Weather Records on 22 August 1940

503 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 August 1940. Highest significance: Flat Top Island, AU.

Key Facts for 22 August 1940

On 22 August 1940, 503 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
38 were record highs and 276 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 474 daily.
Flat Top Island set a monthly record daily precipitation of 87.4 mm (3.4 in) on 22 August 1940.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

503 stations

503 station records on 22 August 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 August 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Flat Top Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Proserpine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lochnagar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nidingen A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Saltern Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aliganj	India	Record daily precipitation	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Purushottampur	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sakti	India	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bowen Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lund	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Panchgani	India	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aska	India	Record daily precipitation	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jericho Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Strathmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Russelkonda	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gopalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eton Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mirani Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dharingbadi	India	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Surada	India	Record daily precipitation	201.9 mm (7.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Svenska Hogarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alpha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barcaldine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Banpur	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vinga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Uvalde	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mingela Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Boerne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Huntly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Savanne	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chatrapur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mexia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waco	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Queenton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yorkton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Maseskar	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar Land	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Inkerman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sagar	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

503 records

Records set or tied on 22 August 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 193, Heaviest daily rainfall 189.

Records on 22 August 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	193
Heaviest daily rainfall	189
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 August 1940 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 28, daily 474.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

406 broken records

Margins by which the 406 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 95.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 August 1940

Top 20 records on 22 August 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 August 1940	Flat Top Island, AU	monthly rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1940	Nebo, AU	monthly rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1940	Te Kowai Exp STN, AU	monthly rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1940	Alice Post Office, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1940	Proserpine Post Office, AU	monthly rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	7 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1940	Lochnagar, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1940	Nidingen A, SE	daily rain	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1940	Saltern Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1940	Aliganj, IN	daily rain	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1940	Cuero, US	daily low min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1940	Purushottampur, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1940	Sakti, IN	daily rain	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1940	Homestead, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1940	Aramac Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1940	Falsterbo, SE	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1940	Bowen Downs, AU	monthly rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1940	Lund, SE	daily rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	76 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1940	Panchgani, IN	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1940	Aska, IN	monthly rain	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	7 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1940	Jericho Store, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	40 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

1802 to 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1940. 1940 had 503 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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Data for records on 1940-08-22: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	357
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	3