Weather Records on 22 August 1945

475 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 August 1945. Highest significance: Wollar (Barrigan St), AU.

Key Facts for 22 August 1945

On 22 August 1945, 475 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
100 were record highs and 125 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 467 daily.
Wollar (Barrigan St) set a daily record precipitation of 48.0 mm (1.9 in) on 22 August 1945.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

475 stations

475 station records on 22 August 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 August 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wollar (Barrigan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kulin Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Grace Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Malyalling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Colunio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kukerin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fremantle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Quanaminning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Koorikin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Deeplish	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gnarming	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Craigie-Lea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wynrock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Caroling South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tambarmering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boyning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moulyinning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roselea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wickepin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Talbot House	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pingelly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cloughton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Corrigin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Penola Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brookton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Landscape Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Avalon	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Corona	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cuballing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jacobs Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerston (Hunters Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Khamgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Forrestdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beverley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kulyalling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Churchman Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jarrahdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Armadale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Balkuling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Booralaming	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elida	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Canning River Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rushy Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
The Oaks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mimbres 4NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Doodarding Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Avalon Pleasure Pier	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

475 records

Records set or tied on 22 August 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 50, Lowest daily maximum 84, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 250.

Records on 22 August 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	50
Lowest daily maximum	84
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	250
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 August 1945 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 467.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

390 broken records

Margins by which the 390 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 42.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 August 1945

Top 20 records on 22 August 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 August 1945	Wollar (Barrigan St), AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1945	Kulin Rock, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1945	Lake Grace Comparison, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1945	Malyalling, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1945	Colunio, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1945	Redlands, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1945	Kukerin, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1945	Fremantle, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1945	Quanaminning, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1945	Koorikin, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1945	Deeplish, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1945	Gnarming, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1945	Craigie-Lea, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1945	Wynrock, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1945	Caroling South, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1945	Tambarmering, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1945	Boyning, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1945	Moulyinning, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1945	Roselea, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1945	Wickepin, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	43 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1945. 1945 had 475 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 1945-08-22: 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 22 August 1945
Margin	Records
0 to 10	311
10 to 20	50
20 to 30	22
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	2