Weather Records on 22 August 1956

785 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 August 1956. Highest significance: Karambakkudi, IN.

Key Facts for 22 August 1956

On 22 August 1956, 785 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
113 were record highs and 452 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 750 daily.
Karambakkudi set a daily record precipitation of 82.6 mm (3.3 in) on 22 August 1956.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

785 stations

785 station records on 22 August 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 August 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Karambakkudi	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Celaya (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mogoca	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nagappattinam	India	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Heathcote Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shahabad	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage A Lac Kempt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tranqubar	India	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Riksgransen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Biscuit Flat (Woolmit)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Godda	India	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Peraiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Budhana	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marhaura(Amnar)	India	Record daily precipitation	165.4 mm (6.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arantangi	India	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rayne 6 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dindigul	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Algonquin Park	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sardhana	India	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vilatnikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atrauli	India	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atmakur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
North Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Magnetawan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Muhammdi	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waxahachie	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ixmiquilpan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sonaula	India	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Melur	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rayne 6 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Penola (Comaum Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tobermory	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Strasbourg-Entzheim	France	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Porto Novo	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Anupshahr	India	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Edinburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Highlands (Glentannar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbatore	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sitapur	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Madawaska	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

785 records

Records set or tied on 22 August 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 75, Lowest daily maximum 113, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 339, Heaviest daily rainfall 220.

Records on 22 August 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	75
Lowest daily maximum	113
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	339
Heaviest daily rainfall	220
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 August 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 35, daily 750.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

589 broken records

Margins by which the 589 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 August 1956

Top 20 records on 22 August 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 August 1956	Karambakkudi, IN	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1956	Celaya (Smn), MX	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1956	Mogoca, RU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1956	Nagappattinam, IN	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1956	Heathcote Junction, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1956	Shahabad, IN	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1956	Barrage A Lac Kempt, CA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1956	Tranqubar, IN	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1956	Riksgransen, SE	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1956	Biscuit Flat (Woolmit), AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1956	Godda, IN	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	7 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1956	Peraiyur, IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1956	Budhana, IN	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1956	Marhaura(Amnar), IN	daily rain	165.4 mm (6.5 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1956	Arantangi, IN	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	6 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1956	Rayne 6 N, US	monthly low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	63 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1956	Dindigul, IN	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1956	Algonquin Park, CA	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1956	Sardhana, IN	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1956	Vilatnikulam, IN	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	6 years	38 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1956. 1956 had 785 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	510
10 to 20	36
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	7
60 to 70	6