Weather Records on 31 August 2022

1,191 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 August 2022. Highest significance: Alcove Dam, US.

Key Facts for 31 August 2022

On 31 August 2022, 1,191 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,040 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 1,180 daily.
Alcove Dam set a daily record precipitation of 84.6 mm (3.3 in) on 31 August 2022.
Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

1,191 stations

1,191 station records on 31 August 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 August 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alcove Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Olonec	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Efimovskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Vinnicy	Russia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Holm	Russia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Piedras Negras (Obs)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Petrokrepost	Russia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Carlisle Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Julian Cdf	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lubbock	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Conjuboy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Red Bluff Crossing	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Johvi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bursa	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Victory Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Irako	Japan	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grace	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Norton W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer 3 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yerington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paragonah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ponza Island	Italy	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Orovada 3 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lodejnoe Pole	Russia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Minatare Dam (Usbr)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Creswick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Puttalam	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Loyalhanna Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Halfway	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Medina 1NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palmdale AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Boeing Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
China Lake Naf	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Savusavu Airfield	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carrizo Springs 3S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Home AFB	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salt Lake City Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Conakry (Aero)	Guinea	Record high maximum temperature	30.3 C (86.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bucuresti-Baneasa	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Idyllwild Fire Dept	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palomar Mtn Obsy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,191 records

Records set or tied on 31 August 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 577, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 463, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 112.

Records on 31 August 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	577
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	463
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	112
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 August 2022 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 1,180.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

988 broken records

Margins by which the 988 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 81.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 August 2022

Top 20 records on 31 August 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 August 2022	Alcove Dam, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
31 August 2022	Olonec, RU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	64 of 100 (Major)
31 August 2022	Efimovskaja, RU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 August 2022	Vinnicy, RU	all-time rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2022	Holm, RU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2022	Piedras Negras (Obs), MX	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2022	Petrokrepost, RU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2022	Carlisle Wtp, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	159 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2022	Julian Cdf, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	126 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2022	Lubbock, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	5 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2022	Conjuboy Station, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2022	Crockett, US	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2022	Red Bluff Crossing, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2022	Landsburg, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	101 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2022	Johvi, EE	daily rain	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2022	Cascade Locks, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	104 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2022	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	96 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2022	St. Petersburg, RU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	140 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2022	Bursa, TR	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2022	Mina, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	43 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

1796 to 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2022. 2022 had 1,191 records.

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

Records on 08-31 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1807	2
1813	1
1814	1
1816	1
1827	1
1836	1
1846	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	2
1881	3
1882	2
1885	1
1886	5
1887	1
1889	1
1890	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	1
1897	5
1898	10
1899	4
1900	3
1901	5
1902	5
1903	16
1904	13
1905	8
1906	47
1907	6
1908	12
1909	39
1910	20
1911	31
1912	34
1913	40
1914	23
1915	71
1916	7
1917	60
1918	58
1919	25
1920	46
1921	86
1922	58
1923	63
1924	232
1925	111
1926	148
1927	103
1928	201
1929	300
1930	243
1931	192
1932	807
1933	424
1934	381
1935	540
1936	226
1937	508
1938	324
1939	296
1940	400
1941	528
1942	422
1943	650
1944	638
1945	572
1946	545
1947	473
1948	367
1949	409
1950	662
1951	910
1952	388
1953	1,054
1954	633
1955	539
1956	734
1957	317
1958	417
1959	496
1960	366
1961	625
1962	432
1963	415
1964	591
1965	886
1966	830
1967	952
1968	562
1969	474
1970	558
1971	326
1972	287
1973	793
1974	587
1975	658
1976	732
1977	621
1978	891
1979	400
1980	701
1981	692
1982	586
1983	788
1984	866
1985	854
1986	1,218
1987	836
1988	570
1989	622
1990	966
1991	848
1992	1,274
1993	1,286
1994	1,139
1995	1,077
1996	1,451
1997	943
1998	1,163
1999	988
2000	1,545
2001	944
2002	852
2003	1,232
2004	963
2005	1,782
2006	1,147
2007	1,110
2008	870
2009	1,224
2010	1,490
2011	994
2012	932
2013	771
2014	458
2015	1,074
2016	599
2017	596
2018	366
2019	781
2020	737
2021	553
2022	1,191
2023	600
2024	766
2025	307
2026	595

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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 20	967
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1