Weather Records on 22 August 1997

1,381 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 August 1997. Highest significance: Palermo, IT.

Key Facts for 22 August 1997

On 22 August 1997, 1,381 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
822 were record highs and 426 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 56 monthly and 1,321 daily.
Palermo set a daily record precipitation of 78.9 mm (3.1 in) on 22 August 1997.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

1,381 stations

1,381 station records on 22 August 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 August 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Palermo	Italy	Record daily precipitation	78.9 mm (3.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mirnyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	29.9 C (85.8 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Altotonga	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beja	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Haikou	China	Record daily precipitation	182.3 mm (7.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clodine	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Experiment	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gijon la Merced	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Valmora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moravia 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Belfast	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgton 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Court House	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Albuquerque Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nedstrand	Norway	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pinkham Notch	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Severo-Enisejsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harsfjarden	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Collyer 10 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elyria 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Xigaze	China	Record low minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tecolutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Volkel	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anniston Metro AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jesus del Monte	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Weslaco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oklahoma Cy Will Rogers World	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cerro de Ortega	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tromso	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
W Liberty 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Laurens	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	35.9 C (96.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,381 records

Records set or tied on 22 August 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 490, Lowest daily maximum 229, Highest daily minimum 332, Lowest daily minimum 197, Heaviest daily rainfall 133.

Records on 22 August 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	490
Lowest daily maximum	229
Highest daily minimum	332
Lowest daily minimum	197
Heaviest daily rainfall	133
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 August 1997 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 56, daily 1,321.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,001 broken records

Margins by which the 1,001 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 August 1997

Top 20 records on 22 August 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 August 1997	Palermo, IT	daily rain	78.9 mm (3.1 in)	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	55 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1997	Northfield, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	106 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1997	Mirnyj, RU	daily rain	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1997	Kristianstad, SE	daily high max	29.9 C (85.8 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	101 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1997	Altotonga, MX	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	67 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1997	Beja, PT	monthly rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1997	Oxford, GB	daily high min	19.3 C (66.7 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	164 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1997	Millport 4 NE, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	82 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1997	Haikou, CN	daily rain	182.3 mm (7.2 in)	120.8 mm (4.8 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1997	Halmstad, SE	daily high min	17.6 C (63.7 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	103 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1997	Clodine, US	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1997	Experiment, US	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	67 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1997	Albion, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	90 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1997	Aachen, DE	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	101 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1997	Gijon la Merced, ES	all-time high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	45 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1997	Lordsburg 4 SE, US	daily high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	87 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1997	Valmora, US	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	68 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1997	Moravia 1 E, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1997	Bloomington Indiana UNIV, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	99 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1997	Belfast, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	95 years	40 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1997. 1997 had 1,381 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	982
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1