Weather Records on 4 May 1922

283 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 May 1922. Highest significance: St Arnaud, AU.

Key Facts for 4 May 1922

On 4 May 1922, 283 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
21 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 281 daily.
St Arnaud set a daily record precipitation of 37.6 mm (1.5 in) on 4 May 1922.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

283 stations

283 station records on 4 May 1922 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 May 1922: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
St Arnaud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gladfield Hopefield Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Corop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Rail (Dalyenong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Canary Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manfred	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jeruk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sunbury (Salesian College )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goorambat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gredgwin (Barraport North)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yallook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrawalla South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bealiba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nagambie Cba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Canary Island South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Big Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jumping Sand Hill Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mount McDonald	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ninyeunook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Inglewood (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wanalta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Birchip (Woodlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Towaninnie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dingee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kerang (Meran Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kyabram Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Budgerum	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Goornong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Euroa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coranderrk Badger Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Maldon (Derby Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rushworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn River @ Shepparton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Murchison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tharinga Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Maroondah Weir (Melbourne Wate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Calivil	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Expedition Pass Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warracknabeal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kokkedahl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mannanarie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Laanecoorie Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tatura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dunolly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yan Yean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnagulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Euston Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mossgiel (Moolbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Condobolin (Borambil Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Laen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Avoca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wallan (Walnarring)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Booleroo Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

283 records

Records set or tied on 4 May 1922 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 258.

Records on 4 May 1922 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	258
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 May 1922 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 281.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

267 broken records

Margins by which the 267 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 29.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 May 1922

Top 20 records on 4 May 1922 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 May 1922	St Arnaud, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1922	Gladfield Hopefield Estate, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1922	Corop, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1922	Emu Rail (Dalyenong), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1922	Canary Island, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1922	Manfred, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1922	Jeruk, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1922	Sunbury (Salesian College ), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1922	Goorambat, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1922	Gredgwin (Barraport North), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1922	Yallook, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1922	Boort, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1922	Yarrawalla South, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1922	Bealiba, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1922	Nagambie Cba, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1922	Washington, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1922	Canary Island South, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1922	Big Hill Reservoir, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1922	Jumping Sand Hill Well, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1922	Mount McDonald, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	34 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 283 records.

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

Records on 05-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1820	1
1836	2
1840	1
1847	1
1850	2
1851	2
1852	1
1856	3
1858	1
1859	1
1861	2
1862	1
1864	3
1865	2
1868	3
1869	1
1870	2
1875	1
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	1
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1902	5
1903	8
1904	8
1905	19
1906	5
1907	37
1908	18
1909	13
1910	14
1911	37
1912	12
1913	63
1914	21
1915	75
1916	57
1917	60
1918	30
1919	69
1920	43
1921	62
1922	283
1923	82
1924	88
1925	80
1926	230
1927	112
1928	205
1929	177
1930	269
1931	169
1932	104
1933	274
1934	456
1935	518
1936	313
1937	230
1938	445
1939	295
1940	602
1941	436
1942	820
1943	358
1944	872
1945	654
1946	463
1947	649
1948	578
1949	1,130
1950	953
1951	292
1952	698
1953	389
1954	1,045
1955	471
1956	433
1957	433
1958	414
1959	613
1960	443
1961	466
1962	265
1963	313
1964	570
1965	433
1966	1,113
1967	928
1968	304
1969	377
1970	454
1971	810
1972	364
1973	313
1974	367
1975	683
1976	554
1977	736
1978	1,016
1979	1,529
1980	511
1981	667
1982	591
1983	539
1984	885
1985	821
1986	1,128
1987	1,004
1988	591
1989	743
1990	1,461
1991	1,088
1992	933
1993	791
1994	821
1995	974
1996	1,298
1997	962
1998	898
1999	1,167
2000	1,398
2001	1,345
2002	1,343
2003	1,158
2004	1,341
2005	1,152
2006	650
2007	699
2008	624
2009	727
2010	999
2011	1,023
2012	1,343
2013	1,447
2014	602
2015	622
2016	463
2017	669
2018	972
2019	574
2020	504
2021	616
2022	470
2023	681
2024	885
2025	456
2026	554

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Data for records on 1922-05-04: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 5	109
5 to 10	59
10 to 15	46
15 to 20	34
20 to 25	14
25 to 30	5