Weather Records on 22 August 2021

683 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 August 2021. Highest significance: E Stroudsburg, US.

Key Facts for 22 August 2021

On 22 August 2021, 683 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
382 were record highs and 157 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 671 daily.
E Stroudsburg set a daily record precipitation of 122.9 mm (4.8 in) on 22 August 2021.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

683 stations

683 station records on 22 August 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 August 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Leipzig-Schkeuditz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Baruth	Germany	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfurt/Oder	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Querfurt-Muhle Lodersleben	Germany	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Tribulation Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wunstorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Verde S.L.P.	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oudemirdum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bratoljubovka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Florence Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stavoren_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hamersveld	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gossweinstein	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Weimar-Schondorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kotlas	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Biser	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wynne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Maja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Perm	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Westhampton Gabreski AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Malacca	Malaysia	Record low maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aksakovo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	36.5 C (97.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Julian Cdf	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gulkana AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ischim Amsg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leedey	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Muncheberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Papenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Heeg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	32.4 C (90.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sterlitamak	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	38.4 C (101.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wertsville 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kiuruvesi Korpijoki	Finland	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bulgan	Mongolia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kirov	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Omsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	32.4 C (90.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Artern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Velikij_Ustjug	Russia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sarapul	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aksakovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkirk 19NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Brainard Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leusi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

683 records

Records set or tied on 22 August 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 148, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 234, Lowest daily minimum 96, Heaviest daily rainfall 144.

Records on 22 August 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	148
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	234
Lowest daily minimum	96
Heaviest daily rainfall	144
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 August 2021 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 10, daily 671.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

559 broken records

Margins by which the 559 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 82.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 August 2021

Top 20 records on 22 August 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 August 2021	E Stroudsburg, US	daily rain	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	88 years	76 of 100 (Major)
22 August 2021	Lindenberg, DE	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	90 years	71 of 100 (Major)
22 August 2021	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 August 2021	Leipzig-Schkeuditz, DE	daily rain	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2021	Baruth, DE	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2021	Frankfurt/Oder, DE	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2021	Bad Muskau, DE	daily rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2021	Querfurt-Muhle Lodersleben, DE	monthly rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2021	Cape Tribulation Store, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	79 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2021	Wunstorf, DE	daily rain	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2021	Rio Verde S.L.P., MX	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2021	Hightstown 2 W, US	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	10 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2021	Oudemirdum, NL	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2021	Bratoljubovka, RU	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2021	Mt Pleasant 1N, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2021	Florence Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	70 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2021	Stavoren_1, NL	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2021	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl AP, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2021	Cottbus, DE	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	104 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 2021	Hamersveld, NL	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	47 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 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2021. 2021 had 683 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 2021-08-22: 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	527
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1