Weather Records on 22 April 1979

430 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 April 1979. Highest significance: Clinton Forestry HQ, US.

Key Facts for 22 April 1979

On 22 April 1979, 430 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
105 were record highs and 141 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 421 daily.
Clinton Forestry HQ set a daily record precipitation of 189.2 mm (7.4 in) on 22 April 1979.
Across 164 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

430 stations

430 station records on 22 April 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 April 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	257.8 mm (10.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Natchez	United States	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Carville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Astara	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-18.4 C (-1.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-9.9 C (14.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zametchino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-8.8 C (16.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Quiteria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.6 C (90.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sombrerete (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans WSO City	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kargopol	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-14.2 C (6.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-8.4 C (16.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paradis 7 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Setlagodi (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-16.2 C (2.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Inza	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Summit	United States	Record snow depth	386.1 cm (152.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan Evangelista (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Songkhla	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
McComb AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record low maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hermannsburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans D P S 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Patamute	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rosherville (Pow)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.1 C (84.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cienega de Flores	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Algiers	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Massawa	Eritrea	Record high maximum temperature	43.4 C (110.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Zacualtipan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kljuchi	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-18.5 C (-1.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Villaflores (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Boquilla Numero Uno	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Apizaco	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kaalplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Bento Do Una	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

430 records

Records set or tied on 22 April 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 66, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 179, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 22 April 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	66
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	179
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 22 April 1979 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 421.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

356 broken records

Margins by which the 356 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1423.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 April 1979

Top 20 records on 22 April 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 April 1979	Clinton Forestry HQ, US	daily rain	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	78 years	71 of 100 (Major)
22 April 1979	Jeanerette 5 NW, US	all-time rain	257.8 mm (10.1 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	65 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 April 1979	Natchez, US	daily rain	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	50 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1979	Carville 2 SW, US	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	113.6 mm (4.5 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1979	Ft Ross, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	73 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1979	Abbeville, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1979	Dordrecht - Tnk 14, ZA	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1979	Donaldsonville 4 SW, US	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	78 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1979	Isabela Substn, PR	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1979	New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl, US	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	78 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1979	Astara, AZ	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1979	Arhangelsk, RU	daily low min	-18.4 C (-1.1 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	94 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1979	Poretskoye, RU	daily low min	-9.9 C (14.2 F)	5.4 C (9.7 F)	66 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1979	Zametchino, RU	daily low min	-8.8 C (16.2 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	85 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1979	Woodville 4 ESE, US	daily rain	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1979	Santa Quiteria, BR	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1979	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily high max	32.6 C (90.7 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	81 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1979	Sombrerete (Dge), MX	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	52 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1979	Franklin 3 NW, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1979	New Orleans WSO City, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	35 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1979. 1979 had 430 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	355
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	0
1400 to 1600	1