Weather Records on 22 April 1981

959 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 April 1981. Highest significance: Man, CI.

Key Facts for 22 April 1981

On 22 April 1981, 959 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
203 were record highs and 525 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 946 daily.
Man set a monthly record daily precipitation of 160.0 mm (6.3 in) on 22 April 1981.
Across 164 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

959 stations

959 station records on 22 April 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 April 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Man	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
McCamey	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Joe Rich Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Buntzen Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Big Spring	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mazapa	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hebbronville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glenview NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cartwright	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ackerly 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Siquirichi (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stave Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
El Salto (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Guanacevi (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Francisco I. Madero	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elma	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Poset	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Acaponeta	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barguzin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton Dam 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Toms River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hatteras	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Las Burras	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Presque Isle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haverhill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stratton	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clearbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Neah Bay 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Laranjeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Delicias (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Cook	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clowhom Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alouette Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record low minimum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Villalba	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
El Oregano	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

959 records

Records set or tied on 22 April 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 81, Lowest daily maximum 315, Highest daily minimum 122, Lowest daily minimum 210, Heaviest daily rainfall 209, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 22 April 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	81
Lowest daily maximum	315
Highest daily minimum	122
Lowest daily minimum	210
Heaviest daily rainfall	209
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 22 April 1981 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 946.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

809 broken records

Margins by which the 809 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 150.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 April 1981

Top 20 records on 22 April 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 April 1981	Man, CI	monthly rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	19 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1981	McCamey, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1981	Joe Rich Creek, CA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1981	Collegeville, CA	daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1981	Nicosia, CY	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	91 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1981	Buntzen Lake, CA	daily rain	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1981	Big Spring, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1981	Mazapa, MX	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1981	Decatur, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1981	W Pt, US	daily low min	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1981	Hebbronville, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	67 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1981	Superior, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1981	Glenview NAS, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1981	Huntingdon, CA	daily low min	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	105 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1981	Cartwright, CA	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1981	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	10 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1981	Hawkinsville, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	80 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1981	Cambridge, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	80 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1981	Ackerly 4SE, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1981	Richmond, CA	daily low min	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	90 years	38 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1981. 1981 had 959 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	779
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1