Weather Records on 22 April 1957

705 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 April 1957. Highest significance: Lexington Bluegrass AP, US.

Key Facts for 22 April 1957

On 22 April 1957, 705 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
261 were record highs and 67 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 686 daily.
Lexington Bluegrass AP set a daily record precipitation of 62.2 mm (2.4 in) on 22 April 1957.
Across 164 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

705 stations

705 station records on 22 April 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 April 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Gabes	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Nandyal	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gurjala(Gurujala)	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nannup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Boyup Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mundaring Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rayne 6 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wonnaminta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marradong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Midland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
West Swan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Southbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mundaring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bangalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Henryville Sf	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Canning River Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wungong Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Ameri Fork Pwhs	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Henley Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mahbubnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Broomehill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Narrogin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Armadale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bunbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pinjarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jarrahdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Monierkhal	India	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorsville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uvalde	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Emery	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kendenup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tambellup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Belvoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Macharla	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa Verde Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rock House	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hill City Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Serpentine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boddington Shire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wadderin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dudinin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Owk	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kingman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cincinnati Abbe Wsmo	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kudligi	India	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tacoma	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Perryton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Truxton Canyon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa Verde Np	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

705 records

Records set or tied on 22 April 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 116, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 145, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 362, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 22 April 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	116
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	145
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	362
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 22 April 1957 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 686.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

567 broken records

Margins by which the 567 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 April 1957

Top 20 records on 22 April 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 April 1957	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
22 April 1957	Gabes, TN	monthly rain	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	67 of 100 (Major)
22 April 1957	Nandyal, IN	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1957	Gurjala(Gurujala), IN	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	55 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1957	Nannup, AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1957	Boyup Brook, AU	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1957	Sfax El-Maou, TN	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1957	Mundaring Weir, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1957	Rayne 6 N, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1957	Centerville, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1957	Fillmore, US	monthly rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1957	Wonnaminta, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1957	Marradong, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1957	Midland, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1957	West Swan, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1957	Southbourne, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1957	Buckhannon, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1957	Mundaring, AU	monthly rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1957	Bangalup, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1957	Lilydale, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	45 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1957. 1957 had 705 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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Data for records on 1957-04-22: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	538
25 to 50	21
50 to 75	4
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1