Weather Records on 11 August 2022

661 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 August 2022. Highest significance: Mountainair, US.

Key Facts for 11 August 2022

On 11 August 2022, 661 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
504 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 633 daily.
Mountainair set a daily record precipitation of 66.0 mm (2.6 in) on 11 August 2022.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

661 stations

661 station records on 11 August 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 August 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mountainair	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Hohenwald	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Zinder	Niger	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mahabaleshwar	India	Record daily precipitation	225.0 mm (8.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Escalante	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cagliari	Italy	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Northport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lovell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fruita	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
W Union 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cody	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brest-Guipavas	France	Record high maximum temperature	32.9 C (91.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	30.9 C (87.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Big Sandy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Deaver	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glengarren	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gogerddan	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	31.6 C (88.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Ridge Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Half Moon Bay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Utah Test Range	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Merchant Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lenghu	China	Record high maximum temperature	33.6 C (92.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jersey: Airport	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	31.5 C (88.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Montezuma 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Baudette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bilbao Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	39.6 C (103.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Katy City	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Telfer Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Victoria	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lulea-Bergnaset	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leuchars	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	29.1 C (84.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stockton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bondurant	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Green Rvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Worland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record high maximum temperature	32.4 C (90.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cody 12SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Esterbrook Wyoming	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Garze	China	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Himeji	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

661 records

Records set or tied on 11 August 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 171, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 333, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 120.

Records on 11 August 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	171
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	333
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	120
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 August 2022 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 25, daily 633.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

529 broken records

Margins by which the 529 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 August 2022

Top 20 records on 11 August 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 August 2022	Mountainair, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	120 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
11 August 2022	Hohenwald, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	107 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 August 2022	Zinder, NE	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	104 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 August 2022	Milan Exp STN, US	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2022	Winchester 7 SE, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	104 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2022	Clarksburg 1, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2022	Mahabaleshwar, IN	daily rain	225.0 mm (8.9 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	96 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2022	Russellville, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2022	Escalante, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	104 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2022	Cagliari, IT	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2022	Manati 2 E, PR	daily low min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2022	Lead, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	81 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2022	Northport, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	92 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2022	Lovell, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	80 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2022	Fruita, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	112 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2022	Lynch, US	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	112 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2022	W Union 2, US	all-time rain	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	50 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2022	Cody, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	103 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2022	New Orleans Audubon, US	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	107 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2022	Brest-Guipavas, FR	daily high max	32.9 C (91.2 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	68 years	40 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

1793 to 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2022. 2022 had 661 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 08-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1811	1
1815	2
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1851	1
1855	1
1858	1
1861	2
1862	1
1863	1
1864	6
1865	1
1866	6
1869	4
1871	1
1875	1
1879	2
1881	1
1883	1
1885	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	1
1895	2
1896	5
1897	3
1898	2
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	13
1903	12
1904	19
1905	9
1906	6
1907	8
1908	10
1909	41
1910	9
1911	24
1912	46
1913	43
1914	26
1915	27
1916	64
1917	217
1918	29
1919	18
1920	54
1921	201
1922	98
1923	80
1924	149
1925	219
1926	140
1927	190
1928	174
1929	354
1930	471
1931	453
1932	281
1933	416
1934	620
1935	499
1936	541
1937	356
1938	315
1939	389
1940	359
1941	807
1942	390
1943	345
1944	936
1945	401
1946	419
1947	709
1948	306
1949	471
1950	320
1951	296
1952	417
1953	283
1954	536
1955	319
1956	457
1957	305
1958	494
1959	337
1960	461
1961	429
1962	662
1963	493
1964	677
1965	793
1966	1,037
1967	1,071
1968	619
1969	533
1970	526
1971	711
1972	823
1973	451
1974	596
1975	753
1976	529
1977	845
1978	433
1979	797
1980	929
1981	645
1982	1,232
1983	1,095
1984	822
1985	804
1986	563
1987	885
1988	1,119
1989	983
1990	760
1991	822
1992	928
1993	840
1994	1,173
1995	1,324
1996	1,147
1997	1,512
1998	1,232
1999	1,152
2000	924
2001	811
2002	1,152
2003	1,601
2004	1,478
2005	1,031
2006	896
2007	1,428
2008	945
2009	836
2010	2,289
2011	1,106
2012	953
2013	470
2014	556
2015	696
2016	1,340
2017	619
2018	861
2019	758
2020	688
2021	834
2022	661
2023	757
2024	643
2025	722
2026	765

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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 10	489
10 to 20	27
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1