Weather Records on 22 April 2005

666 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 April 2005. Highest significance: Benalla, AU.

Key Facts for 22 April 2005

On 22 April 2005, 666 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
334 were record highs and 105 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 645 daily.
Benalla set a daily record precipitation of 30.0 mm (1.2 in) on 22 April 2005.
Across 164 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

666 stations

666 station records on 22 April 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 April 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Benalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Oelrichs	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pella 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Condinup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Borden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Merriman	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Denbarker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Guayabal	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Olmsted L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
The Warriups	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nebraska City 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mission	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Newbicup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Arundel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Andres Lagunas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Indianapolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Westbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wilgarrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spickard 7 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wyndarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ongerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dartnall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gulkana AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kuranda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mtwara	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pogegevskaya	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dumas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nornalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Gully Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kimberley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cherry Tree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kurilsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manjimup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Apodaca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tepelmeme de Morelos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Milford Gm Proving Ground	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Echeta 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bangalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenbushes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

666 records

Records set or tied on 22 April 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 176, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 158, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 216, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 22 April 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	176
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	158
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	216
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 22 April 2005 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 18, daily 645.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

504 broken records

Margins by which the 504 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 April 2005

Top 20 records on 22 April 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 April 2005	Benalla, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	87 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 April 2005	Oelrichs, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	103 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2005	Pella 1S, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	86 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2005	Condinup, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	87 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2005	Borden, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2005	Merriman, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2005	Lusk 2 SW, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	104 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2005	Denbarker, AU	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2005	Guayabal, PR	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2005	Charlotte, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	103 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2005	Olmsted L&D, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	80 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2005	The Warriups, AU	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	95 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2005	Nebraska City 2NW, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2005	Mission, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2005	Newbicup, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	87 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2005	La Harpe, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	106 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2005	Vermillion 2 SE, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2005	Arundel, AU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2005	San Andres Lagunas, MX	monthly rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2005	Cedar Butte, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	44 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 2005. 2005 had 666 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	473
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1