Weather Records on 22 April 1938

243 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 April 1938. Highest significance: Milan, IT.

Key Facts for 22 April 1938

On 22 April 1938, 243 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
65 were record highs and 54 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 237 daily.
Milan set a daily record low minimum temperature of 1.1 C (34.0 F) on 22 April 1938.
Across 164 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

243 stations

243 station records on 22 April 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 April 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Milan	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grootvlei (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Springs (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Delmas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Randfontein (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wilgerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
De Wagendrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Market	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Donkerhoek (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Klerkskraal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Balfour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Premier Mine-Cullinan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Benson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Haveri	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Val (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Joubert Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ogies (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Duiwelskloof (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Blanding	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Geryville (El-Bayadh)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-5.1 C (22.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saundatti	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Koyah	India	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lakhipur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pollachi	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ottapidaram	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mbabane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Barpukhuri	India	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vlakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roodepoort (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heidelberg I	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hoburg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rietpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Germiston-Fj Payne Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Sodra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ventspils	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
De Emigratie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maraisburg (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nanambinia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record snow depth	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Reitz 36	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Durban Roodepoort Deep Gm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rosherville (Pow)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Svirica	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

243 records

Records set or tied on 22 April 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 55, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 118, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 22 April 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	55
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	118
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 22 April 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 237.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

208 broken records

Margins by which the 208 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 112.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 April 1938

Top 20 records on 22 April 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 April 1938	Milan, IT	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	99 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1938	Grootvlei (Pol), ZA	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1938	Springs (Rwb), ZA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1938	Delmas (Pol), ZA	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1938	Randfontein (Gm), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1938	Wilgerivier (Sar), ZA	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1938	De Wagendrift, ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1938	New Market, ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1938	Donkerhoek (Skl), ZA	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1938	Klerkskraal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1938	Balfour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1938	Premier Mine-Cullinan, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1938	Benson, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1938	Fort Simpson, CA	daily low min	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	16.7 C (30.1 F)	19 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1938	Haveri, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1938	Hvar, HR	daily low min	4.5 C (40.1 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	60 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1938	Val (Sar), ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1938	Jhb-Joubert Park, ZA	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1938	Ogies (Pol), ZA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1938	Duiwelskloof (Mun), ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	5 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 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1938. 1938 had 243 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 22 April 1938
Margin	Records
0 to 20	185
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2