Weather Records on 22 August 1952

372 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 August 1952. Highest significance: Fayetteville Exp STN, US.

Key Facts for 22 August 1952

On 22 August 1952, 372 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
145 were record highs and 48 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 365 daily.
Fayetteville Exp STN set a daily record precipitation of 120.1 mm (4.7 in) on 22 August 1952.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

372 stations

372 station records on 22 August 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 August 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bezeck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rajapur	India	Record daily precipitation	287.0 mm (11.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sawantwadi	India	Record daily precipitation	257.0 mm (10.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Les Cedres	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gunupur	India	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Weston	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Imphal (C.Hosp)	India	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Middelpos (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wyandotte 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Matjiesfontein (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gujjran	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St George	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnyj Chikoj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Burnside	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Balaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vengurla	India	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gokak	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
East Angus	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Abbott 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tambe (Itambe)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Champhai	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Patiala Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Izana	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gaston Shoals	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cloverdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ione	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Haina 214	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cushman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Badvel	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bluewater 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Perkins	Canada	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dolphin@S Nose Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

372 records

Records set or tied on 22 August 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 58, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 87, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 179.

Records on 22 August 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	58
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	87
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	179
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 August 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 365.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

294 broken records

Margins by which the 294 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 August 1952

Top 20 records on 22 August 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 August 1952	Fayetteville Exp STN, US	daily rain	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1952	Bezeck, RU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1952	Fayetteville, US	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	55 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1952	Rajapur, IN	monthly rain	287.0 mm (11.3 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1952	Sawantwadi, IN	daily rain	257.0 mm (10.1 in)	153.6 mm (6.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1952	Gravette, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1952	Les Cedres, CA	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1952	Gunupur, IN	daily rain	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1952	Seligman, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1952	Weston, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1952	Imphal (C.Hosp), IN	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1952	Middelpos (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	61 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1952	Niznij Novgorod, RU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1952	Wyandotte 1 N, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1952	Matjiesfontein (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1952	Dublin, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1952	Gujjran, IN	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1952	Willapa Harbor, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1952	St George, CA	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1952	Krasnyj Chikoj, RU	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	34 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1952. 1952 had 372 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	263
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1