Weather Records on 20 August 1967

657 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 August 1967. Highest significance: Ormley, AU.

Key Facts for 20 August 1967

On 20 August 1967, 657 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
212 were record highs and 164 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 645 daily.
Ormley set a daily record precipitation of 43.7 mm (1.7 in) on 20 August 1967.
Across 163 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

657 stations

657 station records on 20 August 1967 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 August 1967: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ormley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Glenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Fingal (Legge Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
St Marys (Clive Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tower Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Cullenswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moorina (Frome Dam)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Barron (Franklin Parade)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bull Harbour	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
South Springfield (South Sprin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Baran	India	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bridport Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eraniel	India	Record daily precipitation	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nabowla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bichhia	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rossarden (Aberfoyle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dodballapur	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clyde Lock 26	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Branxholm (Stoke Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Heathcote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca (Railway House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cranbrook (Cranbrook House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Esplanada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sangod	India	Record daily precipitation	155.5 mm (6.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fleming	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Drillham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Swansea (Kelvedon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brockville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Guna	India	Record daily precipitation	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Miena Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dom Mauricio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Armavir	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sambalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	188.5 mm (7.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kishanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Camargo	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gilman	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yuleba Garden St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Riva	Italy	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bolshoe Goloustnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cordele	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Guna	India	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paris Stp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Thamaraikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Isla Perez	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

657 records

Records set or tied on 20 August 1967 by type: Highest daily maximum 147, Lowest daily maximum 69, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 95, Heaviest daily rainfall 281.

Records on 20 August 1967 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	147
Lowest daily maximum	69
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	95
Heaviest daily rainfall	281
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 August 1967 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 645.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

528 broken records

Margins by which the 528 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 111.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 August 1967

Top 20 records on 20 August 1967 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 August 1967	Ormley, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 August 1967	Glenville, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 August 1967	Fingal (Legge Street), AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 August 1967	St Marys (Clive Street), AU	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 August 1967	Tower Hill, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1967	Manchester, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1967	St Marys (Cullenswood), AU	daily rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1967	Irkutsk, RU	daily rain	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1967	Moorina (Frome Dam), AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1967	Lady Barron (Franklin Parade), AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1967	Bull Harbour, CA	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1967	South Springfield (South Sprin, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1967	Baran, IN	daily rain	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	9 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1967	Bridport Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1967	Eraniel, IN	daily rain	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1967	Chillicothe, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1967	Nabowla, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1967	Swan Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1967	Bichhia, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1967	Rossarden (Aberfoyle), AU	monthly rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	43 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

1797 to 1967

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1967. 1967 had 657 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 08-20 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1807	1
1809	2
1816	1
1830	1
1832	1
1838	1
1840	1
1842	1
1846	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	1
1858	3
1863	5
1867	4
1870	3
1871	1
1873	1
1875	2
1877	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	6
1886	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	6
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	1
1899	5
1900	7
1901	12
1902	3
1903	7
1904	30
1905	7
1906	26
1907	15
1908	21
1909	69
1910	7
1911	18
1912	25
1913	23
1914	15
1915	14
1916	74
1917	51
1918	69
1919	25
1920	47
1921	23
1922	52
1923	83
1924	132
1925	193
1926	187
1927	338
1928	101
1929	213
1930	318
1931	214
1932	299
1933	324
1934	376
1935	339
1936	543
1937	537
1938	250
1939	448
1940	695
1941	230
1942	429
1943	436
1944	355
1945	398
1946	349
1947	988
1948	403
1949	431
1950	1,341
1951	824
1952	425
1953	441
1954	476
1955	848
1956	678
1957	342
1958	281
1959	764
1960	465
1961	520
1962	684
1963	577
1964	629
1965	470
1966	1,094
1967	657
1968	862
1969	608
1970	414
1971	585
1972	522
1973	490
1974	565
1975	411
1976	894
1977	860
1978	563
1979	1,009
1980	991
1981	856
1982	620
1983	1,465
1984	696
1985	666
1986	819
1987	564
1988	991
1989	603
1990	1,262
1991	804
1992	1,168
1993	759
1994	719
1995	1,113
1996	900
1997	1,214
1998	802
1999	810
2000	989
2001	909
2002	1,208
2003	1,031
2004	1,333
2005	1,112
2006	851
2007	1,955
2008	1,170
2009	1,414
2010	1,028
2011	987
2012	1,086
2013	545
2014	582
2015	1,075
2016	872
2017	324
2018	657
2019	698
2020	1,051
2021	1,028
2022	1,038
2023	1,479
2024	589
2025	1,134
2026	985

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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	477
20 to 40	37
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	1