Weather Records on 22 August 2019

558 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 August 2019. Highest significance: Findlay Wpcc, US.

Key Facts for 22 August 2019

On 22 August 2019, 558 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
354 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 549 daily.
Findlay Wpcc set a daily record precipitation of 70.6 mm (2.8 in) on 22 August 2019.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

558 stations

558 station records on 22 August 2019 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 August 2019: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Rison	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlesville Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Seeley Lake Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ajo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.7 C (116.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Smith Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sosunovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dovland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton 11 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pella 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hugoton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorville 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brusett 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mora Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belozersk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cerepovec	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paducah	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Northdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tionesta 2 SE Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Red Bluff Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salalah	Oman	Record high maximum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Armavir	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	37.3 C (99.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coshocton Wpc Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Narrogin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lucaston (Bakers Creek Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Borovici	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kitt Peak	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carnamah	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vallecito Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Xichang	China	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tonstad - Nettfed	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

558 records

Records set or tied on 22 August 2019 by type: Highest daily maximum 142, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 212, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 167.

Records on 22 August 2019 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	142
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	212
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	167
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 August 2019 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 549.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

397 broken records

Margins by which the 397 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 108.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 August 2019

Top 20 records on 22 August 2019 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 August 2019	Findlay Wpcc, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	105 years	67 of 100 (Major)
22 August 2019	Effingham 3SW, US	daily rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	54 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 August 2019	Rison, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	100 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2019	Wellington, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	85 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2019	Salem, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	113 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2019	Bartlesville Muni AP, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	84 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2019	Seeley Lake Rs, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2019	Castle Rock, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	94 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2019	Salem, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	10 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2019	Ajo, US	monthly high max	46.7 C (116.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	104 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2019	Ft Smith Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2019	Storrs, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	81 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2019	Madison, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	105 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2019	Sosunovo, RU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	61 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2019	Dovland, NO	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2019	Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	96 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2019	Perryton 11 WNW, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2019	Palestine, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	117 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2019	Pella 1S, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2019	Melrose 1 NE, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	44 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 2019

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2019. 2019 had 558 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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Data for records on 2019-08-22: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	375
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1