Weather Records on 22 April 2006

797 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 April 2006. Highest significance: Banner Elk, US.

Key Facts for 22 April 2006

On 22 April 2006, 797 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
346 were record highs and 158 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 748 daily.
Banner Elk set a daily record precipitation of 61.0 mm (2.4 in) on 22 April 2006.
Across 164 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

797 stations

797 station records on 22 April 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 April 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Banner Elk	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Joseph	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Abu Hamed	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Khartoum	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
El Obeid	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Danxho	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington New Castle Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Coen Airport Evap	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Solis	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Royal Oak 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Teresa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cirian Grande	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Patterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
NE Phila AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Soltau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quito	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marcus Hook	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Norris	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pennington Gap	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Antonio Las Alazanas (Smn	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington Porter Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown Harrisburg Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Phila Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cataloochee	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morganton	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 2 NE Filt Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Red Springs 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lockhart River Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	214.6 mm (8.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Potomac Fltr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shippensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record low minimum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Celo 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Albright	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg Capital City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsport Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jerecuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Enyeje	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

797 records

Records set or tied on 22 April 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 140, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 206, Lowest daily minimum 100, Heaviest daily rainfall 282, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 22 April 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	140
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	206
Lowest daily minimum	100
Heaviest daily rainfall	282
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 22 April 2006 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 46, daily 748.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

594 broken records

Margins by which the 594 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 April 2006

Top 20 records on 22 April 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 April 2006	Banner Elk, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	93 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 April 2006	Joseph, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	90 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 April 2006	Jefferson 2 E, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	93 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 April 2006	Coen Post Office, AU	daily rain	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	82.9 mm (3.3 in)	72 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 April 2006	Abu Hamed, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2006	Khartoum, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2006	El Obeid, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2006	Presa Danxho, MX	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2006	Wilmington New Castle Co AP, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2006	Coen Airport Evap, AU	daily rain	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2006	Presa Solis, MX	monthly rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2006	Royal Oak 2 SSW, US	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2006	Lebanon 2 W, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2006	Reading Wb City, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2006	Santa Teresa, MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2006	Cirian Grande, MX	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2006	Toms River, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2006	Patterson, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	99 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2006	Hot Springs, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2006	Knoxville Exp STN, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	46 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 2006. 2006 had 797 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	579
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1