Weather Records on 22 August 1948

297 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 August 1948. Highest significance: Hasanganj, IN.

Key Facts for 22 August 1948

On 22 August 1948, 297 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
109 were record highs and 59 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 292 daily.
Hasanganj set a daily record precipitation of 106.7 mm (4.2 in) on 22 August 1948.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

297 stations

297 station records on 22 August 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 August 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hasanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Challa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Disraeli	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vouziers	France	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rajaund	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Karwi	India	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jennings	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Murringo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tallapoosa 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mandreal	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dharamjaigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Manohar Thana	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gangapur	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Akbarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
La Malbaie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kodiak	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Rupert	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Karauli	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lynchburg 7 St Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hakalau 142	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lachmangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bend	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waxahachie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record snow depth	200.0 cm (78.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sabalgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kjahta	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fruita	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Price Game Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Henrietta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tryon	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Corsicana	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kodiak	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Maranguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chiloquin 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yellow Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ash Fork 6 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Elliot Caravan Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cedarville	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Green Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beech Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
University Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Victor Harbor (Rivington Grang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quixeramobim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Currais Novos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

297 records

Records set or tied on 22 August 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 61, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 128, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 22 August 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	61
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	128
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 22 August 1948 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 2, daily 292.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

217 broken records

Margins by which the 217 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 550.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 August 1948

Top 20 records on 22 August 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 August 1948	Hasanganj, IN	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1948	Jacksonville, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1948	Challa, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1948	Klamath Falls 2 SSW, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1948	Disraeli, CA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1948	Vouziers, FR	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1948	Lugansk, UA	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	63 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1948	Rajaund, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1948	Karwi, IN	daily rain	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	3 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1948	Jennings, US	daily high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	22 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1948	Murringo Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1948	Tallapoosa 2 N, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1948	Mandreal, IN	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1948	Dharamjaigarh, IN	daily rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	13 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1948	Manohar Thana, IN	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	17 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1948	Gangapur, IN	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	1 year	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1948	Akbarpur, IN	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1948	Ft Gaines, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1948	La Malbaie, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1948	Blackfoot Fire Dept, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	39 years	27 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1948. 1948 had 297 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 100	216
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1