Weather Records on 22 August 1969

727 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 August 1969. Highest significance: Tiruvaiyaru, IN.

Key Facts for 22 August 1969

On 22 August 1969, 727 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
367 were record highs and 150 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 708 daily.
Tiruvaiyaru set a monthly record daily precipitation of 175.0 mm (6.9 in) on 22 August 1969.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

727 stations

727 station records on 22 August 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 August 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tiruvaiyaru	India	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvannamalai	India	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Belgaum	India	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nambour Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hay (Mulberrygong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Edinburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Achikulak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jamkhandi	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sidsjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mulbagal	India	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Athens College of Ag	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stratton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ordway 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cosamaloapan de Carpio (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dalton	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ganado	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	47.8 C (118.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Copperhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Tree (Parraweena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mittagong (Kia Ora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tustin Irvine Rch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Raymond Terrace (Kinross)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Turi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Palacode	India	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Adams	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Thiruthuraipoond	India	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovskij Zav	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cormorant	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Narooma Rvcp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kurnool	India	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Papanasam	India	Record daily precipitation	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beulah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

727 records

Records set or tied on 22 August 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 239, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 128, Lowest daily minimum 106, Heaviest daily rainfall 210.

Records on 22 August 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	239
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	128
Lowest daily minimum	106
Heaviest daily rainfall	210
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 August 1969 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 16, daily 708.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

539 broken records

Margins by which the 539 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 August 1969

Top 20 records on 22 August 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 August 1969	Tiruvaiyaru, IN	monthly rain	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	66 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1969	Brunswick, US	daily rain	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1969	Knoxville AP, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1969	Tiruvannamalai, IN	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	54 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1969	Belgaum, IN	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1969	Cuyamaca, US	all-time high max	43.3 C (109.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1969	Kenton, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1969	Highlands, US	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1969	Nambour Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1969	Hay (Mulberrygong), AU	monthly rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	62 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1969	Louisville 1 E, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	73 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1969	Utica, US	monthly rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1969	Edinburg, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1969	Achikulak, RU	daily rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1969	Jamkhandi, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1969	Sidsjo, SE	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1969	Mesa, US	monthly high min	30.0 C (86.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	71 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1969	Mulbagal, IN	daily rain	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1969	Byers 5 ENE, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1969	Athens College of Ag, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	37 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 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1969. 1969 had 727 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	495
20 to 40	35
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1