Weather Records on 22 August 1971

1,021 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 August 1971. Highest significance: Cofimvaba (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 22 August 1971

On 22 August 1971, 1,021 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
238 were record highs and 59 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 988 daily.
Cofimvaba (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 51.0 mm (2.0 in) on 22 August 1971.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

1,021 stations

1,021 station records on 22 August 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 August 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cofimvaba (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Weilmoringle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Samburg Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Pilliga (Nirvana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Salvador	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Contendas Do Sincora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tilpa (Tongo Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Delungra (Craigmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tiffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	184.5 mm (7.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Goomboorian	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Carinda (Boorooma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Uitenhage	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Waaipoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rhenostervlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elandsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beechmont Binna Burra Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Boomi (Barwon St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Croppa Creek (Krui Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Martin U of T Branch Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Union City	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
South West Rocks (Smoky Cape L	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pinos Altos	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Northbridge (Sailors Bay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Elliot Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lightning Ridge (Guiseley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Quambone (Sandy Camp)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Itabaianinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Suhana	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wolvi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Miranda (Blackwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mosman (Bapaume Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mbulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Siloam Springs 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tingha (Crystal Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Morehouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beerwah Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maroochydore Swan Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gongolgon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble (Warrana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,021 records

Records set or tied on 22 August 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 144, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 94, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 723, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 22 August 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	144
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	94
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	723
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 22 August 1971 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 30, daily 988.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

908 broken records

Margins by which the 908 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 134.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 August 1971

Top 20 records on 22 August 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 August 1971	Cofimvaba (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1971	Weilmoringle, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1971	Samburg Wr, US	monthly rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1971	Pilliga (Nirvana), AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1971	Salvador, BR	monthly rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1971	Contendas Do Sincora, BR	monthly rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1971	Mtn Grove 2 N, US	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	66 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1971	Tilpa (Tongo Road), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1971	Delungra (Craigmore), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1971	Alexandria (Pol), ZA	daily rain	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	83 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1971	Tiffin, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	50 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1971	Witelsbos (Bos), ZA	daily rain	184.5 mm (7.3 in)	134.5 mm (5.3 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1971	Rocky Vale, AU	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1971	Goomboorian, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1971	Carinda (Boorooma), AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1971	Somerset East, ZA	monthly rain	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1971	Sydney Botanic Gardens, AU	monthly rain	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	7 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1971	Uitenhage, ZA	daily rain	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1971	La Grange 1N, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1971	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	monthly rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	111 years	53 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

1802 to 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1971. 1971 had 1,021 records.

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

Records on 08-22 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1803	1
1805	1
1812	1
1816	1
1835	1
1839	2
1843	1
1846	2
1849	1
1850	1
1853	1
1857	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	4
1872	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	3
1878	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	3
1891	2
1892	6
1893	3
1894	7
1895	6
1896	2
1897	4
1898	6
1899	5
1900	1
1901	5
1902	6
1903	3
1904	8
1905	7
1906	24
1907	7
1908	29
1909	5
1910	19
1911	20
1912	39
1913	30
1914	18
1915	31
1916	75
1917	47
1918	85
1919	18
1920	60
1921	64
1922	44
1923	279
1924	148
1925	219
1926	144
1927	154
1928	134
1929	240
1930	276
1931	388
1932	222
1933	367
1934	234
1935	337
1936	954
1937	421
1938	501
1939	517
1940	503
1941	249
1942	500
1943	517
1944	526
1945	475
1946	410
1947	1,034
1948	297
1949	570
1950	460
1951	452
1952	372
1953	348
1954	466
1955	553
1956	785
1957	371
1958	511
1959	547
1960	612
1961	562
1962	329
1963	419
1964	686
1965	423
1966	830
1967	404
1968	1,091
1969	727
1970	368
1971	1,021
1972	436
1973	611
1974	628
1975	597
1976	722
1977	655
1978	529
1979	547
1980	640
1981	795
1982	912
1983	1,366
1984	739
1985	793
1986	1,073
1987	801
1988	1,133
1989	753
1990	808
1991	808
1992	994
1993	845
1994	803
1995	1,002
1996	942
1997	1,381
1998	1,016
1999	756
2000	867
2001	940
2002	1,385
2003	1,550
2004	1,029
2005	887
2006	832
2007	1,801
2008	869
2009	1,347
2010	1,397
2011	1,255
2012	831
2013	450
2014	911
2015	529
2016	730
2017	537
2018	752
2019	558
2020	1,041
2021	683
2022	781
2023	1,525
2024	803
2025	1,359
2026	992

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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	803
20 to 40	77
40 to 60	21
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	2