Weather Records on 22 August 1979

547 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 August 1979. Highest significance: Tunnsjo, NO.

Key Facts for 22 August 1979

On 22 August 1979, 547 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
143 were record highs and 147 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 529 daily.
Tunnsjo set a daily record precipitation of 48.5 mm (1.9 in) on 22 August 1979.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

547 stations

547 station records on 22 August 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 August 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tunnsjo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Shawneetown Old Town	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ear Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Olyfenfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kalaupapa 563	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jose de Freitas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Independence #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Theilman 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cavalier 7NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Susendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vesljana	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Minnesota City Dam 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Avasjo-Borgafjall_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Klimpfjall	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Merced	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Dutton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jormlien	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Max	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pickle Lake (Aut)	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
De Sabla	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tuttle	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte de Itabapoana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cookeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bucuresti Filaret	Romania	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin 2SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crawford 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alma Dam 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yugarenok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Cullers 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waco Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kenai AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oconomowoc Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alert Bay	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hostotipaquillo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arjeplog A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carmi 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

547 records

Records set or tied on 22 August 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 69, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 74, Lowest daily minimum 97, Heaviest daily rainfall 254, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 22 August 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	69
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	74
Lowest daily minimum	97
Heaviest daily rainfall	254
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 August 1979 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 16, daily 529.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

438 broken records

Margins by which the 438 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 111.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 August 1979

Top 20 records on 22 August 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 August 1979	Tunnsjo, NO	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1979	Viljujsk, RU	daily rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1979	Shawneetown Old Town, US	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1979	Ear Falls, CA	daily rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1979	Corvallis State UNIV, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1979	Olyfenfontein, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1979	Kalaupapa 563, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1979	Jose de Freitas, BR	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1979	Independence #1, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	107 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1979	Theilman 1SSW, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1979	Cavalier 7NW, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1979	Bowie, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1979	Belle Plaine, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1979	Sitka Magnetic Obsy, US	all-time high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	55 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1979	Storm Lake, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	0 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1979	Susendal, NO	daily rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	54 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1979	Vesljana, RU	daily rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1979	Louisburg, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	81 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1979	Minnesota City Dam 5, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1979	Liafoss, NO	daily rain	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 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

1802 to 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1979. 1979 had 547 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1979-08-22: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	388
20 to 40	38
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1