Weather Records on 21 August 2022

917 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 August 2022. Highest significance: Kalix_D, SE.

Key Facts for 21 August 2022

On 21 August 2022, 917 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
570 were record highs and 168 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 895 daily.
Kalix_D set a daily record precipitation of 67.5 mm (2.7 in) on 21 August 2022.
Across 165 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

917 stations

917 station records on 21 August 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 August 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kalix_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Ft Worth Wsfo	United States	Record daily precipitation	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Enontekio Nakkala	Finland	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Overtornea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Pello Kk Museotie	Finland	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Brantley Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Worth Meacham Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Svanstein	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dal-Ftw Wscmo AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jarhois	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Olton	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tipton 4S Mesonet	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paducah 15S	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Odessa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Libus	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aliceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hart	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Key West NAS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dallas FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Datong	China	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Standish 4NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Portales	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkirk 19NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tulia	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville Albemarle AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Qu Xian	China	Record high minimum temperature	29.6 C (85.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kolari Kattilamaa	Finland	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gran Quivira Natl Mon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vardo	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Parkalompolo_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alcalde	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Matador	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Worth NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Deming Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fukuoka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gail	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sihccajavri	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sojna	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
El Morro Natl Mon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
White Sands Natl Mon	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Childress Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kem-Port	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

917 records

Records set or tied on 21 August 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 233, Lowest daily maximum 116, Highest daily minimum 337, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 179.

Records on 21 August 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	233
Lowest daily maximum	116
Highest daily minimum	337
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	179
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 August 2022 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 15, daily 895.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

752 broken records

Margins by which the 752 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 57.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 August 2022

Top 20 records on 21 August 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 August 2022	Kalix_D, SE	daily rain	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
21 August 2022	Ft Worth Wsfo, US	all-time rain	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	73 years	67 of 100 (Major)
21 August 2022	Enontekio Nakkala, FI	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 August 2022	Overtornea, SE	daily rain	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	43 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 August 2022	Pello Kk Museotie, FI	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 2022	Longmont 2 ESE, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	125 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 2022	Brantley Dam, US	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 2022	Ft Worth Meacham Fld, US	monthly rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	74 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 2022	Svanstein, SE	daily rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 2022	Madison 3NNW, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	84 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 2022	Dal-Ftw Wscmo AP, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	61 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 2022	Jarhois, SE	daily rain	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 2022	Olton, US	monthly rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 2022	Tucumcari 4 NE, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	99 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 2022	Tipton 4S Mesonet, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	71 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 2022	Diablo Dam, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	104 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 2022	Paducah 15S, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 2022	Odessa, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	113 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 2022	Praha-Libus, CZ	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 2022	Aliceville, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	45 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

1800 to 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 2022. 2022 had 917 records.

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

Records on 08-21 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1802	1
1804	1
1807	1
1816	1
1818	1
1832	1
1834	1
1839	3
1843	1
1847	1
1849	3
1850	1
1851	2
1863	1
1866	1
1867	2
1870	3
1871	2
1872	1
1873	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	2
1884	2
1885	5
1886	1
1887	5
1888	2
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1893	4
1894	8
1895	3
1896	2
1897	4
1898	4
1899	7
1900	4
1901	9
1902	8
1903	6
1904	8
1905	4
1906	22
1907	20
1908	13
1909	17
1910	33
1911	19
1912	50
1913	37
1914	24
1915	21
1916	106
1917	101
1918	202
1919	19
1920	59
1921	34
1922	58
1923	111
1924	135
1925	220
1926	227
1927	228
1928	110
1929	234
1930	297
1931	277
1932	264
1933	328
1934	320
1935	318
1936	807
1937	762
1938	239
1939	630
1940	683
1941	180
1942	415
1943	438
1944	346
1945	544
1946	390
1947	954
1948	305
1949	508
1950	958
1951	699
1952	368
1953	331
1954	497
1955	885
1956	701
1957	490
1958	389
1959	704
1960	490
1961	644
1962	469
1963	338
1964	794
1965	455
1966	661
1967	541
1968	1,014
1969	650
1970	373
1971	660
1972	441
1973	438
1974	564
1975	545
1976	756
1977	764
1978	445
1979	778
1980	904
1981	1,015
1982	769
1983	1,407
1984	975
1985	623
1986	1,166
1987	740
1988	889
1989	828
1990	910
1991	828
1992	957
1993	698
1994	968
1995	962
1996	950
1997	1,291
1998	948
1999	717
2000	861
2001	797
2002	965
2003	1,241
2004	1,585
2005	1,071
2006	797
2007	1,829
2008	1,012
2009	1,319
2010	1,155
2011	1,022
2012	990
2013	513
2014	624
2015	651
2016	890
2017	347
2018	816
2019	631
2020	1,147
2021	767
2022	917
2023	1,826
2024	777
2025	1,230
2026	1,290

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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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	677
10 to 20	40
20 to 30	21
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	1