Weather Records on 22 August 1946

410 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 August 1946. Highest significance: Manti, US.

Key Facts for 22 August 1946

On 22 August 1946, 410 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
173 were record highs and 87 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 401 daily.
Manti set a daily record precipitation of 32.5 mm (1.3 in) on 22 August 1946.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

410 stations

410 station records on 22 August 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 August 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Manti	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Levan	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mahasamund	India	Record daily precipitation	258.3 mm (10.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Akhuapada	India	Record daily precipitation	225.6 mm (8.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dharingbadi	India	Record daily precipitation	163.3 mm (6.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barabinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ames	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pandaria	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Border 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goderich	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dhandhuka	India	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kurwai	India	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Medha	India	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	36.4 C (97.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bookara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Westhope	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kaira	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Keremeos	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bareli	India	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ranpur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gaston Shoals	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mahwa (Mahwar)	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Basudevpur (Eram)	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bikin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Steffenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Unionville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ephrata	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de	France	Record low minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Patan	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tonk	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lodgepole	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad 2 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Arang	India	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kishangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	34.2 C (93.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Conconully	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lenah Valley (Augusta Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

410 records

Records set or tied on 22 August 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 102, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 71, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 150.

Records on 22 August 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	102
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	71
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	150
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 August 1946 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 401.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

329 broken records

Margins by which the 329 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 159.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 August 1946

Top 20 records on 22 August 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 August 1946	Manti, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1946	Levan, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1946	Pierre Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1946	Mahasamund, IN	daily rain	258.3 mm (10.2 in)	152.1 mm (6.0 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1946	Akhuapada, IN	daily rain	225.6 mm (8.9 in)	159.6 mm (6.3 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1946	Dharingbadi, IN	daily rain	163.3 mm (6.4 in)	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	5 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1946	Barabinsk, RU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1946	Clemson UNIV, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1946	Ames, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1946	Pandaria, IN	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1946	Border 3 N, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1946	Goderich, CA	daily low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	75 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1946	Dhandhuka, IN	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1946	Kurwai, IN	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1946	Medha, IN	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1946	Kiev, UA	daily high max	36.4 C (97.5 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	45 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1946	Bookara, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1946	Bremen-Seefahrtschule, DE	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	15 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1946	Westhope, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1946	Jackson 3 NW, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1946. 1946 had 410 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	303
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	2