Weather Records on 22 August 1960

612 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 August 1960. Highest significance: Wastina Hemaruka, CA.

Key Facts for 22 August 1960

On 22 August 1960, 612 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
189 were record highs and 186 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 581 daily.
Wastina Hemaruka set a daily record precipitation of 39.6 mm (1.6 in) on 22 August 1960.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

612 stations

612 station records on 22 August 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 August 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wastina Hemaruka	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Samrala	India	Record daily precipitation	126.6 mm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lloydminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Holly Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kilcoy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Providence	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brooks Ahrc	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Millersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Conroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Macklin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wildersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brooks 1	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsett Rc Byrd Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hana 354	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vicksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mangums Store 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bhiwani	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shaunavon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nawanshahr	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jatusana	India	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ludhiana	India	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Alfred Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Willowghby East Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Odessa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kanki	India	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Amity	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Emery	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ephrata	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beri(Berikhas)	India	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Insizwa (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wallowa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vernal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluffs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Imlay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

612 records

Records set or tied on 22 August 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 76, Lowest daily maximum 116, Highest daily minimum 113, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 234, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 22 August 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	76
Lowest daily maximum	116
Highest daily minimum	113
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	234
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 22 August 1960 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 30, daily 581.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

487 broken records

Margins by which the 487 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 August 1960

Top 20 records on 22 August 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 August 1960	Wastina Hemaruka, CA	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1960	Flagstaff AP, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1960	Samrala, IN	daily rain	126.6 mm (5.0 in)	84.7 mm (3.3 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1960	Lloydminster, CA	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1960	Holly Bluff, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1960	Kilcoy Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1960	Fort Simpson, CA	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1960	Prescott, US	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	54 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1960	Lake Providence, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1960	Brooks Ahrc, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1960	Millersburg, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1960	Conroe, US	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	18 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1960	Macklin, CA	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1960	Decatur, US	monthly rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1960	Granite Reef Dam, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1960	Columbus 4 ESE, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1960	Austin #2, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	60 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1960	Wildersville, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1960	Brooks 1, CA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1960	Hiram, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	36 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1960. 1960 had 612 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	445
20 to 40	31
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1