Weather Records on 22 August 1961

562 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 August 1961. Highest significance: Griffin, US.

Key Facts for 22 August 1961

On 22 August 1961, 562 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
171 were record highs and 226 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 547 daily.
Griffin set a daily record precipitation of 104.4 mm (4.1 in) on 22 August 1961.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

562 stations

562 station records on 22 August 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 August 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Griffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Unnao	India	Record daily precipitation	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chunar	India	Record daily precipitation	202.4 mm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Purwa	India	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bilgram	India	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Edgerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gadhinglaj	India	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Experiment	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Simon	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mamanguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln College View	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Frazerpet	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mahul Pnulpur	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Varanasi	India	Record daily precipitation	128.6 mm (5.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Big Bear Lake Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Deogaon Lalganj	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paola	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Machhlisnahr	India	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Garden Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 6 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln Agronomy Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Patti	India	Record daily precipitation	107.9 mm (4.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bratsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Payson Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Fernando	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Three Rivers Ed Ph 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wagoner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Safipur	India	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Varanasi	India	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hickman	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moran	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nueva Rosita	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Perryville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gladwin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saidpur Bhitari	India	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

562 records

Records set or tied on 22 August 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 78, Lowest daily maximum 172, Highest daily minimum 93, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 165.

Records on 22 August 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	78
Lowest daily maximum	172
Highest daily minimum	93
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	165
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 August 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 547.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

421 broken records

Margins by which the 421 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 125.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 August 1961

Top 20 records on 22 August 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 August 1961	Griffin, US	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1961	Grenola 1 N, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1961	Unnao, IN	daily rain	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1961	Chunar, IN	daily rain	202.4 mm (8.0 in)	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	50 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1961	Purwa, IN	daily rain	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1961	Bilgram, IN	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	55 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1961	Augusta, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	7 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1961	Edgerton, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1961	Gadhinglaj, IN	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1961	Experiment, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1961	Lawrence, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1961	San Simon, US	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	58 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1961	El Dorado, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1961	Plattsmouth 1E, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	59 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1961	Mamanguape, BR	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1961	Lincoln College View, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1961	Frazerpet, IN	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1961	Mtn Home, US	monthly rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1961	Mahul Pnulpur, IN	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1961	Varanasi, IN	daily rain	128.6 mm (5.1 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	50 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1961. 1961 had 562 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	377
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1