Weather Records on 22 August 1947

1,034 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 August 1947. Highest significance: Gleichen, CA.

Key Facts for 22 August 1947

On 22 August 1947, 1,034 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
566 were record highs and 233 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 62 monthly and 966 daily.
Gleichen set a monthly record daily precipitation of 83.6 mm (3.3 in) on 22 August 1947.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

1,034 stations

1,034 station records on 22 August 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 August 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gleichen	Canada	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
High River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Polson	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pekisko	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Olds	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Addison	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Claresholm Meadow Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Emery	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Koolpinyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carway	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tarabganj	India	Record daily precipitation	174.2 mm (6.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kindersley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cannanore	India	Record daily precipitation	173.5 mm (6.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ramachandrapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Frostburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Caldwell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Browning	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sagar	India	Record daily precipitation	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Durango	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Valier	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waseca	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Melfort	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nizamabad	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
The Pas	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Falls 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tobermorey Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nandigama	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Plain	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haskinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pembina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Calmar	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goderich	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Valley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Terowie (Neathvale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kovvur	India	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grand View 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,034 records

Records set or tied on 22 August 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 215, Lowest daily maximum 136, Highest daily minimum 351, Lowest daily minimum 97, Heaviest daily rainfall 235.

Records on 22 August 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	215
Lowest daily maximum	136
Highest daily minimum	351
Lowest daily minimum	97
Heaviest daily rainfall	235
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 August 1947 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 62, daily 966.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

846 broken records

Margins by which the 846 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 87.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 August 1947

Top 20 records on 22 August 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 August 1947	Gleichen, CA	monthly rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1947	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1947	Ranfurly, CA	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1947	Hillsdown, CA	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1947	Lyndon, CA	monthly rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1947	Tasiilaq, GL	daily rain	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1947	High River, CA	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1947	Fortine 1 N, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1947	Aztec Ruins Nm, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1947	Polson, US	monthly rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1947	Pekisko, CA	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1947	Olds, CA	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1947	Pleasant Valley, US	all-time rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1947	Addison, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1947	Claresholm Meadow Creek, CA	monthly rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1947	Emery, US	monthly rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1947	Vernal, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1947	Koolpinyah, AU	monthly rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1947	Carway, CA	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1947	Tarabganj, IN	daily rain	174.2 mm (6.9 in)	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	32 years	47 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1947. 1947 had 1,034 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	808
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1