Weather Records on 22 August 1968

1,091 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 August 1968. Highest significance: Balanpur, IN.

Key Facts for 22 August 1968

On 22 August 1968, 1,091 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
543 were record highs and 373 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 57 monthly and 1,031 daily.
Balanpur set a daily record precipitation of 152.4 mm (6.0 in) on 22 August 1968.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

1,091 stations

1,091 station records on 22 August 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 August 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Balanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Collingwood	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Eugenia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Roseau	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Askaniia Nova	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grace	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Water Pollution Contro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Ahumada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clover Valley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Weir	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bendoc Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chornomorske	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Naselle 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beeton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Idria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brigham City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Ridges	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Baton Rouge Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Represa Itatinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Niagara Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Heber	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Falls 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fredonia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Griffin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santuck	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
East Park Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Adaven	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Orovada 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,091 records

Records set or tied on 22 August 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 216, Lowest daily maximum 253, Highest daily minimum 327, Lowest daily minimum 120, Heaviest daily rainfall 175.

Records on 22 August 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	216
Lowest daily maximum	253
Highest daily minimum	327
Lowest daily minimum	120
Heaviest daily rainfall	175
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 August 1968 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 57, daily 1,031.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

808 broken records

Margins by which the 808 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 August 1968

Top 20 records on 22 August 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 August 1968	Balanpur, IN	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	51 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1968	Spanish Fk Pwr House, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1968	Collingwood, CA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1968	Eugenia, CA	daily rain	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1968	Roseau, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1968	Evanston 1 E, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1968	Askaniia Nova, UA	daily rain	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1968	Toronto, CA	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1968	Grace, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1968	Midland Water Pollution Contro, CA	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1968	Villa Ahumada, MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1968	Yosemite Park HQ, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1968	Clover Valley, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1968	Beaver Is, US	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1968	Cottonwood Weir, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1968	Bendoc Park, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1968	Chornomorske, UA	daily rain	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1968	Ai-Petri, UA	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1968	Jackson, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	62 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1968	Truckee Rs, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	61 years	44 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1968. 1968 had 1,091 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	784
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2