Weather Records on 28 April 2022

532 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 April 2022. Highest significance: Polar Gmo Im.E.T.Krenkelj, RU.

Key Facts for 28 April 2022

On 28 April 2022, 532 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
191 were record highs and 206 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 519 daily.
Polar Gmo Im.E.T.Krenkelj set a monthly record daily precipitation of 35.1 mm (1.4 in) on 28 April 2022.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

532 stations

532 station records on 28 April 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 April 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Polar Gmo Im.E.T.Krenkelj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hechi	China	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lajes Ab	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bicheno (Council Depot)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mathinna (Fingal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coles Bay (Freycinet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Island	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grassy Butte 2ENE	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lewis Hill (St Pauls River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pyengana (Forest Lodge Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alfred	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brockport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dupree	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gustavus	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kurgan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sredny Vasjugan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Esperance Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alberta Ford For Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McKinley Park	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters AWS	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.7 C (99.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Curban (Ercildoune)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Troitsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Majsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ajan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shepherds Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vanuabalavu	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aguirre	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Salo Karkka	Finland	Record low minimum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ilirnej	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vikulovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kargasok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Vojampolka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lort River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ormley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Naples	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tionesta 2 SE Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

532 records

Records set or tied on 28 April 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 83, Lowest daily maximum 107, Highest daily minimum 108, Lowest daily minimum 99, Heaviest daily rainfall 128, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 28 April 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	83
Lowest daily maximum	107
Highest daily minimum	108
Lowest daily minimum	99
Heaviest daily rainfall	128
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 28 April 2022 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 519.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

433 broken records

Margins by which the 433 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 April 2022

Top 20 records on 28 April 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 April 2022	Polar Gmo Im.E.T.Krenkelj, RU	monthly rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 April 2022	Hechi, CN	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 April 2022	Lajes Ab, PT	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2022	Bicheno (Council Depot), AU	monthly rain	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	87 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2022	Coonabarabran (Namoi Street), AU	daily rain	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	116 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2022	Mathinna (Fingal Road), AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	73 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2022	Coles Bay (Freycinet), AU	monthly rain	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2022	Ann Arbor U of Mich, US	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	112 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2022	Marion Island, ZA	monthly rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2022	Grassy Butte 2ENE, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2022	Lewis Hill (St Pauls River), AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2022	Pyengana (Forest Lodge Road), AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2022	Estherville 4E, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	125 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2022	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily high min	23.7 C (74.7 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	127 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2022	Wallace, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	112 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2022	Gaylord, US	daily low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	112 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2022	Angelica, US	daily low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	93 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2022	Goodwell Rsch STN, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	111 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2022	Warren, US	daily low max	1.7 C (35.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	93 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2022	Plymouth Wwtp, US	daily low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	109 years	41 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

1795 to 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2022. 2022 had 532 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 04-28 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1800	1
1803	1
1814	2
1817	4
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1844	1
1853	1
1857	2
1861	1
1862	1
1866	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	5
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1882	2
1883	1
1885	1
1888	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	4
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	2
1898	5
1899	2
1900	6
1901	7
1902	11
1903	3
1904	13
1905	6
1906	9
1907	19
1908	24
1909	43
1910	12
1911	29
1912	13
1913	69
1914	28
1915	46
1916	15
1917	41
1918	18
1919	63
1920	51
1921	89
1922	87
1923	126
1924	70
1925	114
1926	265
1927	132
1928	713
1929	136
1930	105
1931	291
1932	247
1933	327
1934	530
1935	430
1936	143
1937	698
1938	444
1939	356
1940	348
1941	268
1942	665
1943	442
1944	245
1945	371
1946	418
1947	547
1948	545
1949	580
1950	661
1951	617
1952	894
1953	482
1954	900
1955	583
1956	812
1957	614
1958	535
1959	647
1960	582
1961	222
1962	603
1963	568
1964	394
1965	707
1966	800
1967	947
1968	536
1969	432
1970	1,977
1971	570
1972	523
1973	915
1974	777
1975	795
1976	822
1977	533
1978	496
1979	783
1980	644
1981	967
1982	710
1983	1,156
1984	1,357
1985	959
1986	1,029
1987	1,822
1988	967
1989	1,089
1990	1,608
1991	913
1992	2,252
1993	1,191
1994	1,906
1995	726
1996	967
1997	1,784
1998	942
1999	632
2000	1,113
2001	1,015
2002	1,287
2003	958
2004	887
2005	1,056
2006	782
2007	1,340
2008	1,407
2009	979
2010	905
2011	1,161
2012	1,135
2013	721
2014	704
2015	468
2016	783
2017	829
2018	384
2019	662
2020	535
2021	482
2022	532
2023	834
2024	594
2025	650
2026	521

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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	428
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1