Weather Records on 22 August 1974

628 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 August 1974. Highest significance: Oelrichs, US.

Key Facts for 22 August 1974

On 22 August 1974, 628 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
119 were record highs and 171 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 610 daily.
Oelrichs set a monthly record daily precipitation of 104.1 mm (4.1 in) on 22 August 1974.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

628 stations

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

Weather records on 22 August 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oelrichs	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Windorah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sedgwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cape St. Francis	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	167.5 mm (6.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Adavale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Haileybury	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Montagu (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cata (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Milo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tussenbeide	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Uniondale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
De Hoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Ns,	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Monkira	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Camilla 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Murtoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Springvalley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ninyeunook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rhebokskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	105.5 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Struishoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grootvlakte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Turriff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leliekloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Grant	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Loerie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Longvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cwencwe (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Soldier Summit	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oakwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gavriila Buhta	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Albertvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbina	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Camargo	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fairview	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Claude	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

628 records

Records set or tied on 22 August 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 57, Lowest daily maximum 78, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 93, Heaviest daily rainfall 334, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 22 August 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	57
Lowest daily maximum	78
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	93
Heaviest daily rainfall	334
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 22 August 1974 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 610.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

537 broken records

Margins by which the 537 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 August 1974

Top 20 records on 22 August 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 August 1974	Oelrichs, US	monthly rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 years	73 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1974	Lexington 3E, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	69 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1974	Macon, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	68 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1974	Windorah Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	74 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1974	Grahamstown, ZA	daily rain	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	35 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1974	Sedgwick, US	all-time rain	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	11 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1974	Indian Mills 2 W, US	daily rain	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1974	Caledon (Pol), ZA	daily rain	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	93 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1974	Knysna (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	93 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1974	Cape St. Francis, ZA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1974	Buffelsnek (Bos), ZA	daily rain	167.5 mm (6.6 in)	116.4 mm (4.6 in)	35 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1974	Adavale Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1974	Haileybury, CA	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1974	Montagu (Pol), ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1974	Fir Glen, ZA	daily rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	21 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1974	Newton, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	72 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1974	Cata (Bos), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	69 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1974	Milo Station, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1974	Tussenbeide, ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1974	Uniondale (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	52 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1974. 1974 had 628 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	526
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1