Weather Records on 22 August 1975

597 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 August 1975. Highest significance: Saltspring Island, CA.

Key Facts for 22 August 1975

On 22 August 1975, 597 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
135 were record highs and 124 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 579 daily.
Saltspring Island set a monthly record daily precipitation of 78.5 mm (3.1 in) on 22 August 1975.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

597 stations

597 station records on 22 August 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 August 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Saanich Dom Astro Obs	Canada	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Antioch	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Plauen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Saanichton Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cowichan Bay Cherry Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Angermunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Micurinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnigan Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Primghar	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ellerslie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
James Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Metchosin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Koroit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Emmetsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Magdalena	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nanaimo Departure Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ueckermunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Schkeuditz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hof (Stadt)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Verhnjaja Tom	Russia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clallam Bay 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bolsoy Santar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Platteville	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marree (Murnpeowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Forrest State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wagner	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chemainus	Canada	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fairview	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Krumbach-Edenhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sackville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Giessen/Wettenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grande Prairie A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rubicon Sec	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warrnambool (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Udskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Valsjon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

597 records

Records set or tied on 22 August 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 100, Highest daily minimum 112, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 338.

Records on 22 August 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	100
Highest daily minimum	112
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	338
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 August 1975 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 579.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

492 broken records

Margins by which the 492 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 August 1975

Top 20 records on 22 August 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 August 1975	Saltspring Island, CA	monthly rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	74 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1975	Saanich Dom Astro Obs, CA	monthly rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	72 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1975	Antioch, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	73 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1975	Plauen, DE	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	49 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1975	Saanichton Cda, CA	monthly rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1975	Lancaster 4 WSW, US	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1975	Cowichan Bay Cherry Point, CA	monthly rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1975	Angermunde, DE	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1975	Micurinsk, RU	daily rain	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	86 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1975	Owosso Wwtp, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	38 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1975	Bloomingdale, US	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1975	Shawnigan Lake, CA	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1975	Primghar, US	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1975	Beloit, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	70 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1975	Ellerslie Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1975	James Island, CA	monthly rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1975	Metchosin, CA	monthly rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	54 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1975	Greiz-Dolau, DE	daily rain	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1975	Grayling, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	18 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1975	Koroit, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	32 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1975. 1975 had 597 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	431
20 to 40	47
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	1