Weather Records on 22 August 2005

887 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 August 2005. Highest significance: Hohenpeissenberg, DE.

Key Facts for 22 August 2005

On 22 August 2005, 887 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
454 were record highs and 233 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 847 daily.
Hohenpeissenberg set a daily record precipitation of 79.5 mm (3.1 in) on 22 August 2005.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

887 stations

887 station records on 22 August 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 August 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Tangambalanga NE Dairy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cushing	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Watonga	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Naolinco de Victoria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Altomunster-Maisbrunn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Zacualtipan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	104.8 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Actopan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Atzalan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tembladeras	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bernie	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Perote	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Geary	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tilzapotla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Suphan Buri	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Augsburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Telpatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Renison Bell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rubcovsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Helena 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Almolonga	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vega de Alatorre	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Satna	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
El Diamante	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Reimlingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grangeville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pedernal 9 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rosenheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kr.Ansbach Weidenbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wornitz-Bottenweiler	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Lorenzo Sayula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

887 records

Records set or tied on 22 August 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 171, Lowest daily maximum 126, Highest daily minimum 283, Lowest daily minimum 107, Heaviest daily rainfall 200.

Records on 22 August 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	171
Lowest daily maximum	126
Highest daily minimum	283
Lowest daily minimum	107
Heaviest daily rainfall	200
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 August 2005 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 32, daily 847.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

617 broken records

Margins by which the 617 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 88.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 August 2005

Top 20 records on 22 August 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 August 2005	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	107 years	76 of 100 (Major)
22 August 2005	Oberstdorf, DE	daily rain	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	64 years	68 of 100 (Major)
22 August 2005	Petropavlovsk, KZ	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	102 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 August 2005	Tangambalanga NE Dairy, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	74 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 August 2005	Saentis, CH	all-time rain	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	95 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2005	Cushing, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2005	Watonga, US	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	71 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2005	Naolinco de Victoria, MX	daily rain	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2005	Altomunster-Maisbrunn, DE	daily rain	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2005	Zacualtipan (Smn), MX	daily rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2005	Rinconada, MX	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2005	Hennessey 4 ESE, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	63 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2005	Innsbruck, AT	daily rain	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2005	Garmisch-Partenkirchen, DE	monthly rain	104.8 mm (4.1 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2005	Actopan, MX	daily rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2005	Atzalan, MX	daily rain	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	7 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2005	Tembladeras, MX	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2005	Bernie, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2005	Orlando Executive AP, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	112 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2005	Perote, MX	monthly rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	48 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2005. 2005 had 887 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	569
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	2