Weather Records on 22 April 1968

870 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 April 1968. Highest significance: Wood, US.

Key Facts for 22 April 1968

On 22 April 1968, 870 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
288 were record highs and 258 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 63 monthly and 807 daily.
Wood set a daily record precipitation of 57.2 mm (2.3 in) on 22 April 1968.
Across 164 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

870 stations

870 station records on 22 April 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 April 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wood	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Midland	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Murdo	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Selfridge 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vivian	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Timber Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kingman	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
McCracken	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bowdle	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ames	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dwingelo	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beardsley	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Canistota 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sisseton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Norddal	Norway	Record snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Longvalley	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Linton	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Timber Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.3 C (84.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Parasala	India	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clark	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Lorenzana	Spain	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winslow AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wallajah	India	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

870 records

Records set or tied on 22 April 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 168, Lowest daily maximum 79, Highest daily minimum 120, Lowest daily minimum 179, Heaviest daily rainfall 253, Heaviest daily snowfall 57, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 22 April 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	168
Lowest daily maximum	79
Highest daily minimum	120
Lowest daily minimum	179
Heaviest daily rainfall	253
Heaviest daily snowfall	57
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 22 April 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 63, daily 807.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

729 broken records

Margins by which the 729 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 250.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 April 1968

Top 20 records on 22 April 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 April 1968	Wood, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1968	Kennebec, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1968	Midland, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1968	Murdo, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1968	Selfridge 2 NE, US	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1968	Vivian, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1968	Peterborough, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1968	Timber Lake, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1968	Kingman, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1968	McCracken, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1968	Bowdle, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	69 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1968	Miller, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1968	Mobridge 2NNW, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1968	Milan 1NW, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1968	Arlington 1 W, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1968	Ames, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1968	Artichoke Lake 1 E, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1968	Hopewell 1 SE, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	5 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1968	Mc Intosh 6 SE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1968	Dwingelo, NL	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	2 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1968. 1968 had 870 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	704
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	3