Weather Records on 22 April 2001

1,325 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 April 2001. Highest significance: Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 22 April 2001

On 22 April 2001, 1,325 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
402 were record highs and 288 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 1,274 daily.
Gabo Island Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 97.8 mm (3.9 in) on 22 April 2001.
Across 164 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

1,325 stations

1,325 station records on 22 April 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 April 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Shelford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Campbell	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Drysdale (Brimdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.8 mm (4.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Pennyroyal Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Berrybank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
O'Neill	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Midland	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Walden	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lincoln 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Custer	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Belgrade (Observatory)	Serbia	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Meredith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Green Mt Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Pollock	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Beeac (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Erica (Philips Bridge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Little River (Mount Rothwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tracy	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Meredith (Darra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rokewood (Wurrook South)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tanybryn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	164.2 mm (6.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
St Cloud Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisons (Ballark)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Redbird	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Westmere (Montreux)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Eurack	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lovely Banks (Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bison 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis-St Paul Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Terragong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bonshaw (Campbell St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
East Sale Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Solon Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wickliffe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington (Ware Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
New Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hermosa 3 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Enderlin 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rexford	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jindivick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Little River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,325 records

Records set or tied on 22 April 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 81, Lowest daily maximum 210, Highest daily minimum 321, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 436, Heaviest daily snowfall 92, Deepest snow cover 107.

Records on 22 April 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	81
Lowest daily maximum	210
Highest daily minimum	321
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	436
Heaviest daily snowfall	92
Deepest snow cover	107

Records on 22 April 2001 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 43, daily 1,274.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,057 broken records

Margins by which the 1,057 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 April 2001

Top 20 records on 22 April 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 April 2001	Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	100 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
22 April 2001	Shelford, AU	monthly rain	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	108 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
22 April 2001	Hutchinson 1 N, US	monthly rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	98 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
22 April 2001	Douglas 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	88 years	75 of 100 (Major)
22 April 2001	Campbell, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	80 years	74 of 100 (Major)
22 April 2001	Collegeville St John's, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
22 April 2001	Drysdale (Brimdale), AU	all-time rain	107.8 mm (4.2 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	71 of 100 (Major)
22 April 2001	Pennyroyal Creek, AU	all-time rain	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	71 of 100 (Major)
22 April 2001	Atkinson 3SW, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	82 years	71 of 100 (Major)
22 April 2001	Berrybank, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	100 years	69 of 100 (Major)
22 April 2001	O'Neill, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	80 years	68 of 100 (Major)
22 April 2001	Midland, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	104 years	67 of 100 (Major)
22 April 2001	Walden, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	100 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 April 2001	Lincoln 1 SE, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	55 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 April 2001	Custer, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 April 2001	Belgrade (Observatory), RS	monthly rain	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 April 2001	Meredith, AU	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 April 2001	Green Mt Dam, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 April 2001	Pollock, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	91 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 April 2001	Redwood Falls Muni AP, US	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	62 of 100 (Major)

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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 2001. 2001 had 1,325 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 22 April 2001
Margin	Records
0 to 100	1,001
100 to 200	43
200 to 300	12
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1