Weather Records on 22 August 1944

526 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 August 1944. Highest significance: Cobar (Lerida), AU.

Key Facts for 22 August 1944

On 22 August 1944, 526 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
126 were record highs and 54 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 515 daily.
Cobar (Lerida) set a daily record precipitation of 49.5 mm (1.9 in) on 22 August 1944.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

526 stations

526 station records on 22 August 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 August 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cobar (Lerida)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mount Hope (Cypress Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hillston (Hunthawang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Coan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Biamble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hillston (Willanthry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chhota-Udepur	India	Record daily precipitation	202.7 mm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Creek Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dharni	India	Record daily precipitation	186.9 mm (7.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sirohi	India	Record daily precipitation	302.3 mm (11.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndhurst Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba (Mount Lindsay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Maryvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Khandwa	India	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Curraweena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Bingara (Emohta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Indore	India	Record daily precipitation	176.8 mm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alirajpur/Rajpur	India	Record daily precipitation	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Seoni	India	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Binya (Merribee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Garhi	India	Record daily precipitation	248.9 mm (9.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Khushalgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	229.9 mm (9.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Halol	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dunlop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barellan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Khibiny	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Weribone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Haddon Rig)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Garrawilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Murtajapur	India	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mercedes 6 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rose Isle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Tindarey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kalvan	India	Record daily precipitation	146.6 mm (5.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Mumblebone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Meryula)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nymagee (Pyramid)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin (Ringwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tottenham (Woodlands 1)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bobadah (Avoca)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Binya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shikarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warron	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coomrith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Murrawombi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cargelligo Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harda	India	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Udaipur	India	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Surat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shahpur	India	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ahwa	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Agar	India	Record daily precipitation	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Taloda	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pimpalgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bilara	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Condobolin (Borambil Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

526 records

Records set or tied on 22 August 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 67, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 59, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 345, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 22 August 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	67
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	59
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	345
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 22 August 1944 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 515.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

476 broken records

Margins by which the 476 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 262.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 August 1944

Top 20 records on 22 August 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 August 1944	Cobar (Lerida), AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1944	Mount Hope (Cypress Grove), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1944	Hillston (Hunthawang), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1944	Cobar Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1944	Coan Downs, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1944	Biamble, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1944	Hillston (Willanthry), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1944	Chhota-Udepur, IN	daily rain	202.7 mm (8.0 in)	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1944	Sandy Creek Tank, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1944	Dharni, IN	daily rain	186.9 mm (7.4 in)	129.2 mm (5.1 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1944	Sirohi, IN	daily rain	302.3 mm (11.9 in)	262.7 mm (10.3 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1944	Lyndhurst Station, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1944	Barraba (Mount Lindsay), AU	monthly rain	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1944	Maryvale Station, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1944	Khandwa, IN	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1944	Curraweena, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1944	Upper Bingara (Emohta), AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1944	Indore, IN	daily rain	176.8 mm (7.0 in)	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1944	Alirajpur/Rajpur, IN	daily rain	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	149.8 mm (5.9 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1944	Seoni, IN	daily rain	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	35 years	48 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1944. 1944 had 526 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 50	451
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1