Weather Records on 22 April 1948

454 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 April 1948. Highest significance: Mia Mia, AU.

Key Facts for 22 April 1948

On 22 April 1948, 454 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
144 were record highs and 48 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 449 daily.
Mia Mia set a monthly record daily precipitation of 85.3 mm (3.4 in) on 22 April 1948.
Across 164 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

454 stations

454 station records on 22 April 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 April 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mia Mia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Annur	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yardie Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kadiri	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jammalamadugu	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rajampet	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Piler(Pileru)	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sturt Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Olinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yarra River (Yarra Glen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barwon Heads (Jirrahlinga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hiriyur	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Creek Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rpf 477 Mile	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hedland Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Britannia Beach Furry Cr	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boolarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kanakapura	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Electra P H	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Croydon (Samuel Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boone	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsborg 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Cp&L	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nominingue	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bellary	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salina	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Croydon State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bear Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gauhati Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Palasbari	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kumargram	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Labertouche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oakleigh (Metropolitan Golf Cl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Burwood East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wyloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Bergedorf	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kuturi	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Iguatu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

454 records

Records set or tied on 22 April 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 70, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 74, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 255, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 22 April 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	70
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	74
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	255
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 22 April 1948 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 449.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

398 broken records

Margins by which the 398 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 700.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 April 1948

Top 20 records on 22 April 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 April 1948	Mia Mia, AU	monthly rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	1 year	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1948	Annur, IN	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1948	Oxford, GB	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	123 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1948	Yardie Creek, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1948	Kadiri, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1948	Jammalamadugu, IN	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1948	Rajampet, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1948	Piler(Pileru), IN	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1948	Chariton 1 E, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1948	Sturt Meadows, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1948	Olinda, AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	6 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1948	Maryville 2E, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1948	Yarra River (Yarra Glen), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	55 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1948	Barwon Heads (Jirrahlinga), AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1948	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	73 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1948	Hiriyur, IN	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1948	Deer Creek Ph, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1948	Rpf 477 Mile, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1948	Port Hedland Post Office, AU	daily low max	22.9 C (73.2 F)	7.0 C (12.6 F)	11 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1948	Britannia Beach Furry Cr, CA	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	32 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1948. 1948 had 454 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 100	397
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1