Weather Records on 22 August 1981

795 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 August 1981. Highest significance: Catharinasvlei, ZA.

Key Facts for 22 August 1981

On 22 August 1981, 795 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
144 were record highs and 262 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 756 daily.
Catharinasvlei set a monthly record daily precipitation of 80.0 mm (3.1 in) on 22 August 1981.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

795 stations

795 station records on 22 August 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 August 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Catharinasvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Kenhardt (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Maandagshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Driekop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hillside	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Poortjie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bes-Oba	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Port Shepstone	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Swartkoppie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Groblershoop;Boegoeb	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nieuwejaarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Karuizawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Venice	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Antonio Sur	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lekkervlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
The Mills	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gannapan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Plooysburg S.A.P.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brandfort (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Werk-Met-Lus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Esperanza	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bultfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fukaura	Japan	Record daily precipitation	119.5 mm (4.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maebashi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chichibu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	182.5 mm (7.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Spitshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Altamura	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kestell (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Webster	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kareekloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wolmada	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Whitewood	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anvil Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson Camp Ave Exp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hinckley	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maravatio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vergelegen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eenbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Driver 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Finsterwolde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
La Belle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Daniels Hope	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goedehoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moreson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paardefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

795 records

Records set or tied on 22 August 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 149, Highest daily minimum 98, Lowest daily minimum 113, Heaviest daily rainfall 388, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 22 August 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	149
Highest daily minimum	98
Lowest daily minimum	113
Heaviest daily rainfall	388
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 22 August 1981 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 37, daily 756.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

662 broken records

Margins by which the 662 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 93.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 August 1981

Top 20 records on 22 August 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 August 1981	Catharinasvlei, ZA	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	69 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1981	Kenhardt (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1981	Maandagshoek, ZA	monthly rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1981	Driekop, ZA	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1981	Hillside, ZA	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1981	Poortjie, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	76 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1981	Hopetown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1981	Bes-Oba, KZ	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1981	Port Shepstone, ZA	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1981	Swartkoppie, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1981	Groblershoop;Boegoeb, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1981	Nieuwejaarsfontein, ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1981	Karuizawa, JP	daily rain	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1981	Venice, US	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1981	San Antonio Sur, MX	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1981	Lekkervlei, ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1981	The Mills, ZA	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1981	Gannapan, ZA	monthly rain	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1981	Plooysburg S.A.P., ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1981	Brandfort (Mag), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	46 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1981. 1981 had 795 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	782
2023	1,525
2024	803
2025	1,358
2026	989

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	609
20 to 40	39
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	3