Weather Records on 22 April 2002

1,406 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 April 2002. Highest significance: Marshfield Exp Farm, US.

Key Facts for 22 April 2002

On 22 April 2002, 1,406 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
699 were record highs and 285 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 53 monthly and 1,353 daily.
Marshfield Exp Farm set a daily record snowfall of 12.7 cm (5.0 in) on 22 April 2002.
Across 164 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

1,406 stations

1,406 station records on 22 April 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 April 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marshfield Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Stillwater 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Forest Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsett Rc Byrd Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Magdalena	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Milaca	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Juana Diaz Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
E Jordan	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hacker Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rosholt	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Suaqui Grande (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stover	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Falls Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Faribault	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Zumbrota	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sutton Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Warner Glen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Qu Xian	China	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alma Dam 4	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eau Pleine Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rice Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandra Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Caon Fernandez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Red Wing	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cheraw	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gassaway	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Huaniqueo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nizhyn	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zumbrota	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe Mound City	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Valley	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lumberton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waupaca	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sanzar	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,406 records

Records set or tied on 22 April 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 350, Lowest daily maximum 211, Highest daily minimum 349, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 179, Heaviest daily snowfall 144, Deepest snow cover 99.

Records on 22 April 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	350
Lowest daily maximum	211
Highest daily minimum	349
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	179
Heaviest daily snowfall	144
Deepest snow cover	99

Records on 22 April 2002 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 53, daily 1,353.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,086 broken records

Margins by which the 1,086 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 April 2002

Top 20 records on 22 April 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 April 2002	Marshfield Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	88 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 April 2002	Stillwater 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	92 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 April 2002	Forest Grove, AU	daily rain	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	71 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2002	Hogsett Rc Byrd Dam, US	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2002	Magdalena, MX	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2002	Milaca, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	100 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2002	Stevens Pt, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	107 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2002	Juana Diaz Camp, PR	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2002	Frankfort 2NE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	102 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2002	E Jordan, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	75 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2002	Hacker Valley, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2002	Shawano 2SSW, US	daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	108 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2002	Rosholt, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2002	Gladwin, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	102 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2002	Neillsville 3ESE, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	106 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2002	New London, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	105 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2002	Suaqui Grande (Smn), MX	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2002	Stover, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2002	White Sulphur Springs, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	9 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2002	Cedar Falls Hydro Plt, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	52 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 2002. 2002 had 1,406 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	902
25 to 50	61
50 to 75	57
75 to 100	34
100 to 125	17
125 to 150	12
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	1