Weather Records on 17 April 1922

96 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 April 1922. Highest significance: Southampton, CA.

Key Facts for 17 April 1922

On 17 April 1922, 96 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
42 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 92 daily.
Southampton set a monthly record daily precipitation of 51.6 mm (2.0 in) on 17 April 1922.
Across 166 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

96 stations

96 station records on 17 April 1922 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 April 1922: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Southampton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nossen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wiarton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-26.8 C (-16.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hermann	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tuttlingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warthausen-Birkenhard	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wittenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Renfrew	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Lauchstadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-13.5 C (7.7 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Watford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

96 records

Records set or tied on 17 April 1922 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 43, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 17 April 1922 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	43
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 April 1922 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 92.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

79 broken records

Margins by which the 79 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 April 1922

Top 20 records on 17 April 1922 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 April 1922	Southampton, CA	monthly rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	9 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1922	Karlsruhe, DE	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1922	Nossen, DE	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1922	Owen Sound, CA	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1922	Guelph Oac, CA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1922	Peterborough, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1922	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	35 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1922	Edmonton, CA	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	35 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1922	Wiarton, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1922	Adrian 2 NNE, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1922	Sidi-Bel-Abbes, DZ	daily low min	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	39 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1922	Freiburg, DE	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	45 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1922	Adelaide West Terrace, AU	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	17 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1922	Troicko-Pecherskoe, RU	daily low min	-26.8 C (-16.2 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1922	Beatrice, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	15 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1922	Hermann, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1922	Kingston Queens U, CA	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1922	Bamberg, DE	daily rain	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1922	Clontarf, CA	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1922	Georgetown, CA	daily rain	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	21 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

1799 to 1922

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1922. 1922 had 96 records.

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

Records on 04-17 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1807	1
1808	1
1815	1
1817	1
1818	1
1819	1
1823	1
1825	1
1830	1
1835	3
1837	1
1845	1
1847	2
1851	1
1852	3
1853	1
1854	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	1
1862	1
1865	2
1868	1
1873	4
1874	1
1875	3
1877	4
1878	2
1880	2
1889	1
1890	2
1891	2
1892	4
1894	5
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	3
1899	1
1900	2
1901	4
1902	4
1903	5
1904	19
1905	11
1906	14
1907	16
1908	38
1909	7
1910	29
1911	33
1912	27
1913	20
1914	83
1915	30
1916	30
1917	32
1918	35
1919	39
1920	87
1921	148
1922	96
1923	71
1924	74
1925	103
1926	140
1927	256
1928	308
1929	145
1930	238
1931	216
1932	615
1933	261
1934	234
1935	374
1936	308
1937	439
1938	564
1939	618
1940	337
1941	460
1942	415
1943	285
1944	334
1945	475
1946	492
1947	461
1948	622
1949	439
1950	293
1951	441
1952	529
1953	818
1954	650
1955	394
1956	486
1957	277
1958	702
1959	434
1960	553
1961	667
1962	597
1963	702
1964	766
1965	411
1966	409
1967	935
1968	745
1969	728
1970	547
1971	924
1972	546
1973	589
1974	244
1975	666
1976	1,630
1977	906
1978	620
1979	810
1980	675
1981	621
1982	965
1983	1,365
1984	720
1985	917
1986	997
1987	960
1988	1,082
1989	638
1990	1,065
1991	614
1992	1,105
1993	847
1994	1,047
1995	1,211
1996	1,044
1997	889
1998	1,795
1999	1,730
2000	1,082
2001	1,013
2002	2,284
2003	1,037
2004	761
2005	572
2006	1,430
2007	863
2008	842
2009	779
2010	606
2011	982
2012	920
2013	1,796
2014	913
2015	813
2016	977
2017	469
2018	1,585
2019	458
2020	1,165
2021	701
2022	831
2023	628
2024	690
2025	1,058
2026	838

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 April 1922
Margin	Records
0 to 10	62
10 to 20	12
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1