Weather Records on 22 April 1980

1,632 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 April 1980. Highest significance: Redhill, AU.

Key Facts for 22 April 1980

On 22 April 1980, 1,632 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,049 were record highs and 274 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 236 monthly and 1,395 daily.
Redhill set a daily record precipitation of 95.0 mm (3.7 in) on 22 April 1980.
Across 164 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

1,632 stations

1,632 station records on 22 April 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 April 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Redhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Woomera (Oakden Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Hawker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Brinkworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Whyalla (Norrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mintaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Brinkworth (Anama Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wandearah North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wandearah East Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Burra (Worlds End)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkworth (Bungaree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Second Valley (Spring Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Harrow (Pine Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Koolunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marree (Witchelina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Australia Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Blyth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mundoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Campbelltown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Farrell Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yankalilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Snowtown (Condowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yacka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wilhelmina Rise 721	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clare (Hill River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Liverpool Big Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milaca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (Mahanewo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (South Gap Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Spalding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clare (Calcannia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gaspe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ida Grove 5NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
UNIV of Hawaii 713	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clare Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Itasca UNIV of Minn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,632 records

Records set or tied on 22 April 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 671, Lowest daily maximum 191, Highest daily minimum 378, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 287, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 22 April 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	671
Lowest daily maximum	191
Highest daily minimum	378
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	287
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 22 April 1980 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 236, daily 1,395.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,320 broken records

Margins by which the 1,320 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 April 1980

Top 20 records on 22 April 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 April 1980	Redhill, AU	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	84 years	75 of 100 (Major)
22 April 1980	Woomera (Oakden Hills), AU	monthly rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	89 years	72 of 100 (Major)
22 April 1980	Hawker, AU	daily rain	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	77 years	69 of 100 (Major)
22 April 1980	Brinkworth, AU	monthly rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 April 1980	Whyalla (Norrie), AU	monthly rain	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 April 1980	Mintaro, AU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 April 1980	Brinkworth (Anama Park), AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1980	Crystal Brook, AU	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1980	Wandearah North, AU	daily rain	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1980	Wandearah East Post Office, AU	monthly rain	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1980	Burra (Worlds End), AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	77 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1980	Brinkworth (Bungaree), AU	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	10 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1980	Second Valley (Spring Grove), AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	93 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1980	Harrow (Pine Hills), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	93 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1980	Koolunga, AU	daily rain	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	10 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1980	Marree (Witchelina), AU	daily rain	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	10 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1980	Australia Plains, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	80 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1980	Blyth, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1980	Mundoora, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1980	Campbelltown, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	83 years	49 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1980. 1980 had 1,632 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 20	1,277
20 to 40	31
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1