Weather Records on 22 April 1962

329 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 April 1962. Highest significance: Piranhas (Marechal Floriano), BR.

Key Facts for 22 April 1962

On 22 April 1962, 329 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
181 were record highs and 41 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 325 daily.
Piranhas (Marechal Floriano) set a daily record precipitation of 65.5 mm (2.6 in) on 22 April 1962.
Across 164 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

329 stations

329 station records on 22 April 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 April 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Piranhas (Marechal Floriano)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Floresta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paulistana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hooghly	India	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	75.0 cm (29.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Table.Mtn Platteklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kamiesberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chas	India	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santana Do Ipanema	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	125.1 mm (4.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paratinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Andarai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pachena Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	159.0 cm (62.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gladwin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pao de Acucar	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Irara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Itaporanga Dajuda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Estevan Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Villiersdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nossa Senhora da Gloria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Rupert	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stolhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kipawa Laniel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford Hills	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Simao Dias (Anapolis)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ovre Sirdal	Norway	Record snow depth	176.0 cm (69.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Red Deer	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St Charles de Mandeville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

329 records

Records set or tied on 22 April 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 101, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 80, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 91, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 22 April 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	101
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	80
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	91
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 22 April 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 325.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

264 broken records

Margins by which the 264 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 620.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 April 1962

Top 20 records on 22 April 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 April 1962	Piranhas (Marechal Floriano), BR	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1962	Floresta, BR	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1962	Cidra 1 E, PR	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1962	Liberal, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1962	Paulistana, BR	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1962	Hooghly, IN	daily rain	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1962	Suldalsvatn, NO	daily snow depth	75.0 cm (29.5 in)	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1962	Table.Mtn Platteklip, ZA	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	78 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1962	Kamiesberg, ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1962	Chas, IN	monthly rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1962	Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv, ZA	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1962	Freiburg, DE	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	76 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1962	Chemnitz, DE	daily high min	13.2 C (55.8 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	66 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1962	Santana Do Ipanema, BR	monthly rain	125.1 mm (4.9 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1962	Paratinga, BR	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1962	Collingwood, CA	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	60 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1962	Riva, IT	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	68 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1962	Mackinaw City 2, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1962	Andarai, BR	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1962	Pachena Point, CA	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	30 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1962. 1962 had 329 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	259
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1