Weather Records on 22 August 2000

867 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 August 2000. Highest significance: Samary, RU.

Key Facts for 22 August 2000

On 22 August 2000, 867 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
416 were record highs and 310 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 821 daily.
Samary set a monthly record daily precipitation of 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 22 August 2000.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

867 stations

867 station records on 22 August 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 August 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Samary	Russia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kondoolka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sredny Vasjugan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Severnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Warramboo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Villalba 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro del Gallo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pico del Este	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	213.4 mm (8.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vicksburg Military Pk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cardenas	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Willoughby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
La Vega	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Knin	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	41.4 C (106.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Forsyth 6 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bastrop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	35.5 C (95.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buzau	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	38.0 C (100.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral Wells AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ixcatepec	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eads	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marshfield 4 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Bay (Smiths Bay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vahakyro Kk	Finland	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Agua Blanca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Xian	China	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Ana (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ingenio Catmis	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vitebsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huehuetan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cedral	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Kenny (Mount Cooper)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zamora (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ourense	Spain	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	39.6 C (103.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Izmail	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
El Zapote	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yurecuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vigo Peinador	Spain	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vinnytsia	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El Tizate	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

867 records

Records set or tied on 22 August 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 248, Lowest daily maximum 116, Highest daily minimum 168, Lowest daily minimum 194, Heaviest daily rainfall 141.

Records on 22 August 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	248
Lowest daily maximum	116
Highest daily minimum	168
Lowest daily minimum	194
Heaviest daily rainfall	141
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 August 2000 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 36, daily 821.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

638 broken records

Margins by which the 638 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 80.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 August 2000

Top 20 records on 22 August 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 August 2000	Samary, RU	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 August 2000	Kondoolka, AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	92 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2000	Sredny Vasjugan, RU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2000	Severnoe, RU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2000	Ft Duchesne, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	106 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2000	Warramboo, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2000	Villalba 1 SE, PR	daily rain	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2000	San Pedro del Gallo (Smn), MX	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2000	Pico del Este, PR	monthly rain	213.4 mm (8.4 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2000	Vicksburg Military Pk, US	daily high min	32.2 C (90.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2000	Kenai AP, US	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	97 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2000	Bjelasnica, BA	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	89 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2000	Hart 3 WSW, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	90 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2000	Cardenas, MX	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2000	Farmerville, US	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	103 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2000	Cape Willoughby, AU	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2000	Kiev, UA	monthly high min	24.5 C (76.1 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2000	Onida 4 NW, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	10 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2000	La Vega, MX	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2000	Knin, HR	all-time high max	41.4 C (106.5 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	50 years	42 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2000. 2000 had 867 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 10	599
10 to 20	25
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1