Weather Records on 22 August 1984

739 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 August 1984. Highest significance: Fowler 1 SE, US.

Key Facts for 22 August 1984

On 22 August 1984, 739 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
240 were record highs and 162 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 728 daily.
Fowler 1 SE set a monthly record daily precipitation of 83.1 mm (3.3 in) on 22 August 1984.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

739 stations

739 station records on 22 August 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 August 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fowler 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Maksimovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Zaporoz'e	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Taguai (Ribeiropolis)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
St Helens Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Totolapa (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Karam	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sevastopol',Mgs	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vitoria de Santo Antao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dracena	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ovre_Svartla	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cabot	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bailey	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hartley 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte de Lima	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Vista Redonda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shaoguan	China	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mafeteng	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Sebastiao da Grama	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	169.7 mm (6.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maceio (Aeroporto)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Guiyang	China	Record daily precipitation	63.9 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Porto Paraiso Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Irapuru	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Drevja	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Visalia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saint-Germain-Les-Belles	France	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Juchitan de Zaragoza	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rincon Pacheco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bereznjaki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elk City 1NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Phillips Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Campinas-Ia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jian	China	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ganzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lampazos (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Samaria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tecolutla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kedon	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-9.1 C (15.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Koskats	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

739 records

Records set or tied on 22 August 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 88, Lowest daily maximum 73, Highest daily minimum 152, Lowest daily minimum 89, Heaviest daily rainfall 337.

Records on 22 August 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	88
Lowest daily maximum	73
Highest daily minimum	152
Lowest daily minimum	89
Heaviest daily rainfall	337
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 August 1984 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 728.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

600 broken records

Margins by which the 600 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 98.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 August 1984

Top 20 records on 22 August 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 August 1984	Fowler 1 SE, US	monthly rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1984	Maksimovo, RU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1984	Blagovescensk, RU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	99 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1984	Zaporoz'e, UA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1984	Taguai (Ribeiropolis), BR	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1984	St Helens Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1984	Vladivostok, RU	daily rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	55 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1984	Totolapa (Smn), MX	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1984	Srinagar, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1984	Karam, RU	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1984	Sevastopol',Mgs, UA	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	89 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1984	Sulphur Springs, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	84 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1984	Vitoria de Santo Antao, BR	daily rain	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1984	Dracena, BR	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1984	Ovre_Svartla, SE	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1984	Cabot, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1984	Jokkmokk, SE	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	96 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1984	Gladstone (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	45 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1984	Bailey, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1984	Clinton, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	39 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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1984. 1984 had 739 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	568
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1