Weather Records on 22 April 1966

534 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 April 1966. Highest significance: Rajim, IN.

Key Facts for 22 April 1966

On 22 April 1966, 534 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
97 were record highs and 108 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 524 daily.
Rajim set a daily record precipitation of 49.0 mm (1.9 in) on 22 April 1966.
Across 164 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

534 stations

534 station records on 22 April 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 April 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rajim	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Palermo	Italy	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Peermade Residen	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Melton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Michie	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alberton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Shorja	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	India	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kolosib	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fizuly	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Griffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Erlistoun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sisian	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Albert	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stradbroke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rockbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Flahult	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kookynie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Agnes River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crownpoint	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Whitemark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chengannur	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record snow depth	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burnett Heads Niell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Maffra Forestry Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-15.1 C (4.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Experiment	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Giffard	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stradbroke West (Inglenook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Frei Paulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fish Creek (Hoddle Range)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rasipuram	India	Record daily precipitation	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	72.0 cm (28.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-9.1 C (15.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Camargo	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fumina South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Balliang East (Chesney)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Izana	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eskdalemuir	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Covington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

534 records

Records set or tied on 22 April 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 89, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 310, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 22 April 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	89
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	310
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 22 April 1966 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 524.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

470 broken records

Margins by which the 470 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 340.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 April 1966

Top 20 records on 22 April 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 April 1966	Rajim, IN	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 April 1966	Palermo, IT	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	104 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1966	Peermade Residen, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1966	Melton, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	73 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1966	Lake Michie, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1966	Sitka Magnetic Obsy, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1966	Alberton Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1966	Uralsk, KZ	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1966	Shorja, AM	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1966	Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1966	Salem, IN	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	11 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1966	Kolosib, IN	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	49 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1966	Fizuly, AZ	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1966	Canton, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1966	Griffin, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1966	Erlistoun, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1966	Sandy Cape Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1966	Denton 2 E, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1966	Sisian, AM	monthly rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	11 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1966	Port Albert, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	64 years	38 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 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1966. 1966 had 534 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 50	458
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1