Weather Records on 22 April 1928

380 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 April 1928. Highest significance: Walterhall, AU.

Key Facts for 22 April 1928

On 22 April 1928, 380 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
36 were record highs and 136 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 367 daily.
Walterhall set an all-time record daily precipitation of 279.4 mm (11.0 in) on 22 April 1928.
Across 164 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

380 stations

380 station records on 22 April 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 April 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Walterhall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	279.4 mm (11.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Raglan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	198.9 mm (7.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rockhampton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Westwood Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stanwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Roma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Muckadilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Park Hill St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bauhinia Downs Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	201.9 mm (7.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Concord	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blakely	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anakie Richardson St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Centre Hall	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Miles Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yuleba Garden St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Granville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gin Gin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Redford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Leominster	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

380 records

Records set or tied on 22 April 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 105, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 200, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 22 April 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	105
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	200
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 22 April 1928 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 11, daily 367.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

324 broken records

Margins by which the 324 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 198.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 April 1928

Top 20 records on 22 April 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 April 1928	Walterhall, AU	all-time rain	279.4 mm (11.0 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1928	Langmorn, AU	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1928	De Funiak Springs 1 E, US	monthly rain	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	7 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1928	Raglan, AU	monthly rain	198.9 mm (7.8 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1928	Mitchell Post Office, AU	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1928	Camboon Station, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1928	Gladstone Post Office, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1928	Rockhampton Post Office, AU	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1928	Westwood Store, AU	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1928	Stanwell Post Office, AU	daily rain	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1928	Roma Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1928	Muckadilla Post Office, AU	monthly rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1928	Mt Vernon, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1928	Emu Park Hill St, AU	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1928	Miriam Vale, AU	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1928	Monroe #2, US	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	7 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1928	Jackson 4 NW, US	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1928	Mt Perry the Pines, AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1928	Bauhinia Downs Store, AU	all-time rain	201.9 mm (7.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1928	Florence, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	13 years	41 of 100 (Notable)

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 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1928. 1928 had 380 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 25	273
25 to 50	26
50 to 75	18
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1