Weather Records on 22 April 1975

390 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 April 1975. Highest significance: Tarkastad (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 22 April 1975

On 22 April 1975, 390 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
90 were record highs and 186 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 383 daily.
Tarkastad (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 33.5 mm (1.3 in) on 22 April 1975.
Across 164 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

390 stations

390 station records on 22 April 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 April 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bumbaldry (Gold 'N' Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Boetsap (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kroombit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canowindra (Canowindra Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hamelfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Didcot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nazarezinho (Nazare)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Taung	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Koorawatha (Boorowa Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Cruzeta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	119.8 mm (4.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Joao Do Tigre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pemberton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chilton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Kent	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chestertown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kenai AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vertentes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Taylors Flat (Davislea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ames	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wimbledon	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Delareyville (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vitoria Aerodromo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ripogenus Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grootkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Zinapecuaro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

390 records

Records set or tied on 22 April 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 139, Heaviest daily rainfall 99, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 22 April 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	139
Heaviest daily rainfall	99
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 22 April 1975 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 383.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

292 broken records

Margins by which the 292 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 458.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 April 1975

Top 20 records on 22 April 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 April 1975	Tarkastad (Pol), ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 April 1975	Bumbaldry (Gold 'N' Grove), AU	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1975	Estherville 4E, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1975	Boetsap (Pol), ZA	daily rain	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1975	Kroombit, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1975	Canowindra (Canowindra Street), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	73 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1975	Hamelfontein, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1975	Spencer 1 N, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	77 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1975	Eastport, US	daily low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	66 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1975	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	70 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1975	Didcot, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1975	Nazarezinho (Nazare), BR	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1975	Taung, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1975	Fergana, UZ	daily high min	19.0 C (66.2 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	62 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1975	Amherst, US	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	70 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1975	Moorestown 4 E, US	daily low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	68 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1975	Setauket Strong, US	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	70 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1975	Koorawatha (Boorowa Street), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1975	Acude Cruzeta, BR	all-time rain	119.8 mm (4.7 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	9 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1975	Sao Joao Do Tigre, BR	daily rain	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1975. 1975 had 390 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 22 April 1975
Margin	Records
0 to 100	286
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1