Weather Records on 22 August 1955

553 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 August 1955. Highest significance: Allansford, AU.

Key Facts for 22 August 1955

On 22 August 1955, 553 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
292 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 548 daily.
Allansford set a daily record precipitation of 33.8 mm (1.3 in) on 22 August 1955.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

553 stations

553 station records on 22 August 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 August 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Allansford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lambton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Albion 5 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ottumwa	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sarnia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barramunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Murringo (Windermere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Daflating	India	Record daily precipitation	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mekliganj	India	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vacaville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salamonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Railton (Cement Australia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lucan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kancheepuram	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Shevgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barguzin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Boyup Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Darkan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Forest	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	34.8 C (94.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ferozepur(Jhirka)	India	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gisela	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Los Alamos	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto Agincourt	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

553 records

Records set or tied on 22 August 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 162, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 130, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 224, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 22 August 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	162
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	130
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	224
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 August 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 548.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

414 broken records

Margins by which the 414 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 72.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 August 1955

Top 20 records on 22 August 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 August 1955	Allansford, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1955	Oxford, GB	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	97 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1955	Lambton, CA	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1955	Albion 5 E, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1955	Ottumwa, US	monthly rain	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1955	Sarnia, CA	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	1 year	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1955	Angola, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1955	Barramunga, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1955	Murringo (Windermere), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	60 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1955	Berne Wwtp, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1955	Simcoe, CA	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	71 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1955	Montreal McGill, CA	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	82 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1955	Daflating, IN	monthly rain	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1955	Srinagar, IN	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1955	Mekliganj, IN	daily rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1955	Buxton, GB	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	62 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1955	Middletown 4 W, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	71 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1955	Cet Central England, GB	daily high max	28.1 C (82.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	70 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1955	Vacaville, US	monthly low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	34 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1955	Salamonia, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	30 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1955. 1955 had 553 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	364
10 to 20	33
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1