Weather Records on 22 April 1972

780 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 April 1972. Highest significance: Sugar Camp, US.

Key Facts for 22 April 1972

On 22 April 1972, 780 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
58 were record highs and 276 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 768 daily.
Sugar Camp set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 22 April 1972.
Across 164 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

780 stations

780 station records on 22 April 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 April 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sugar Camp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ford Lock 1O	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Litchfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Joao Do Jaguaribe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tyrone Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Reedsburg Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Little Hickman Lock 8	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paintsville 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
D'Java	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Laona 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
College Hill Lock 11	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Solomons	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Snow Hill 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Long Lake Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rhinelander	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Salvisa Lock 6	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Valley View Lock 9	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Watersmeet	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gallipolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Plata 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clay	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sutton Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ireland	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Laona 6 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Keene 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stambaugh 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenswood Lock Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Evans Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hinckley	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elma	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Haleyville	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Heidelberg	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sugartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Breakwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marinette	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Providence	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

780 records

Records set or tied on 22 April 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 121, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 155, Heaviest daily rainfall 357, Heaviest daily snowfall 69, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 22 April 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	121
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	155
Heaviest daily rainfall	357
Heaviest daily snowfall	69
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 22 April 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 768.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

662 broken records

Margins by which the 662 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 584.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 April 1972

Top 20 records on 22 April 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 April 1972	Sugar Camp, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 April 1972	Ford Lock 1O, US	monthly rain	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 April 1972	Spencer, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	79 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1972	Tg Jiu, RO	daily rain	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1972	Creston, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1972	Pocomoke City, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	61 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1972	Warsaw 2 NW, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1972	Litchfield, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1972	Sao Joao Do Jaguaribe, BR	daily rain	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1972	Cave Run Lake, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	5 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1972	Tyrone Lock 5, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1972	Reedsburg Wwtp, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1972	Little Hickman Lock 8, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1972	Paintsville 1E, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1972	Mackinaw City 2, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1972	D'Java, GE	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1972	Leitchfield 2 N, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1972	Fredericksburg Np, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1972	Laona 6 SW, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1972	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	88 years	42 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1972. 1972 had 780 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	646
100 to 200	11
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1