Weather Records on 22 April 1947

552 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 April 1947. Highest significance: Currie Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 22 April 1947

On 22 April 1947, 552 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
42 were record highs and 200 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 549 daily.
Currie Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 41.9 mm (1.6 in) on 22 April 1947.
Across 164 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

552 stations

552 station records on 22 April 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 April 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Currie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kerang (Meran Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Legume (New Koreelah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
The Highlands Irrigation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pemblegong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Blyth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Conargo (Hartwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Balook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elbow Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rushworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tallebung (Vermont Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waranga Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nathalia (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Essendon 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chhaygaon	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kingaroy Prince Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Camden (Brownlow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bobadah (Avoca)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cobbity (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boko	India	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dalveen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Urana (Nowranie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Deepwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nord-Rana	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oberon (Jenolan Caves)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Botany No.1 Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Naracoopa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Centennial Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Crown St. Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Cedro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wallangarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dunedoo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Exeter	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Palmeiro Dos Indios	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Maceio (Aeroporto)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dhubri	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Methven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nashlyn	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wollstonecraft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Illerbrun	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fernflat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lockhart Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sundance	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bilpin (Fern Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gaspe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

552 records

Records set or tied on 22 April 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 102, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 98, Heaviest daily rainfall 281, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 22 April 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	102
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	98
Heaviest daily rainfall	281
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 22 April 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 549.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

461 broken records

Margins by which the 461 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 106.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 April 1947

Top 20 records on 22 April 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 April 1947	Currie Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1947	Kerang (Meran Downs), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1947	Legume (New Koreelah), AU	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1947	The Highlands Irrigation, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1947	Sydney Botanic Gardens, AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1947	Pemblegong, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1947	Blyth, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1947	Conargo (Hartwood), AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1947	Balook, AU	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1947	Elbow Valley, AU	monthly rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1947	Rushworth, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1947	Tallebung (Vermont Hill), AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1947	Waranga Reservoir, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1947	Nathalia (Post Office), AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1947	Essendon 1, AU	monthly rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	45 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1947	Chhaygaon, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1947	Bringelly (Maryland), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	76 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1947	Eden (Caravan Park), AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1947	Kingaroy Prince Street, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1947	Camden (Brownlow Hill), AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)

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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1947. 1947 had 552 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	415
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2