Weather Records on 22 July 1950

738 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 July 1950. Highest significance: Gravesend Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 22 July 1950

On 22 July 1950, 738 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
34 were record highs and 318 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 701 daily.
Gravesend Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 114.8 mm (4.5 in) on 22 July 1950.
Across 171 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

738 stations

738 station records on 22 July 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 July 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gravesend Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Moree (Bullerana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Garah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Milguy (Myee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Upper Bingara (Emohta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Garrah (Wirringulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba (Neranghi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Warialda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Moree Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wandsworth (Strabanne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara (Derra Derra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bundarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Surbiton Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oakhurst 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bellata (Aberfeldie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Penryn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tingha (Crystal Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alpha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett (Goangra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gurley (Glenroy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Guyra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lightning Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Manilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tamworth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Kanownda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Salisbury Court)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cheltenham Kingston Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sorab	India	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Albert St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mascotte Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Graman (Willowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coolac (Hopewood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Shikarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Khair	India	Record daily precipitation	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tingha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Morven Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bellata Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Somerton (Bective Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kairana	India	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga (Brenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi (Wongwie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mavelikara	India	Record daily precipitation	247.7 mm (9.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bonshaw (Campbell St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bendemeer (Caroline St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sapphire (Argyle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rowena (Bunna Bunna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chapple Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Julesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Poteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Merrywinbone (Oreel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

738 records

Records set or tied on 22 July 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 208, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 110, Heaviest daily rainfall 386.

Records on 22 July 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	208
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	110
Heaviest daily rainfall	386
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 July 1950 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 35, daily 701.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

639 broken records

Margins by which the 639 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 July 1950

Top 20 records on 22 July 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 July 1950	Gravesend Post Office, AU	monthly rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	69 of 100 (Major)
22 July 1950	Timiryazevskij, RU	all-time rain	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	11 years	67 of 100 (Major)
22 July 1950	Moree (Bullerana), AU	monthly rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 July 1950	Garah Post Office, AU	monthly rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 July 1950	Milguy (Myee), AU	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 July 1950	Upper Bingara (Emohta), AU	monthly rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1950	Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad), AU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1950	Mungindi Post Office, AU	monthly rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1950	Garrah (Wirringulla), AU	monthly rain	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	11 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1950	Barraba (Neranghi), AU	monthly rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1950	Warialda Post Office, AU	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1950	Moree Post Office, AU	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1950	Inverell Comparison, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1950	Walcha Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1950	Wandsworth (Strabanne), AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1950	Bingara (Derra Derra), AU	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1950	Orlando, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1950	Bundarra Post Office, AU	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1950	Surbiton Station, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	61 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1950	Oakhurst 2, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	51 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

1793 to 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1950. 1950 had 738 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 07-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1794	1
1796	1
1797	2
1806	2
1808	1
1809	1
1811	1
1813	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1844	1
1845	1
1850	1
1854	2
1855	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1867	1
1868	5
1870	1
1871	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1883	1
1885	3
1886	5
1887	2
1889	5
1890	5
1891	3
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	2
1896	5
1897	2
1898	4
1900	4
1901	12
1902	3
1903	10
1904	4
1905	12
1906	20
1907	11
1908	9
1909	7
1910	30
1911	26
1912	40
1913	38
1914	52
1915	28
1916	39
1917	34
1918	212
1919	36
1920	71
1921	172
1922	54
1923	107
1924	342
1925	268
1926	345
1927	329
1928	200
1929	267
1930	282
1931	367
1932	291
1933	307
1934	805
1935	250
1936	331
1937	368
1938	404
1939	345
1940	470
1941	236
1942	278
1943	392
1944	633
1945	280
1946	455
1947	1,196
1948	533
1949	419
1950	738
1951	384
1952	797
1953	404
1954	668
1955	618
1956	350
1957	544
1958	450
1959	581
1960	419
1961	519
1962	393
1963	504
1964	418
1965	543
1966	541
1967	295
1968	473
1969	454
1970	1,105
1971	449
1972	715
1973	981
1974	602
1975	335
1976	521
1977	478
1978	1,172
1979	646
1980	844
1981	1,551
1982	710
1983	1,025
1984	945
1985	712
1986	784
1987	1,234
1988	1,001
1989	838
1990	1,026
1991	810
1992	1,393
1993	1,193
1994	1,075
1995	1,241
1996	1,062
1997	1,106
1998	989
1999	756
2000	1,020
2001	1,183
2002	1,002
2003	1,536
2004	805
2005	1,197
2006	1,938
2007	1,190
2008	839
2009	1,294
2010	1,350
2011	1,940
2012	675
2013	604
2014	669
2015	661
2016	895
2017	509
2018	910
2019	513
2020	453
2021	558
2022	782
2023	676
2024	718
2025	877
2026	873

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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).