Weather Records on 22 August 1942

500 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 August 1942. Highest significance: Bundi, IN.

Key Facts for 22 August 1942

On 22 August 1942, 500 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
252 were record highs and 40 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 495 daily.
Bundi set a daily record precipitation of 195.1 mm (7.7 in) on 22 August 1942.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

500 stations

500 station records on 22 August 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 August 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bundi	India	Record daily precipitation	195.1 mm (7.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mangrulpir	India	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Larned	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sirsa	India	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kovvur	India	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jaipur Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Itawah	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mummidivaram	India	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Panskura	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mangrol	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Amalapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Koyah	India	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ferozepur City	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Karimganj	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Long Lake Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Palasbari	India	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Burnett 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kalahasti	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Telhara	India	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bhimavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jullundar	India	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Khanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar Land	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Punalur	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mandsaur	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chhipabarod	India	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bhagwanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Logansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kothapeta	India	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ernakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sanganer	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chechat	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Wayne Maumee	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rajahmundry	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nacogdoches	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Heywood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

500 records

Records set or tied on 22 August 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 100, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 152, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 207, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 22 August 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	100
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	152
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	207
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 22 August 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 495.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

382 broken records

Margins by which the 382 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 116.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 August 1942

Top 20 records on 22 August 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 August 1942	Bundi, IN	daily rain	195.1 mm (7.7 in)	116.4 mm (4.6 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1942	Albion, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1942	Mangrulpir, IN	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1942	Larned, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1942	Sirsa, IN	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	13 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1942	Pratt 3NW, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1942	Kovvur, IN	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1942	Blanco, US	monthly rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1942	Jaipur Obsy Sr, IN	daily rain	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	1 year	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1942	Itawah, IN	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	5 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1942	Mummidivaram, IN	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	21 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1942	Panskura, IN	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	7 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1942	Mangrol, IN	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1942	Ironwood, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1942	Jefferson, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1942	Low Isles Lighthouse, AU	monthly rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1942	Amalapuram, IN	monthly rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1942	Victoria Gonzales Hts, CA	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	35 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1942	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	62 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1942	Koyah, IN	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	31 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1942. 1942 had 500 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	329
20 to 40	34
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1