealakekua 26.2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pohnpei WSO	Federated States of Micronesia	Record high maximum temperature	33.8 C (92.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bely Island	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kerki	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yan An	China	Record low minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cuxhaven	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Seeley Lake Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Taiyuan	China	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vacoas (Mauritius)	Mauritius	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wenatchee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yulin	China	Record low minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bely Island	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnoshelye	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uddevalla	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kealakekua 26.2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kr. Holzminden Bevern	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sholapur	India	Record high minimum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Malaga Aeropuerto	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hutchinson 10 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jiexiu	China	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Magueyes Is	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elkhart	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Datong	China	Record low minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Minette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alberton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

400 records

Records set or tied on 22 May 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 128, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 134, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 83.

Records on 22 May 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	128
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	134
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	83
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 May 2023 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 395.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

325 broken records

Margins by which the 325 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 105.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 May 2023

Top 20 records on 22 May 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 May 2023	Weinbiet, DE	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2023	Eleele 927, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2023	Corral Viejo, PR	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2023	Murcia/Alcantarilla, ES	daily rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2023	Alicante El Altet, ES	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2023	Gutersloh, DE	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2023	Murcia/San Javier, ES	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2023	Jacksonville NAS, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2023	Koloa Mauka 994, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	58 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2023	Altastenberg, DE	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	69 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2023	Almeria/Aeropuerto, ES	monthly rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2023	Carrizo Springs 3S, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	108 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2023	Blackfoot Fire Dept, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	121 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2023	Elko Rgnl AP, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	113 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2023	Guilin, CN	daily rain	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2023	Birni N'Konni, NE	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2023	Pekoa Airport (Sant, VU	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2023	Ocala, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	112 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2023	Zakatala, AZ	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2023	Rosalia, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	93 years	42 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2023. 2023 had 400 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 20	313
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1