Weather Records on 29 April 1922

82 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 April 1922. Highest significance: Cape York Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 29 April 1922

On 29 April 1922, 82 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
12 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 80 daily.
Cape York Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 170.2 mm (6.7 in) on 29 April 1922.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

82 stations

82 station records on 29 April 1922 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 April 1922: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape York Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	38.0 C (100.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tsomo (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hermannsburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Borda Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gorki	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Idracowra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ediacara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Booroondara Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edithburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beltana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Moonaree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.6 C (90.7 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Warooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tempe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Kooringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Walsingham 1	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Jervis Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Blinman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Yorketown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Second Valley (Spring Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Willowvale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Blinman (Wirrealpa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Fountain Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham 2	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Minlaton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Corny Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

82 records

Records set or tied on 29 April 1922 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 42.

Records on 29 April 1922 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	42
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 April 1922 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 80.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

72 broken records

Margins by which the 72 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 134.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 April 1922

Top 20 records on 29 April 1922 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 April 1922	Cape York Post Office, AU	daily rain	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 1922	Moreton Telegraph Station, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1922	Tbilisi, GE	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1922	Millwood (Bos), ZA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1922	Knysna (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1922	Biskra, DZ	monthly high max	38.0 C (100.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	41 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1922	Tsomo (Pol), ZA	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1922	Montgomery Wb City, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	47 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1922	Hermannsburg, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1922	Augusta, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1922	Wilmington Wb City, US	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	47 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1922	Cape Borda Comparison, AU	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1922	St. Petersburg, RU	daily rain	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1922	Gorki, BY	daily rain	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1922	Idracowra, AU	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1922	Ediacara, AU	daily rain	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1922	Booroondara Tank, AU	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1922	Edithburgh Post Office, AU	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1922	Pushmataha, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1922	Beltana, AU	daily rain	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	12 years	19 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

1795 to 1922

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1922. 1922 had 82 records.

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

Records on 04-29 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1800	1
1806	1
1814	3
1817	1
1833	1
1839	1
1842	1
1851	2
1861	2
1862	2
1863	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1874	6
1875	3
1876	1
1878	2
1879	2
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	5
1889	1
1890	6
1891	6
1892	5
1894	2
1895	6
1896	1
1897	4
1898	2
1899	8
1900	3
1901	3
1902	4
1903	9
1904	10
1905	5
1906	4
1907	21
1908	12
1909	61
1910	23
1911	28
1912	10
1913	62
1914	34
1915	20
1916	16
1917	41
1918	9
1919	67
1920	57
1921	78
1922	82
1923	109
1924	83
1925	161
1926	373
1927	124
1928	255
1929	104
1930	162
1931	545
1932	126
1933	285
1934	507
1935	455
1936	269
1937	417
1938	322
1939	364
1940	393
1941	344
1942	610
1943	364
1944	334
1945	327
1946	188
1947	384
1948	765
1949	499
1950	834
1951	740
1952	924
1953	494
1954	1,215
1955	672
1956	1,055
1957	530
1958	951
1959	780
1960	274
1961	390
1962	724
1963	720
1964	310
1965	559
1966	569
1967	896
1968	934
1969	492
1970	1,869
1971	387
1972	413
1973	491
1974	825
1975	505
1976	873
1977	723
1978	360
1979	702
1980	654
1981	1,176
1982	547
1983	888
1984	1,162
1985	888
1986	687
1987	1,722
1988	971
1989	863
1990	1,292
1991	1,138
1992	1,885
1993	846
1994	1,580
1995	746
1996	1,217
1997	1,222
1998	972
1999	840
2000	1,156
2001	838
2002	1,166
2003	816
2004	836
2005	1,041
2006	849
2007	1,002
2008	1,370
2009	901
2010	962
2011	631
2012	951
2013	805
2014	902
2015	526
2016	633
2017	1,155
2018	762
2019	653
2020	1,008
2021	790
2022	450
2023	882
2024	585
2025	529
2026	297

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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).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	68
20 to 40	3
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1