Weather Records on 22 August 1959

547 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 August 1959. Highest significance: Bottineau, US.

Key Facts for 22 August 1959

On 22 August 1959, 547 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
318 were record highs and 67 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 537 daily.
Bottineau set a daily record precipitation of 72.9 mm (2.9 in) on 22 August 1959.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

547 stations

547 station records on 22 August 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 August 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bottineau	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Antigo	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hansboro 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Winnebago	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Salimpur	India	Record daily precipitation	250.9 mm (9.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hannah 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
O'Neill	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bhainsdehi	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wilroy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ahiri	India	Record daily precipitation	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sathenapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saharanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	211.1 mm (8.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Umrer	India	Record daily precipitation	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Juneau Dwtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Karnaprayag	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Metaline Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Karwar	India	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Udipi	India	Record daily precipitation	199.1 mm (7.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yeotmal	India	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jarauda	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	29.6 C (85.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Allison	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marinette	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Venukonda	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barsi	India	Record daily precipitation	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Farmville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kuakhera	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chambers	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Una	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

547 records

Records set or tied on 22 August 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 108, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 210, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 162.

Records on 22 August 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	108
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	210
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	162
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 August 1959 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 537.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

405 broken records

Margins by which the 405 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 115.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 August 1959

Top 20 records on 22 August 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 August 1959	Bottineau, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	65 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1959	Antigo, US	all-time rain	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1959	Woodbury, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1959	Hansboro 4 NNE, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1959	Winnebago, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1959	Elkader 6 SSW, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1959	Salimpur, IN	monthly rain	250.9 mm (9.9 in)	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	10 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1959	Hannah 2 N, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1959	O'Neill, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1959	Galena, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1959	Decorah, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	63 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1959	Aach, DE	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1959	Bhainsdehi, IN	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1959	Osage, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	63 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1959	Wilroy, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1959	Ahiri, IN	daily rain	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1959	Northwood, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1959	Sathenapalli, IN	daily rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	87.7 mm (3.5 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1959	Ulysses 3NE, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1959	Saharanpur, IN	monthly rain	211.1 mm (8.3 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	42 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1959. 1959 had 547 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 20	357
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1