Weather Records on 15 August 2022

692 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 August 2022. Highest significance: Inverloch, AU.

Key Facts for 15 August 2022

On 15 August 2022, 692 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
411 were record highs and 80 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 661 daily.
Inverloch set a monthly record daily precipitation of 91.0 mm (3.6 in) on 15 August 2022.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

692 stations

692 station records on 15 August 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 August 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Inverloch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
Trafalgar Toseland Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Oatlands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Mathinna (Fingal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Jindivick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Tarwin Lower (Riverside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Charleston - Yeager AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Mount Best (Upper Toora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
East Tarwin (Mirboo Pastoral C	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Drouin Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Harzgerode	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Shoreham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Outtrim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Korumburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Fish Creek (Hoddle Range)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Buln Buln	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Korumburra Sth Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wellington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Miena Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fish Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lasal Mountain	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Encinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Overland Res.	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ormley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Erica (Parkers Corner)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Morwell (Latrobe Valley Airpor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Napas	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Canakkale	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Noojee (Slivar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alonnah Area School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bangkok Metropolis	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Crofton	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marron	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Koo Wee Rup (Srw)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cerberus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tooms Lake (Tooms River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Guanghua	China	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mathis 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Noojee Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Balmoral	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Baudette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rushy Lagoon (Cape Portland Ro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ummendorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lymington (Fattys Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Narva	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Laredo 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Box Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yanakie (Shallow Inlet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Emden-Wolthusen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zehdenick	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

692 records

Records set or tied on 15 August 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 184, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 227, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 201.

Records on 15 August 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	184
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	227
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	201
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 August 2022 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 21, daily 661.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

589 broken records

Margins by which the 589 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 August 2022

Top 20 records on 15 August 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 August 2022	Inverloch, AU	monthly rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	87 years	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
15 August 2022	Trafalgar Toseland Road, AU	monthly rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	88 years	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
15 August 2022	Vanersborg, SE	daily rain	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	97 years	78 of 100 (Major)
15 August 2022	Oatlands Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	92 years	77 of 100 (Major)
15 August 2022	Ashton 1N, US	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	77 of 100 (Major)
15 August 2022	Mathinna (Fingal Road), AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	83 years	74 of 100 (Major)
15 August 2022	Lake Leake (Elizabeth River), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	131 years	73 of 100 (Major)
15 August 2022	Jindivick, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	75 years	71 of 100 (Major)
15 August 2022	Tarwin Lower (Riverside), AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	121 years	68 of 100 (Major)
15 August 2022	Charleston - Yeager AP, US	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
15 August 2022	Mount Best (Upper Toora), AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	65 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 August 2022	East Tarwin (Mirboo Pastoral C, AU	monthly rain	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 August 2022	Drouin Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	89 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 August 2022	Harzgerode, DE	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 August 2022	Shoreham, AU	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 August 2022	Outtrim, AU	all-time rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	133 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 August 2022	Korumburra, AU	monthly rain	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	87 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 August 2022	Fish Creek (Hoddle Range), AU	monthly rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	70 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 August 2022	Buln Buln, AU	monthly rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 August 2022	Korumburra Sth Gippsland Water, AU	monthly rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	57 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 692 records.

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

Records on 08-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1802	1
1805	1
1812	1
1821	1
1838	2
1839	1
1841	1
1844	1
1845	3
1852	1
1854	1
1856	1
1858	1
1861	3
1867	1
1868	2
1869	1
1873	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1895	1
1896	9
1897	3
1898	1
1899	2
1900	6
1901	5
1902	10
1903	5
1904	17
1905	26
1906	8
1907	14
1908	15
1909	30
1910	16
1911	26
1912	34
1913	42
1914	11
1915	26
1916	223
1917	32
1918	23
1919	22
1920	59
1921	55
1922	86
1923	116
1924	220
1925	91
1926	115
1927	223
1928	271
1929	586
1930	274
1931	351
1932	368
1933	268
1934	992
1935	414
1936	867
1937	574
1938	681
1939	450
1940	372
1941	289
1942	377
1943	426
1944	610
1945	433
1946	285
1947	559
1948	366
1949	559
1950	317
1951	597
1952	596
1953	449
1954	481
1955	539
1956	390
1957	355
1958	1,092
1959	515
1960	417
1961	704
1962	1,052
1963	972
1964	1,185
1965	535
1966	340
1967	687
1968	1,002
1969	583
1970	382
1971	899
1972	613
1973	499
1974	512
1975	490
1976	1,345
1977	550
1978	841
1979	1,788
1980	745
1981	588
1982	479
1983	955
1984	622
1985	915
1986	1,283
1987	1,098
1988	1,479
1989	495
1990	758
1991	778
1992	1,638
1993	831
1994	1,073
1995	1,298
1996	929
1997	927
1998	861
1999	956
2000	932
2001	1,254
2002	1,307
2003	1,248
2004	1,424
2005	1,067
2006	923
2007	1,317
2008	964
2009	1,038
2010	1,622
2011	770
2012	654
2013	711
2014	583
2015	759
2016	707
2017	532
2018	328
2019	435
2020	1,327
2021	900
2022	692
2023	1,414
2024	729
2025	772
2026	975

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 August 2022
Margin	Records
0 to 10	506
10 to 20	39
20 to 30	20
30 to 40	12
40 to 50	8
50 to 60	4