Weather Records on 22 August 1980

640 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 August 1980. Highest significance: Kingsport, US.

Key Facts for 22 August 1980

On 22 August 1980, 640 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
350 were record highs and 152 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 619 daily.
Kingsport set a daily record precipitation of 76.7 mm (3.0 in) on 22 August 1980.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

640 stations

640 station records on 22 August 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 August 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kingsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Verma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tafjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
El Puerto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
El Oregano	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Staraja_Russa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chesterfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Sugor	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Passo Tainhas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Baker Lake A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canfield 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Water Valley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Poona	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haleyville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Experiment	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Macuspana (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Highland Home	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vanceburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leesville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cadiz	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tangancicuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hope	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lomba Alta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Holm	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pearce - Sunsites	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tuzantla (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Verebye (Closed)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Valdaj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Murcia/Alcantarilla	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	41.6 C (106.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

640 records

Records set or tied on 22 August 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 227, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 123, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 138.

Records on 22 August 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	227
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	123
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	138
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 August 1980 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 15, daily 619.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

459 broken records

Margins by which the 459 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 August 1980

Top 20 records on 22 August 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 August 1980	Kingsport, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1980	Verma, NO	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1980	Tafjord, NO	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1980	Beckley Va Hospital, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	67 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1980	Lien I Selbu, NO	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	77 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1980	El Puerto, MX	monthly rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1980	El Oregano, MX	all-time rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1980	Staraja_Russa, RU	daily rain	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1980	Chesterfield, CA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1980	Ripley, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1980	Monticello Muni AP, US	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	81 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1980	Ust-Sugor, RU	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1980	Passo Tainhas, BR	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	18 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1980	Baker Lake A, CA	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1980	Ripley, US	daily high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	80 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1980	Houston Wb City, US	daily high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	84 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1980	Canfield 1 S, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1980	Winfield Locks, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1980	Water Valley, US	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	78 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1980	Port Lincoln, AU	daily high max	22.0 C (71.6 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	83 years	36 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1980. 1980 had 640 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 10	418
10 to 20	21
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2