Weather Records on 22 April 1939

210 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 April 1939. Highest significance: Faerder Fyr, NO.

Key Facts for 22 April 1939

On 22 April 1939, 210 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
152 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 207 daily.
Faerder Fyr set a daily record precipitation of 32.0 mm (1.3 in) on 22 April 1939.
Across 164 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

210 stations

210 station records on 22 April 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 April 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sathenapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chintalapudi	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vinga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rjukan	Norway	Record daily precipitation	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tunhovd	Norway	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Perundurai	India	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe (Mt Manara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lifjell	Norway	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hiasen I Sigdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruppur	India	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Maseskar	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kodumudi	India	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Loup City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Castra Central	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Globe Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ainsworth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Park City G.C.	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Butte	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tyndall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Talavadi	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Uthamapalayam	India	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Geilo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Rauland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Vysnij Volocek	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas Smelter	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Francis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Basin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Chugwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

210 records

Records set or tied on 22 April 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 114, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 43, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 22 April 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	114
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	43
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 April 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 207.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

146 broken records

Margins by which the 146 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 33.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 April 1939

Top 20 records on 22 April 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 April 1939	Faerder Fyr, NO	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1939	Hedrum, NO	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1939	Gjerstad I Aust-Agder, NO	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1939	Postmyr I Drangedal, NO	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1939	Sathenapalli, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	6 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1939	Enisejsk, RU	daily high min	4.8 C (40.6 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	45 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1939	Chintalapudi, IN	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1939	Vinga, SE	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1939	Timovskoe, RU	daily rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1939	Shenkursk, RU	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1939	Skegness, GB	daily rain	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1939	Rjukan, NO	daily rain	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	1 year	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1939	Tunhovd, NO	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	1 year	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1939	Taganrog (Lighthouse), RU	daily rain	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1939	Poronajsk, RU	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1939	Benkelman 1N, US	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1939	Perundurai, IN	daily rain	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1939	Ivanhoe (Mt Manara), AU	daily rain	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1939	Lifjell, NO	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	1 year	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1939	Hiasen I Sigdal, NO	daily rain	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	6 years	20 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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1939. 1939 had 210 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 5	120
5 to 10	10
10 to 15	8
15 to 20	2
20 to 25	4
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	2