Weather Records on 22 April 1953

384 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 April 1953. Highest significance: Muccan, AU.

Key Facts for 22 April 1953

On 22 April 1953, 384 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
176 were record highs and 127 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 368 daily.
Muccan set a daily record precipitation of 53.3 mm (2.1 in) on 22 April 1953.
Across 164 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

384 stations

384 station records on 22 April 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 April 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Muccan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Warralong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bamboo Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mundiwindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pilga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Corunna Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gannavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Noreena Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kovvur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bonney Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ibiapaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ardath	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ambur	India	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nullagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Markapur	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cananeia G4-001	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sucesso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nimingarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Talga Talga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tropic	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Balfour Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bidyadanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gleichen	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Woodward	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tuskegee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tonopah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvaiyaru	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Dardc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wytheville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rayakottah	India	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Petrun	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Blakely	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brevard	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cloud Chief 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wye Wye	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sangola	India	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mayhill Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

384 records

Records set or tied on 22 April 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 123, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 118, Heaviest daily rainfall 76, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 22 April 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	123
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	118
Heaviest daily rainfall	76
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 22 April 1953 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 368.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

278 broken records

Margins by which the 278 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 April 1953

Top 20 records on 22 April 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 April 1953	Muccan, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 April 1953	Warralong, AU	daily rain	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1953	Marble Bar Comparison, AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1953	Bamboo Creek, AU	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1953	Mundiwindi, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1953	Pilga, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1953	Corunna Downs, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1953	Gannavaram, IN	monthly rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1953	Noreena Downs, AU	daily rain	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	114.5 mm (4.5 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1953	Kovvur, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1953	Bonney Downs, AU	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1953	Ibiapaba, BR	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1953	Ardath, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1953	Ambur, IN	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1953	Nullagine, AU	all-time rain	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	22 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1953	Markapur, IN	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1953	Cananeia G4-001, BR	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1953	Sucesso, BR	daily rain	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1953	Ft Bidwell, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	64 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1953	Nimingarra, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	28 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1953. 1953 had 384 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	254
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2