Weather Records on 22 April 1942

286 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 April 1942. Highest significance: Keilor (Arundel), AU.

Key Facts for 22 April 1942

On 22 April 1942, 286 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
158 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 274 daily.
Keilor (Arundel) set a daily record precipitation of 49.3 mm (1.9 in) on 22 April 1942.
Across 164 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

286 stations

286 station records on 22 April 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 April 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Keilor (Arundel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Palm Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mickleham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Szeged	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Black Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Los Alamos	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Speewa Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Corona	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Norway House	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lawn Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carandotta Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ozena	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Palmer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pitkin	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Falls 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Powell Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Margaret	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hospet	India	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tylden "Tulden"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waikerie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wyndham Port	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nairne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Donors Hill Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cowley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kooskia	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Green Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moorook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Park Sf	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Benmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Midvale	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

286 records

Records set or tied on 22 April 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 82, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 76, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 100, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 22 April 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	82
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	76
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	100
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 April 1942 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 274.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

232 broken records

Margins by which the 232 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 April 1942

Top 20 records on 22 April 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 April 1942	Keilor (Arundel), AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1942	Palm Springs, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1942	Mickleham, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1942	Szeged, HU	monthly rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1942	Cerro, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1942	Seligman, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1942	Black Lake, US	all-time rain	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	0 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1942	Los Alamos, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1942	Speewa Station, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1942	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily high min	14.7 C (58.5 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	68 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1942	Cowles, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1942	Richfield Radio Ksvc, US	monthly high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	35 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1942	Bedford 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	41 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1942	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	59 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1942	Cheboygan, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	28 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1942	Minnedosa, CA	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	60 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1942	Corona, US	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	5 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1942	Qu'appelle, CA	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	41 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1942	Russell, CA	monthly high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	24 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1942	Aach, DE	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	27 years	23 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1942. 1942 had 286 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	221
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1