Weather Records on 22 August 1936

954 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 August 1936. Highest significance: Uppsala_Aut, SE.

Key Facts for 22 August 1936

On 22 August 1936, 954 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
714 were record highs and 54 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 911 daily.
Uppsala_Aut set a daily record precipitation of 52.0 mm (2.0 in) on 22 August 1936.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

954 stations

954 station records on 22 August 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 August 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Landsort	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Puranpur	India	Record daily precipitation	232.2 mm (9.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gavle	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Basaunti	India	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mukteshwar Kumaon	India	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
McGregor (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rewa	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kluitjeskraal (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ratangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shikohabad	India	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pathankot	India	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Robben Island (Vrt)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elsenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tibri	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Palana	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sikar	India	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jeoli Jansath	India	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Soraon	India	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gurgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chatarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hasanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
North Bridgton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Srivaikuntam	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eubank	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kistwar	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pondilafa	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sambhar	India	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Covelong	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vrugbaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Unionville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sathawas	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

954 records

Records set or tied on 22 August 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 395, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 319, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 186.

Records on 22 August 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	395
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	319
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	186
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 August 1936 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 32, daily 911.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

780 broken records

Margins by which the 780 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 171.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 August 1936

Top 20 records on 22 August 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 August 1936	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	97 years	73 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1936	Landsort, SE	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1936	Puranpur, IN	daily rain	232.2 mm (9.1 in)	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1936	Gavle, SE	daily rain	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1936	Basaunti, IN	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1936	Robertson, ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1936	Mukteshwar Kumaon, IN	daily rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1936	Brockton, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1936	McGregor (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1936	Great Falls, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1936	Rewa, IN	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1936	Kluitjeskraal (Bos), ZA	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1936	Ratangarh, IN	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	3 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1936	Shikohabad, IN	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	5 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1936	Pathankot, IN	daily rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	19 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1936	Robben Island (Vrt), ZA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1936	Elsenburg, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1936	Chatham, CA	monthly low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	62 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1936	Orlando Executive AP, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1936	Tibri, IN	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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

1802 to 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1936. 1936 had 954 records.

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

Records on 08-22 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1803	1
1805	1
1812	1
1816	1
1835	1
1839	2
1843	1
1846	2
1849	1
1850	1
1853	1
1857	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	4
1872	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	3
1878	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	3
1891	2
1892	6
1893	3
1894	7
1895	6
1896	2
1897	4
1898	6
1899	5
1900	1
1901	5
1902	6
1903	3
1904	8
1905	7
1906	24
1907	7
1908	29
1909	5
1910	19
1911	20
1912	39
1913	30
1914	18
1915	31
1916	75
1917	47
1918	85
1919	18
1920	60
1921	64
1922	44
1923	279
1924	148
1925	219
1926	144
1927	154
1928	134
1929	240
1930	276
1931	388
1932	222
1933	367
1934	234
1935	337
1936	954
1937	421
1938	501
1939	517
1940	503
1941	249
1942	500
1943	517
1944	526
1945	475
1946	410
1947	1,034
1948	297
1949	570
1950	460
1951	452
1952	372
1953	348
1954	466
1955	553
1956	785
1957	371
1958	511
1959	547
1960	612
1961	562
1962	329
1963	419
1964	686
1965	423
1966	830
1967	404
1968	1,091
1969	727
1970	368
1971	1,021
1972	436
1973	611
1974	628
1975	597
1976	722
1977	655
1978	529
1979	547
1980	640
1981	795
1982	912
1983	1,366
1984	739
1985	793
1986	1,073
1987	801
1988	1,133
1989	753
1990	808
1991	808
1992	994
1993	845
1994	803
1995	1,002
1996	942
1997	1,381
1998	1,016
1999	756
2000	867
2001	940
2002	1,385
2003	1,550
2004	1,029
2005	887
2006	832
2007	1,801
2008	869
2009	1,347
2010	1,397
2011	1,255
2012	831
2013	450
2014	911
2015	529
2016	730
2017	537
2018	752
2019	558
2020	1,041
2021	683
2022	781
2023	1,525
2024	803
2025	1,359
2026	992

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	737
25 to 50	29
50 to 75	11
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1