Weather Records on 22 April 1973

850 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 April 1973. Highest significance: Sallisaw 2 NW, US.

Key Facts for 22 April 1973

On 22 April 1973, 850 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
450 were record highs and 72 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 813 daily.
Sallisaw 2 NW set a daily record precipitation of 114.8 mm (4.5 in) on 22 April 1973.
Across 164 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

850 stations

850 station records on 22 April 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 April 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sallisaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Luluigui	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Liveringa Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Visconde de Maua (Esc.Agrot)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Madre de Deus de Minas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coruripe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	144.6 mm (5.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pedregulho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Paw Paw 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Barbacena	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Agulhas Negras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kazan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Torreoes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Smith Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Odell 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Isabel Do Rio Preto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Ester	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Casca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Conceicao Do Ibitipoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gull Lake Biological STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Donnellson	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Martin U of T Branch Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pacatuba (Pacatiba)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Collingwood	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Southampton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gabriels	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rio da Cidade	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Baependi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Conselheiro Paulino	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gilbert	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pedro Do Rio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zelinda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Caruaru	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record snow depth	98.0 cm (38.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Evening Shade 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Le Claire L&D 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bancroft	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Temiscamingue	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Inukjuak Ua	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mulberry 6 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

850 records

Records set or tied on 22 April 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 97, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 353, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 311, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 22 April 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	97
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	353
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	311
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 22 April 1973 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 37, daily 813.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

701 broken records

Margins by which the 701 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 380.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 April 1973

Top 20 records on 22 April 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 April 1973	Sallisaw 2 NW, US	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 April 1973	Luluigui, AU	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 April 1973	Liveringa Upper, AU	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	30 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1973	Pauls Valley 4 WSW, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1973	Bridger 2 N, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1973	Visconde de Maua (Esc.Agrot), BR	daily rain	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1973	Madre de Deus de Minas, BR	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1973	Mt Pleasant 1 SW, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1973	Coruripe, BR	daily rain	144.6 mm (5.7 in)	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1973	Pedregulho, BR	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1973	Marshall, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1973	Paw Paw 2S, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1973	Usina Barbacena, BR	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1973	Fazenda Agulhas Negras, BR	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1973	Bairro Alto, BR	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1973	Bloomingdale, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1973	Kazan, RU	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1973	Meeker 5 W, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	66 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1973	Torreoes, BR	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1973	Ft Smith Wtp, US	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	6 years	44 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 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1973. 1973 had 850 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	683
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1