Weather Records on 22 July 1974

602 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 July 1974. Highest significance: Franklin, AU.

Key Facts for 22 July 1974

On 22 July 1974, 602 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
226 were record highs and 221 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 588 daily.
Franklin set a monthly record daily precipitation of 81.4 mm (3.2 in) on 22 July 1974.
Across 171 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

602 stations

602 station records on 22 July 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 July 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Franklin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Joinville (Rvpsc)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
El Salto (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eads	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cruz Do Espirito Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sand I Ryfylke II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alfoten II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kolomyia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tarraleah Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cygnet (Slab Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shaunavon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gunlock Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brekke I Sogn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Grant	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sauda	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hundseid I Vikedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sharpes Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Francisco Tlalcilalcalpan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roldal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Uakit	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chernivtsi	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Apsley (Parki)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bronte Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake St Clair (Hec)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Conception	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tohatchi 1 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

602 records

Records set or tied on 22 July 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 158, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 153, Heaviest daily rainfall 154, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 22 July 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	158
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	68
Lowest daily minimum	153
Heaviest daily rainfall	154
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 22 July 1974 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 12, daily 588.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

435 broken records

Margins by which the 435 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 838.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 July 1974

Top 20 records on 22 July 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 July 1974	Franklin, AU	monthly rain	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 July 1974	Byers 5 ENE, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 July 1974	Joinville (Rvpsc), BR	monthly rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1974	El Salto (Smn), MX	daily low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1974	Eads, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1974	Cruz Do Espirito Santo, BR	daily rain	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1974	Sand I Ryfylke II, NO	daily rain	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1974	Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari, AU	monthly rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1974	Hornindal, NO	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1974	Biskra, DZ	daily low min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	87 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1974	Myklebust I Breim, NO	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1974	Sharon, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1974	Alfoten II, NO	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1974	Kolomyia, UA	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1974	Arhangelsk, RU	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	88 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1974	Clinton 2 S, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1974	Tarraleah Village, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1974	Suldalsvatn, NO	daily rain	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	60 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1974	Cygnet (Slab Road), AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1974	Shaunavon, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	35 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

1793 to 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1974. 1974 had 602 records.

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

Records on 07-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1794	1
1796	1
1797	2
1806	2
1808	1
1809	1
1811	1
1813	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1844	1
1845	1
1850	1
1854	2
1855	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1867	1
1868	5
1870	1
1871	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1883	1
1885	3
1886	5
1887	2
1889	5
1890	5
1891	3
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	2
1896	5
1897	2
1898	4
1900	4
1901	12
1902	3
1903	10
1904	4
1905	12
1906	20
1907	11
1908	9
1909	7
1910	30
1911	26
1912	40
1913	38
1914	52
1915	28
1916	39
1917	34
1918	212
1919	36
1920	71
1921	172
1922	54
1923	107
1924	342
1925	268
1926	345
1927	329
1928	200
1929	267
1930	282
1931	367
1932	291
1933	307
1934	805
1935	250
1936	331
1937	368
1938	404
1939	345
1940	470
1941	236
1942	278
1943	392
1944	633
1945	280
1946	455
1947	1,196
1948	533
1949	419
1950	738
1951	384
1952	797
1953	404
1954	668
1955	618
1956	350
1957	544
1958	450
1959	581
1960	419
1961	519
1962	393
1963	504
1964	418
1965	543
1966	541
1967	295
1968	473
1969	454
1970	1,105
1971	449
1972	715
1973	981
1974	602
1975	335
1976	521
1977	478
1978	1,172
1979	646
1980	844
1981	1,551
1982	710
1983	1,025
1984	945
1985	712
1986	784
1987	1,234
1988	1,001
1989	838
1990	1,026
1991	810
1992	1,393
1993	1,193
1994	1,075
1995	1,241
1996	1,062
1997	1,106
1998	989
1999	756
2000	1,020
2001	1,183
2002	1,002
2003	1,536
2004	805
2005	1,197
2006	1,938
2007	1,190
2008	839
2009	1,294
2010	1,350
2011	1,940
2012	675
2013	604
2014	669
2015	661
2016	895
2017	509
2018	910
2019	513
2020	453
2021	558
2022	782
2023	676
2024	718
2025	877
2026	873

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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 200	434
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1