Weather Records on 22 April 1970

1,048 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 April 1970. Highest significance: Hopetoun, AU.

Key Facts for 22 April 1970

On 22 April 1970, 1,048 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
132 were record highs and 192 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 1,002 daily.
Hopetoun set a monthly record daily precipitation of 80.0 mm (3.1 in) on 22 April 1970.
Across 164 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

1,048 stations

1,048 station records on 22 April 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 April 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hopetoun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Wooroonook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Birchip Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Lake Marmal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Goolgumbla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Wycheproof (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bealiba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Maldon (Derby Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Clear Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Warmur West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bridgewater (Memsie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Gregory	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Baring (Kinta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Willaura (Yarram Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tyrrell Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Glenlyon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ouyen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Yandoit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Fernihurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Inglewood (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Birchip (Woodlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sea Lake (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Eversley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Tambua)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Underbool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Warranooke (Glenorchy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Parkston 8 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Taldra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rainbow (Werrap (Oak-Lea))	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wedderburn (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Custer	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grong Grong (Berembed)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Corack East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Watchem	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Horsham Polkemmet Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Macedon Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Penshurst (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gammon Ranges (Umberatana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chinkapook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rupanyup (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rainbow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Murtoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jeparit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beazleys Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Landsborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Calivil	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Macedon (Burncranna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Talbot (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mullen 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Walpeup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yarto	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,048 records

Records set or tied on 22 April 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 55, Lowest daily maximum 79, Highest daily minimum 77, Lowest daily minimum 113, Heaviest daily rainfall 585, Heaviest daily snowfall 99, Deepest snow cover 40.

Records on 22 April 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	55
Lowest daily maximum	79
Highest daily minimum	77
Lowest daily minimum	113
Heaviest daily rainfall	585
Heaviest daily snowfall	99
Deepest snow cover	40

Records on 22 April 1970 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 45, daily 1,002.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

917 broken records

Margins by which the 917 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1600.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 April 1970

Top 20 records on 22 April 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 April 1970	Hopetoun, AU	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	70 of 100 (Major)
22 April 1970	Wooroonook, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	69 years	68 of 100 (Major)
22 April 1970	Birchip Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
22 April 1970	Lake Marmal, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
22 April 1970	Goolgumbla, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 April 1970	Wycheproof (Post Office), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 April 1970	Bealiba, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	69 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 April 1970	Maldon (Derby Hill), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	89 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 April 1970	Clear Lake, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	65 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 April 1970	Warmur West, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 April 1970	Bridgewater (Memsie), AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	73 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 April 1970	Gregory, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 April 1970	Baring (Kinta), AU	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 April 1970	Willaura (Yarram Park), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 April 1970	Tyrrell Downs, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	69 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 April 1970	Glenlyon, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 April 1970	Ouyen (Post Office), AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 April 1970	Yandoit, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 April 1970	Fernihurst, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	73 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1970	Inglewood (Post Office), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	58 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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1970. 1970 had 1,048 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 200	905
200 to 400	7
400 to 600	3
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	0
1400 to 1600	1