Weather Records on 22 August 1937

421 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 August 1937. Highest significance: Bilaspur, IN.

Key Facts for 22 August 1937

On 22 August 1937, 421 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
177 were record highs and 50 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 412 daily.
Bilaspur set an all-time record daily precipitation of 215.4 mm (8.5 in) on 22 August 1937.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

421 stations

421 station records on 22 August 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 August 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bilaspur	India	Record daily precipitation	215.4 mm (8.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moonan Flat (High St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Serampore	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Quakertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Calcutta/Barracks	India	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greenethorpe (Iandra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brodribb River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boorolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Razole(Rajole)	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
West Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rajnandgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Narsapur	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nazira	India	Record daily precipitation	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Landsdown	India	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Caroline	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dinapur Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Centre Hall	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Hill 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Henrietta	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brookville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ambagarh Chowki	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fatehabad	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pocono 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Butchers Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Monierkhal	India	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sanjari	India	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Schenley Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Konda	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kalna	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Saltsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

421 records

Records set or tied on 22 August 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 84, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 93, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 194.

Records on 22 August 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	84
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	93
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	194
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 August 1937 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 412.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

323 broken records

Margins by which the 323 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 93.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 August 1937

Top 20 records on 22 August 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 August 1937	Bilaspur, IN	all-time rain	215.4 mm (8.5 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1937	Bonang, AU	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1937	Moonan Flat (High St), AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1937	Brocken, DE	daily rain	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1937	Eldon, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1937	Lynnville 4 SSW, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1937	Serampore, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1937	Quakertown, US	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1937	Calcutta/Barracks, IN	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1937	Delegate River, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1937	Marion, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1937	Greenethorpe (Iandra), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1937	Brodribb River, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1937	Karlsruhe, DE	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1937	Moorestown 4 E, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1937	Somerville 4 NW, US	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1937	Trenton 1 NNE, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1937	Orbost (Comparison), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1937	Boorolong, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	55 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1937	Razole(Rajole), IN	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	20 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1937. 1937 had 421 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 20	275
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1