Weather Records on 22 April 1924

132 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 April 1924. Highest significance: Rutherglen, CA.

Key Facts for 22 April 1924

On 22 April 1924, 132 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
8 were record highs and 72 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 125 daily.
Rutherglen set a daily record snowfall of 16.5 cm (6.5 in) on 22 April 1924.
Across 164 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

132 stations

132 station records on 22 April 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 April 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rutherglen	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wiarton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Herschel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Norman	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Austin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record daily snowfall	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Philippolis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tiffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Whitehead	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gloversville	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Syfergat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kenhardt (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Godegard	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Glens Falls Fire STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wiarton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
St Peter	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

132 records

Records set or tied on 22 April 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 42, Heaviest daily snowfall 10.

Records on 22 April 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	42
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 April 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 125.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

109 broken records

Margins by which the 109 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 119.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 April 1924

Top 20 records on 22 April 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 April 1924	Rutherglen, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1924	Guelph Oac, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1924	Clontarf, CA	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	35 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1924	Georgetown Post Office, AU	monthly low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	26 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1924	Burketown Post Office, AU	monthly low min	9.9 C (49.8 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	22 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1924	Richmond Post Office, AU	monthly low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	30 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1924	Wiarton, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1924	Gunnedah Pool, AU	monthly low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	24 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1924	Darwin Post Office, AU	daily low min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	15 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1924	Herschel, ZA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	37 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1924	Northfield, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1924	Norwich, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1924	Blagovescensk, RU	daily rain	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	5 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1924	Cape Norman, CA	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1924	Peterborough, CA	daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	0.2 cm (0.1 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1924	Ottawa, CA	daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	51 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1924	Wauseon Wtp, US	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1924	Port Dover, CA	daily rain	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1924	Koffiefontein (Pol), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1924	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	daily low min	9.3 C (48.7 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	30 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

1800 to 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1924. 1924 had 132 records.

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

Records on 04-22 in each year
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.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	103
20 to 40	1
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1