Weather Records on 22 August 2015

529 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 August 2015. Highest significance: Hotan, CN.

Key Facts for 22 August 2015

On 22 August 2015, 529 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
323 were record highs and 101 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 516 daily.
Hotan set an all-time record daily precipitation of 74.7 mm (2.9 in) on 22 August 2015.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

529 stations

529 station records on 22 August 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 August 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hotan	China	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Carville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Aparri	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	225.6 mm (8.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Upton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mersa Matruh	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Honolulu Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vanavara	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	32.4 C (90.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	31.6 C (88.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Babuskin	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	32.5 C (90.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Derbent	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hilo Intl AP 87	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tulun	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ronaldsway	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoua	Niger	Record low minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Strelka Chunja	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	30.4 C (86.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Makuschino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sarh	Chad	Record high minimum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Everglades	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nellore	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harmony	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kenmare 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stavanger - Valand	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Craiova	Romania	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manston	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tafjord	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fiskabygd	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kyzyl	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	34.6 C (94.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Lodge 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hilo Intl AP 87	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Svinoy Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tulun	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dequeen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Usher Twr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Center 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Van Horn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kula Hospital 267	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kislokan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Live Oak	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pontotoc Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Andrews	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Williamtown Raaf	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Amilcar Cabral Intl	Cape Verde	Record high minimum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jimma	Ethiopia	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Caen-Carpiquet	France	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kota Kinabalu Intl	Malaysia	Record low minimum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tanguj	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kajlastuj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

529 records

Records set or tied on 22 August 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 172, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 151, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 105.

Records on 22 August 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	172
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	151
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	105
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 August 2015 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 8, daily 516.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

425 broken records

Margins by which the 425 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 104.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 August 2015

Top 20 records on 22 August 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 August 2015	Hotan, CN	all-time rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	47 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
22 August 2015	Carville 2 SW, US	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	61 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 August 2015	Aparri, PH	daily rain	225.6 mm (8.9 in)	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	57 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2015	Upton, US	monthly low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	99 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2015	Drobeta Turnu Severin, RO	daily low max	18.1 C (64.6 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	115 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2015	Fulton, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	109 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2015	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2015	Tullahoma, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	94 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2015	Mersa Matruh, EG	daily high min	26.0 C (78.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	93 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2015	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	124 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2015	Bordeaux-Merignac, FR	daily rain	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	105 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2015	Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	96 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2015	Honolulu Intl AP, US	all-time high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2015	Vanavara, RU	daily high max	32.4 C (90.3 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	73 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2015	Irkutsk, RU	daily high max	31.6 C (88.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	92 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2015	Babuskin, RU	daily high max	32.5 C (90.5 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2015	Derbent, RU	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2015	Middleboro, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	77 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2015	Hilo Intl AP 87, US	all-time high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	22 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2015	Tulun, RU	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	5.9 C (10.6 F)	52 years	36 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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2015. 2015 had 529 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	416
20 to 40	5
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1