Weather Records on 22 August 1970

368 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 August 1970. Highest significance: Ust-Maja, RU.

Key Facts for 22 August 1970

On 22 August 1970, 368 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
96 were record highs and 78 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 362 daily.
Ust-Maja set a daily record precipitation of 27.4 mm (1.1 in) on 22 August 1970.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

368 stations

368 station records on 22 August 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 August 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ust-Maja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Begumpet Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Palair	India	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cernuska	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Thurber 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hoshiarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kalghatgi	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gargoti	India	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yajlju	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Radhanagari	India	Record daily precipitation	178.0 mm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hingoli	India	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Galesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rahapur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haliyal	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	40.3 C (104.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stiege	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yadgir	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ongudaj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orick Prairie Creek Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Woodward	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marlin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Suryapet	India	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Magdagaci	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elba	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jaswantpura	India	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oakwood 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hannover	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chandgad	India	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Siddapur	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hedley	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kem-Port	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Attica 6 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chara	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nogliki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Leavenworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kahoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

368 records

Records set or tied on 22 August 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 50, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 194.

Records on 22 August 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	50
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	194
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 August 1970 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 362.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

296 broken records

Margins by which the 296 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 August 1970

Top 20 records on 22 August 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 August 1970	Ust-Maja, RU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1970	Hooker, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	63 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1970	Begumpet Obsy, IN	daily rain	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1970	Palair, IN	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1970	Cernuska, RU	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1970	Thurber 5 NE, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1970	Hoshiarpur, IN	daily rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1970	Kalghatgi, IN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1970	Gargoti, IN	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1970	Yajlju, RU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1970	Fairmont, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1970	Ashland, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	69 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1970	Plains, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1970	Radhanagari, IN	daily rain	178.0 mm (7.0 in)	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	17 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1970	Carrollton, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	70 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1970	Hingoli, IN	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	15 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1970	Galesburg, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1970	Rahapur, IN	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1970	Haliyal, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1970	Bajramaly, TM	daily high max	40.3 C (104.5 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	68 years	32 of 100 (Routine)

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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1970. 1970 had 368 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	272
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1