Weather Records on 17 August 2022

1,428 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 August 2022. Highest significance: Jakutsk, RU.

Key Facts for 17 August 2022

On 17 August 2022, 1,428 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
969 were record highs and 213 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 13 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 1,380 daily.
Jakutsk set an all-time record daily precipitation of 99.1 mm (3.9 in) on 17 August 2022.
Across 162 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

1,428 stations

1,428 station records on 17 August 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 August 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jakutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	100 of 100 (Exceptional)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Murjek	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	107.8 mm (4.2 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Helgoland	Germany	Record daily precipitation	98.9 mm (3.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Cue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Yuinmery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kent 8SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Boolardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Wondinong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Boggabri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Loenen Aan de Vecht	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Coodardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Doodarding Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Balmorhea	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Homer AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wydgee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Elburg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ubon Ratchathani	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Utsjoki Nuorgam	Finland	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vlieland_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mataranka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Van Horn	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Haines AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Holdrege	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Haines 40NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zuara	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Olmsted L&D	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
N Loup	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Byro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Callagiddy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yarraquin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Izuhara	Japan	Record daily precipitation	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Enid Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eldon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Parakka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eskridge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,428 records

Records set or tied on 17 August 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 504, Lowest daily maximum 196, Highest daily minimum 465, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 246.

Records on 17 August 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	504
Lowest daily maximum	196
Highest daily minimum	465
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	246
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 August 2022 by timescale: all-time 13, monthly 35, daily 1,380.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,212 broken records

Margins by which the 1,212 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 72.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 August 2022

Top 20 records on 17 August 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 August 2022	Jakutsk, RU	all-time rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	133 years	100 of 100 (Exceptional)
17 August 2022	Winnibigoshish Dam, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	122 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
17 August 2022	Murjek, SE	all-time rain	107.8 mm (4.2 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 years	76 of 100 (Major)
17 August 2022	Basel Binningen, CH	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	116 years	75 of 100 (Major)
17 August 2022	Sugarloaf Rsvr, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	120 years	73 of 100 (Major)
17 August 2022	Helgoland, DE	all-time rain	98.9 mm (3.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	71 of 100 (Major)
17 August 2022	Cue, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	113 years	68 of 100 (Major)
17 August 2022	Yuinmery, AU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	68 of 100 (Major)
17 August 2022	Kent 8SE, US	all-time rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	68 of 100 (Major)
17 August 2022	Boolardy, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	113 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 August 2022	Wondinong, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	112 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 August 2022	Boggabri Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	120 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 August 2022	Loenen Aan de Vecht, NL	monthly rain	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 August 2022	Coodardy, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	113 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 August 2022	Doodarding Well, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	73 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 August 2022	Balmorhea, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2022	Homer AP, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2022	Wydgee, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2022	Elburg, NL	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2022	De Bilt, NL	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	54 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

1797 to 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2022. 2022 had 1,428 records.

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

Records on 08-17 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1802	2
1820	2
1837	1
1838	2
1841	2
1842	1
1845	2
1853	1
1854	1
1856	1
1857	1
1861	3
1862	1
1867	1
1868	3
1869	1
1872	1
1875	2
1876	5
1879	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1885	3
1886	1
1888	5
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1897	1
1898	5
1899	8
1900	3
1901	14
1902	7
1903	6
1904	2
1905	11
1906	28
1907	9
1908	26
1909	24
1910	17
1911	18
1912	31
1913	79
1914	41
1915	28
1916	33
1917	35
1918	112
1919	37
1920	110
1921	37
1922	169
1923	161
1924	171
1925	130
1926	182
1927	228
1928	131
1929	243
1930	138
1931	302
1932	360
1933	260
1934	377
1935	437
1936	670
1937	726
1938	466
1939	364
1940	341
1941	378
1942	461
1943	743
1944	531
1945	387
1946	433
1947	682
1948	475
1949	371
1950	522
1951	413
1952	470
1953	345
1954	685
1955	465
1956	407
1957	504
1958	519
1959	543
1960	533
1961	998
1962	445
1963	650
1964	410
1965	641
1966	496
1967	679
1968	953
1969	593
1970	467
1971	447
1972	1,044
1973	750
1974	582
1975	612
1976	797
1977	1,216
1978	814
1979	1,464
1980	895
1981	1,112
1982	554
1983	1,574
1984	726
1985	948
1986	916
1987	1,150
1988	1,608
1989	687
1990	949
1991	560
1992	1,813
1993	803
1994	1,038
1995	1,724
1996	752
1997	1,544
1998	1,003
1999	697
2000	994
2001	1,101
2002	1,266
2003	948
2004	1,046
2005	722
2006	814
2007	1,646
2008	1,301
2009	922
2010	1,105
2011	956
2012	1,215
2013	802
2014	997
2015	890
2016	748
2017	544
2018	518
2019	467
2020	1,529
2021	800
2022	1,428
2023	1,032
2024	740
2025	538
2026	535

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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	1,122
10 to 20	57
20 to 30	19
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1