Weather Records on 22 April 1952

636 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 April 1952. Highest significance: Idabel, US.

Key Facts for 22 April 1952

On 22 April 1952, 636 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
316 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 632 daily.
Idabel set a daily record precipitation of 108.0 mm (4.3 in) on 22 April 1952.
Across 164 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

636 stations

636 station records on 22 April 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 April 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Idabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Maunabo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wills Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pedras de Abelhas (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Edeowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boolcoomatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sitamarhi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Marais	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tura	India	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lankeys Creek (Woodridge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hugo	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Albion Park Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Itahar	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hartsel	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elkhart	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Belsand	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Huichapan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waldron	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Altus Irig Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Haileybury	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Diamond Harbour	India	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arthur City	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Honey Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Limoeiro Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jamberoo (Lorna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Burnet	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkio	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Galva	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gerringong (Mayflower Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Goderich Township	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nanguneri	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pinehurst Sthrn Pines	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

636 records

Records set or tied on 22 April 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 163, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 153, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 277, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 22 April 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	163
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	153
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	277
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 22 April 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 632.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

538 broken records

Margins by which the 538 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 117.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 April 1952

Top 20 records on 22 April 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 April 1952	Idabel, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1952	Maunabo, PR	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1952	Wills Pt, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1952	Pedras de Abelhas (Dnocs), BR	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1952	Mena, US	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1952	Llano, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1952	Edeowie, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1952	Russellville, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1952	Boolcoomatta, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1952	Seligman, US	monthly rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	18 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1952	Sitamarhi Sr, IN	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1952	Grand Marais, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1952	Tura, IN	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1952	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily high min	11.3 C (52.3 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	83 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1952	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily high min	11.8 C (53.2 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	83 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1952	Quanah 2 SW, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1952	Lankeys Creek (Woodridge), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1952	Danville, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1952	Hugo, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1952	Albion Park Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	33 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1952. 1952 had 636 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).