Weather Records on 22 April 1918
63 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 April 1918. Highest significance: Isisford Post Office, AU.
Key Facts for 22 April 1918
- On 22 April 1918, 63 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
- 3 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
- By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 60 daily.
- Isisford Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 88.6 mm (3.5 in) on 22 April 1918.
- Across 164 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.
Record Map
63 stations| Station | Country | Type | Value | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isisford Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 88.6 mm (3.5 in) | 42 of 100 (Notable) |
| Eulo Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 38.1 mm (1.5 in) | 39 of 100 (Notable) |
| Barringun | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 75.7 mm (3.0 in) | 36 of 100 (Notable) |
| Saint John | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 39.9 mm (1.6 in) | 34 of 100 (Routine) |
| Beechal | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 35.6 mm (1.4 in) | 32 of 100 (Routine) |
| Muttaburra | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 53.8 mm (2.1 in) | 29 of 100 (Routine) |
| Blinman (Wirrealpa) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 33.0 mm (1.3 in) | 27 of 100 (Routine) |
| Maneroo | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 52.3 mm (2.1 in) | 27 of 100 (Routine) |
| Barcaldine Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 116.8 mm (4.6 in) | 26 of 100 (Routine) |
| Cunnamulla Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 29.2 mm (1.1 in) | 24 of 100 (Routine) |
| Charleville Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 39.4 mm (1.6 in) | 23 of 100 (Routine) |
| Killalpaninna | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 26.2 mm (1.0 in) | 21 of 100 (Routine) |
| Blackall Township | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 72.9 mm (2.9 in) | 21 of 100 (Routine) |
| Bird Rocks | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 20.3 mm (0.8 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Blinman | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 20.3 mm (0.8 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Gum Lake (Albemarle) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 10.2 mm (0.4 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Yantabangee Tank | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 20.3 mm (0.8 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Boola Boolka | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 7.6 mm (0.30 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Louth (Bloxham Street) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 19.8 mm (0.8 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Chaplin | Canada | Record daily snowfall | 2.5 cm (1.0 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Stuarts Creek | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 4.3 mm (0.17 in) | 19 of 100 (Routine) |
| Winton Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 8.6 mm (0.34 in) | 19 of 100 (Routine) |
| Georgetown Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 2.5 mm (0.10 in) | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| Wilcannia (Mena Murtee) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 16.0 mm (0.6 in) | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| Wilcannia (Mount Murchison) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 12.7 mm (0.5 in) | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| Edmonton | Canada | Record low minimum temperature | -8.9 C (16.0 F) | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| Tranebjerg | Denmark | Record high minimum temperature | 8.2 C (46.8 F) | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| Arrowie | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 2.3 mm (0.09 in) | 17 of 100 (Routine) |
| Outalpa | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 13.2 mm (0.5 in) | 17 of 100 (Routine) |
| White Cliffs (Yancannia) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 8.4 mm (0.33 in) | 17 of 100 (Routine) |
| Broken Hill (Glen Lyon) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 17.5 mm (0.7 in) | 17 of 100 (Routine) |
| Netley | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 22.9 mm (0.9 in) | 17 of 100 (Routine) |
| Swift Current | Canada | Record daily snowfall | 4.1 cm (1.6 in) | 17 of 100 (Routine) |
| Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 16.5 mm (0.6 in) | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1 | Denmark | Record high minimum temperature | 8.1 C (46.6 F) | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| Kiev | Ukraine | Record high minimum temperature | 10.3 C (50.5 F) | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| Gnalta | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 11.7 mm (0.5 in) | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| Yantabulla (Brindingabba) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 36.6 mm (1.4 in) | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| Katoomba (Murri St) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 50.8 mm (2.0 in) | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| East Toorale (Toorale Station) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 19.6 mm (0.8 in) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Middletown 4 W | United States | Record daily precipitation | 15.7 mm (0.6 in) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| White Cliffs (Tarella) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 15.0 mm (0.6 in) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Innisfail | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 112.3 mm (4.4 in) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Booreegamma | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 17.0 mm (0.7 in) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Yarmouth | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 16.0 mm (0.6 in) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Hawker (Holowilena) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 16.8 mm (0.7 in) | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| Ayrshire Downs | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 4.3 mm (0.17 in) | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| Wanaaring Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 33.0 mm (1.3 in) | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| Chaplin | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 2.5 mm (0.10 in) | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| Swift Current | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 4.1 mm (0.16 in) | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| Gammon Ranges (Wooltana) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 7.1 mm (0.28 in) | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
| Ediacara | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 2.0 mm (0.08 in) | 7 of 100 (Routine) |
| Edmonton | Canada | Record daily snowfall | 1.5 cm (0.6 in) | 6 of 100 (Routine) |
| Broken Hill (Nuntherungie) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 19.1 mm (0.8 in) | 5 of 100 (Routine) |
| Collarenebri (Albert St) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 12.7 mm (0.5 in) | 5 of 100 (Routine) |
| Mount Oxley | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 10.7 mm (0.4 in) | 5 of 100 (Routine) |
| Haliburton A | Canada | Record low maximum temperature | 4.4 C (39.9 F) | 5 of 100 (Routine) |
| Storrs | United States | Record daily precipitation | 9.7 mm (0.38 in) | 4 of 100 (Routine) |
| Freiburg | Germany | Record low maximum temperature | 6.4 C (43.5 F) | 3 of 100 (Routine) |
| Freiburg | Germany | Record low minimum temperature | 1.0 C (33.8 F) | 3 of 100 (Routine) |
Counts by Type and Timescale
63 records| Record type | Records |
|---|---|
| Highest daily maximum | 0 |
| Lowest daily maximum | 3 |
| Highest daily minimum | 3 |
| Lowest daily minimum | 2 |
| Heaviest daily rainfall | 52 |
| Heaviest daily snowfall | 3 |
| Deepest snow cover | 0 |
| Timescale | Records |
|---|---|
| all-time | 0 |
| monthly | 3 |
| daily | 60 |
How Much Records Were Beaten By
59 broken records| Margin | Records |
|---|---|
| 0 to 20 | 48 |
| 20 to 40 | 10 |
| 40 to 60 | 0 |
| 60 to 80 | 0 |
| 80 to 100 | 1 |
Top 20 by Significance
22 April 1918| Date | Station | Record | Value | Beat old record by | Old record stood | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 April 1918 | Isisford Post Office, AU | daily rain | 88.6 mm (3.5 in) | 82.2 mm (3.2 in) | 28 years | 42 of 100 (Notable) |
| 22 April 1918 | Eulo Post Office, AU | daily rain | 38.1 mm (1.5 in) | 33.8 mm (1.3 in) | 15 years | 39 of 100 (Notable) |
| 22 April 1918 | Barringun, AU | monthly rain | 75.7 mm (3.0 in) | 28.7 mm (1.1 in) | 8 years | 36 of 100 (Notable) |
| 22 April 1918 | Saint John, CA | daily rain | 39.9 mm (1.6 in) | 23.4 mm (0.9 in) | 8 years | 34 of 100 (Routine) |
| 22 April 1918 | Beechal, AU | daily rain | 35.6 mm (1.4 in) | 24.4 mm (1.0 in) | 28 years | 32 of 100 (Routine) |
| 22 April 1918 | Muttaburra, AU | daily rain | 53.8 mm (2.1 in) | 31.7 mm (1.2 in) | 28 years | 29 of 100 (Routine) |
| 22 April 1918 | Blinman (Wirrealpa), AU | daily rain | 33.0 mm (1.3 in) | 20.6 mm (0.8 in) | 15 years | 27 of 100 (Routine) |
| 22 April 1918 | Maneroo, AU | daily rain | 52.3 mm (2.1 in) | 24.6 mm (1.0 in) | 28 years | 27 of 100 (Routine) |
| 22 April 1918 | Barcaldine Post Office, AU | monthly rain | 116.8 mm (4.6 in) | 8.3 mm (0.33 in) | 28 years | 26 of 100 (Routine) |
| 22 April 1918 | Cunnamulla Post Office, AU | daily rain | 29.2 mm (1.1 in) | 16.8 mm (0.7 in) | 28 years | 24 of 100 (Routine) |
| 22 April 1918 | Charleville Post Office, AU | daily rain | 39.4 mm (1.6 in) | 18.8 mm (0.7 in) | 21 years | 23 of 100 (Routine) |
| 22 April 1918 | Killalpaninna, AU | daily rain | 26.2 mm (1.0 in) | 23.7 mm (0.9 in) | 21 years | 21 of 100 (Routine) |
| 22 April 1918 | Blackall Township, AU | monthly rain | 72.9 mm (2.9 in) | 6.1 mm (0.24 in) | 17 years | 21 of 100 (Routine) |
| 22 April 1918 | Bird Rocks, CA | daily rain | 20.3 mm (0.8 in) | 11.9 mm (0.5 in) | 28 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 22 April 1918 | Blinman, AU | daily rain | 20.3 mm (0.8 in) | 10.9 mm (0.4 in) | 15 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 22 April 1918 | Gum Lake (Albemarle), AU | daily rain | 10.2 mm (0.4 in) | 8.2 mm (0.32 in) | 15 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 22 April 1918 | Yantabangee Tank, AU | daily rain | 20.3 mm (0.8 in) | 17.5 mm (0.7 in) | 3 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 22 April 1918 | Boola Boolka, AU | daily rain | 7.6 mm (0.30 in) | 7.6 mm (0.30 in) | 34 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 22 April 1918 | Louth (Bloxham Street), AU | daily rain | 19.8 mm (0.8 in) | 18.0 mm (0.7 in) | 3 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 22 April 1918 | Chaplin, CA | daily snowfall | 2.5 cm (1.0 in) | 2.5 cm (1.0 in) | 33 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
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
1800 to 1918| Year | Records |
|---|---|
| 1800 | 1 |
| 1815 | 1 |
| 1817 | 1 |
| 1838 | 1 |
| 1842 | 1 |
| 1846 | 1 |
| 1849 | 1 |
| 1851 | 1 |
| 1852 | 2 |
| 1854 | 2 |
| 1855 | 2 |
| 1857 | 1 |
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1865 | 2 |
| 1868 | 1 |
| 1872 | 2 |
| 1873 | 1 |
| 1874 | 2 |
| 1875 | 1 |
| 1877 | 1 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 1 |
| 1881 | 1 |
| 1883 | 1 |
| 1884 | 3 |
| 1885 | 3 |
| 1888 | 4 |
| 1890 | 1 |
| 1891 | 1 |
| 1892 | 2 |
| 1893 | 2 |
| 1895 | 4 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 4 |
| 1899 | 3 |
| 1900 | 4 |
| 1901 | 26 |
| 1902 | 13 |
| 1903 | 9 |
| 1904 | 6 |
| 1905 | 8 |
| 1906 | 11 |
| 1907 | 12 |
| 1908 | 14 |
| 1909 | 25 |
| 1910 | 27 |
| 1911 | 29 |
| 1912 | 35 |
| 1913 | 22 |
| 1914 | 79 |
| 1915 | 14 |
| 1916 | 56 |
| 1917 | 29 |
| 1918 | 63 |
| 1919 | 45 |
| 1920 | 55 |
| 1921 | 75 |
| 1922 | 81 |
| 1923 | 119 |
| 1924 | 132 |
| 1925 | 421 |
| 1926 | 148 |
| 1927 | 547 |
| 1928 | 380 |
| 1929 | 194 |
| 1930 | 207 |
| 1931 | 561 |
| 1932 | 266 |
| 1933 | 189 |
| 1934 | 340 |
| 1935 | 298 |
| 1936 | 543 |
| 1937 | 368 |
| 1938 | 243 |
| 1939 | 210 |
| 1940 | 434 |
| 1941 | 287 |
| 1942 | 286 |
| 1943 | 519 |
| 1944 | 565 |
| 1945 | 250 |
| 1946 | 555 |
| 1947 | 552 |
| 1948 | 454 |
| 1949 | 377 |
| 1950 | 584 |
| 1951 | 556 |
| 1952 | 636 |
| 1953 | 384 |
| 1954 | 545 |
| 1955 | 783 |
| 1956 | 249 |
| 1957 | 705 |
| 1958 | 411 |
| 1959 | 412 |
| 1960 | 1,107 |
| 1961 | 492 |
| 1962 | 329 |
| 1963 | 887 |
| 1964 | 1,109 |
| 1965 | 512 |
| 1966 | 534 |
| 1967 | 1,227 |
| 1968 | 870 |
| 1969 | 500 |
| 1970 | 1,048 |
| 1971 | 420 |
| 1972 | 780 |
| 1973 | 850 |
| 1974 | 647 |
| 1975 | 390 |
| 1976 | 363 |
| 1977 | 818 |
| 1978 | 765 |
| 1979 | 430 |
| 1980 | 1,632 |
| 1981 | 959 |
| 1982 | 1,073 |
| 1983 | 938 |
| 1984 | 1,128 |
| 1985 | 1,426 |
| 1986 | 1,381 |
| 1987 | 1,054 |
| 1988 | 971 |
| 1989 | 1,467 |
| 1990 | 815 |
| 1991 | 1,272 |
| 1992 | 1,155 |
| 1993 | 1,327 |
| 1994 | 812 |
| 1995 | 1,129 |
| 1996 | 1,051 |
| 1997 | 975 |
| 1998 | 1,174 |
| 1999 | 941 |
| 2000 | 1,202 |
| 2001 | 1,325 |
| 2002 | 1,406 |
| 2003 | 529 |
| 2004 | 647 |
| 2005 | 666 |
| 2006 | 797 |
| 2007 | 650 |
| 2008 | 844 |
| 2009 | 959 |
| 2010 | 902 |
| 2011 | 1,017 |
| 2012 | 1,212 |
| 2013 | 985 |
| 2014 | 437 |
| 2015 | 529 |
| 2016 | 593 |
| 2017 | 470 |
| 2018 | 688 |
| 2019 | 498 |
| 2020 | 598 |
| 2021 | 1,320 |
| 2022 | 505 |
| 2023 | 539 |
| 2024 | 663 |
| 2025 | 403 |
| 2026 | 727 |
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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.
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