Weather Records on 22 August 1941

249 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 August 1941. Highest significance: Kargopol, RU.

Key Facts for 22 August 1941

On 22 August 1941, 249 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
64 were record highs and 29 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 238 daily.
Kargopol set a daily record precipitation of 27.5 mm (1.1 in) on 22 August 1941.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

249 stations

249 station records on 22 August 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 August 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kargopol	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ceduna (Koonibba Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yorketown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tanunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Roseworthy Agric College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Derapur	India	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kalpi	India	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saddleworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tarlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Penong (Penalumba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stockport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roseworthy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jalaun	India	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Farrell Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Auraiya	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bhognipur	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lodgepole	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marrabel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kapunda Water Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pachamba	India	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stockwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eastland	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Akbarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kolar	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Putnam	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clare (Hill River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Marungapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar City Powerhouse	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Penong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ceduna (Goode)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Corny Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stansbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yunta (Panaramitee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edithburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ceduna Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waukaringa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln (Westmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hookina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mannum Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blanchetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Worlds End)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenelg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stokes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Esquimalt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Corona	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

249 records

Records set or tied on 22 August 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 55, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 156.

Records on 22 August 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	55
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	156
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 August 1941 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 238.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

206 broken records

Margins by which the 206 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 August 1941

Top 20 records on 22 August 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 August 1941	Kargopol, RU	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1941	Ceduna (Koonibba Reserve), AU	monthly rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1941	Yorketown, AU	monthly rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1941	Dublin 2SE, US	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1941	Hewitt, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1941	Tanunda, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1941	Roseworthy Agric College, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1941	Derapur, IN	daily rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1941	Hillsboro, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1941	Kalpi, IN	daily rain	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1941	Saddleworth, AU	monthly rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1941	Tarlee, AU	monthly rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1941	Penong (Penalumba), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1941	Stockport, AU	monthly rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1941	Manoora, AU	monthly rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	41 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1941	Roseworthy, AU	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	42 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1941	Jalaun, IN	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1941	Farrell Flat, AU	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	41 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1941	Auraiya, IN	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1941	Bhognipur, IN	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	29 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1941. 1941 had 249 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 10	158
10 to 20	29
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	3
70 to 80	1