Weather Records on 22 April 1988

971 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 April 1988. Highest significance: Heppner, US.

Key Facts for 22 April 1988

On 22 April 1988, 971 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
208 were record highs and 313 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 942 daily.
Heppner set a monthly record daily precipitation of 48.5 mm (1.9 in) on 22 April 1988.
Across 164 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

971 stations

971 station records on 22 April 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 April 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Heppner	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hartington	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Prescott	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
La Mesa	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chino Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Echeta 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tiirikoja	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Candelo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cordes	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Poway Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wapengo Lake Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Begumpet Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jordberga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Canyon Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Crown King	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Julesburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yoder 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Payson	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlett Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mullen 3S	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stewart Mtn Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart (Mount Darragh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.0 mm (5.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wyndham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	197.0 mm (7.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Horseshoe Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kameruka (Kameruka Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Guajataca Dam	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
O'Neill	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Louth (Bloxham Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Windom	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg 12WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Upton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gen. Santos	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kofa Mine	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
O'Neill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Phillips	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nueva Esperanza	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

971 records

Records set or tied on 22 April 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 130, Lowest daily maximum 235, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 283, Heaviest daily snowfall 104, Deepest snow cover 63.

Records on 22 April 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	130
Lowest daily maximum	235
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	283
Heaviest daily snowfall	104
Deepest snow cover	63

Records on 22 April 1988 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 26, daily 942.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

764 broken records

Margins by which the 764 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 April 1988

Top 20 records on 22 April 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 April 1988	Heppner, US	monthly rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	75 years	75 of 100 (Major)
22 April 1988	Alliance 1WNW, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	65 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 April 1988	Hartington, US	daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 April 1988	Prescott, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	73 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1988	Williams, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	63 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1988	Walnut Grove, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1988	Luverne, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	90 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1988	Bega (Newtown Road), AU	daily rain	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1988	La Mesa, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1988	Castle Hot Springs, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1988	Chino Valley, US	monthly rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1988	Echeta 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	79 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1988	Tiirikoja, EE	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1988	Candelo Post Office, AU	daily rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1988	Luverne, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	90 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1988	Beaver Creek, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1988	Cordes, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1988	Kemmerer 2N, US	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1988	La Grange, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 1988	Poway Valley, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	80 years	48 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 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1988. 1988 had 971 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 50	694
50 to 100	50
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1