Weather Records on 22 April 1976

363 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 April 1976. Highest significance: Ashgabat, TM.

Key Facts for 22 April 1976

On 22 April 1976, 363 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
157 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 355 daily.
Ashgabat set an all-time record daily precipitation of 79.6 mm (3.1 in) on 22 April 1976.
Across 164 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

363 stations

363 station records on 22 April 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 April 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ashgabat	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kentville Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Olean	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bakherden	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Meteghan River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arcade	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgway	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clarke City	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record snow depth	109.0 cm (42.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record snow depth	82.0 cm (32.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record snow depth	235.0 cm (92.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wiscoy 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Musquash	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tunnsjo	Norway	Record snow depth	185.0 cm (72.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis US Naval Aca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
College Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Portageville 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clarke City	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Liafoss	Norway	Record snow depth	115.0 cm (45.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clallam Bay 1 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Valley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bradford Cntrl Fs	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gettysburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newell	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nome AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aunet	Norway	Record snow depth	112.0 cm (44.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gaudan-In-Turkmen	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Boyds 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New Canton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Merredin Research Station	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Smoky Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kearneysville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

363 records

Records set or tied on 22 April 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 49, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 108, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 119, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 22 April 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	49
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	108
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	119
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 22 April 1976 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 355.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

264 broken records

Margins by which the 264 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 590.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 April 1976

Top 20 records on 22 April 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 April 1976	Ashgabat, TM	all-time rain	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	6 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 April 1976	Kentville Cda, CA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 April 1976	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 April 1976	Plattsmouth 1E, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1976	Olean, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1976	Philadelphia City, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	92 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1976	Clarion 3 SW, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1976	Bakherden, TM	daily rain	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1976	Avon, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1976	Annapolis Royal, CA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1976	Mt Morris 2W, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1976	Meteghan River, CA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1976	Millen 4 N, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1976	Kohala Mis 175.1, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	70 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1976	Arcade, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	81 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1976	Ridgway, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	60 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1976	Nhill, AU	daily low min	1.0 C (33.8 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	72 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1976	Graz, AT	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	56 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1976	Clarke City, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	59 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1976	Kjobli I Snaasa, NO	daily snow depth	109.0 cm (42.9 in)	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	21 years	32 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1976. 1976 had 363 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	259
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1