Weather Records on 22 April 1929

194 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 April 1929. Highest significance: Sandgate Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 22 April 1929

On 22 April 1929, 194 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
18 were record highs and 83 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 191 daily.
Sandgate Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 137.2 mm (5.4 in) on 22 April 1929.
Across 164 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

194 stations

194 station records on 22 April 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 April 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Zillmere Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
St Helena Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Amcor - Petrie Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goodna Ampol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Murarrie Road Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nambour Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Landsborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yandina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kilcoy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Redbank Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-10.5 C (13.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Crohamhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Beenleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dutton Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Graceville Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Millaquin Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cooroy Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Beaudesert Cryna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

194 records

Records set or tied on 22 April 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 88, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 22 April 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	88
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 April 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 191.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

178 broken records

Margins by which the 178 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 108.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 April 1929

Top 20 records on 22 April 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 April 1929	Sandgate Post Office, AU	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	108.8 mm (4.3 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1929	Gympie, AU	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1929	Toombul Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1929	Zillmere Post Office, AU	daily rain	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1929	Tewantin Post Office, AU	daily rain	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1929	St Helena Island, AU	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1929	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high min	17.0 C (62.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	75 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1929	Bald Hills Post Office, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1929	Amcor - Petrie Mill, AU	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1929	Winnemucca AP, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1929	Goodna Ampol, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1929	Murarrie Road Csiro, AU	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1929	Eumundi - Crescent Rd, AU	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1929	Nambour Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	0 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1929	Durham, GB	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	47 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1929	Cape Moreton Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1929	Landsborough Post Office, AU	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	0 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1929	Trenton 2, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1929	Southport Ridgeway Ave, AU	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1929	Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm), AU	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	28 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 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1929. 1929 had 194 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	140
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2