Weather Records on 22 April 1946

555 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 April 1946. Highest significance: Big Wells 2W, US.

Key Facts for 22 April 1946

On 22 April 1946, 555 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
369 were record highs and 34 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 548 daily.
Big Wells 2W set an all-time record daily precipitation of 213.4 mm (8.4 in) on 22 April 1946.
Across 164 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

555 stations

555 station records on 22 April 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 April 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Big Wells 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	213.4 mm (8.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Exmouth Gulf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Floresville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dilley	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ucluelet	Canada	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Medha	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Amalner	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Narsipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goderich	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kotarh	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cleburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
George W 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rajpur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cloud Chief 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cherapalaseri	India	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sibasa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pipestone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ardmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hunsur	India	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bluewater 3 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hosanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
S Haven	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
North Bay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Austin Montopolis Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Westminster 2 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sikeston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
La Sal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Coondambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fowlers Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lock (Terre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

555 records

Records set or tied on 22 April 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 246, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 123, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 151, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 22 April 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	246
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	123
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	151
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 22 April 1946 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 548.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

423 broken records

Margins by which the 423 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 130.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 April 1946

Top 20 records on 22 April 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 April 1946	Big Wells 2W, US	all-time rain	213.4 mm (8.4 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1946	Clayoquot, CA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1946	Eagle Pass 3N, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1946	Exmouth Gulf, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1946	Floresville, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1946	Dilley, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1946	Ucluelet, CA	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1946	Medha, IN	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1946	Amalner, IN	monthly rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1946	Pearsall, US	monthly rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1946	Sheldon, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1946	Winnibigoshish Dam, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1946	Narsipatnam, IN	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1946	Goderich, CA	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	60 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1946	Kotarh, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1946	Cleburne, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1946	George W 2 SSW, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1946	Rajpur, IN	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1946	Cloud Chief 2 SE, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1946	Beeville 5 NE, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	27 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1946. 1946 had 555 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	402
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1