Weather Records on 6 August 2022

960 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 August 2022. Highest significance: Richmond, US.

Key Facts for 6 August 2022

On 6 August 2022, 960 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
508 were record highs and 183 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 930 daily.
Richmond set a daily record precipitation of 36.1 mm (1.4 in) on 6 August 2022.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

960 stations

960 station records on 6 August 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 August 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Masrik	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Bald Mtn.	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Culman	Russia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mission 14 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Summit 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ward Mountain	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Miri	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kane 1NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Blind Bull Sum	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Indore	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Padun	Russia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tynda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Elfin Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Somsen Ranch	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Emigrant Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Surbiton Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Creek Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Umba	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ghost Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mahanoy City 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Roscoe	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Karwar	India	Record daily precipitation	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moorhead 9 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waihee 837.5	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Togwotee Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grace	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crooked Rvr (Crooked River (Ha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aldan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hennan_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Daytona Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeland Linder Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Margaret Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Dell Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kobe	Japan	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ulvsjon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Clusky	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tony Grove Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nagornyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tommot	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tonopah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zadar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	39.0 C (102.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	35.2 C (95.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rudnaja Pristan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

960 records

Records set or tied on 6 August 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 181, Lowest daily maximum 148, Highest daily minimum 327, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 269.

Records on 6 August 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	181
Lowest daily maximum	148
Highest daily minimum	327
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	269
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 August 2022 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 29, daily 930.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

734 broken records

Margins by which the 734 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 August 2022

Top 20 records on 6 August 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 August 2022	Richmond, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	95 years	78 of 100 (Major)
6 August 2022	Masrik, AM	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	67 years	68 of 100 (Major)
6 August 2022	Bald Mtn., US	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 August 2022	Culman, RU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 August 2022	Mission 14 S, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	67 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 August 2022	Summit 1 W, US	monthly rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2022	Ward Mountain, US	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2022	Miri, MY	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	41 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2022	Kane 1NNE, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	65 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2022	Blind Bull Sum, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2022	Indore, IN	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	84 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2022	Padun, RU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2022	Tynda, RU	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2022	Darwin Rch, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2022	Gettysburg, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	91 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2022	Elfin Cove, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2022	Somsen Ranch, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2022	Emigrant Summit, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2022	Surbiton Station, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	104 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2022	Pratt 3NW, US	daily high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	124 years	46 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

1794 to 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2022. 2022 had 960 records.

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

Records on 08-06 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1806	1
1808	1
1809	1
1810	1
1822	1
1830	1
1833	1
1847	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1861	1
1866	1
1869	1
1871	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	7
1889	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	6
1896	6
1897	1
1898	5
1899	2
1900	6
1901	7
1902	4
1903	16
1904	13
1905	13
1906	24
1907	26
1908	17
1909	14
1910	20
1911	22
1912	57
1913	41
1914	6
1915	108
1916	40
1917	35
1918	526
1919	92
1920	39
1921	49
1922	90
1923	113
1924	150
1925	78
1926	85
1927	132
1928	101
1929	189
1930	356
1931	349
1932	226
1933	284
1934	580
1935	330
1936	318
1937	371
1938	308
1939	311
1940	385
1941	356
1942	303
1943	248
1944	312
1945	458
1946	430
1947	625
1948	1,166
1949	464
1950	480
1951	720
1952	513
1953	646
1954	532
1955	531
1956	447
1957	949
1958	521
1959	422
1960	250
1961	551
1962	496
1963	258
1964	481
1965	390
1966	378
1967	757
1968	586
1969	613
1970	504
1971	945
1972	877
1973	876
1974	884
1975	749
1976	923
1977	623
1978	790
1979	544
1980	818
1981	855
1982	643
1983	1,281
1984	815
1985	874
1986	648
1987	948
1988	873
1989	879
1990	1,463
1991	1,100
1992	1,053
1993	1,569
1994	1,918
1995	1,500
1996	1,038
1997	1,216
1998	1,546
1999	938
2000	870
2001	1,100
2002	988
2003	1,221
2004	1,076
2005	756
2006	849
2007	991
2008	820
2009	1,033
2010	1,205
2011	1,357
2012	845
2013	722
2014	673
2015	827
2016	472
2017	827
2018	598
2019	645
2020	510
2021	457
2022	960
2023	1,177
2024	882
2025	721
2026	955

Download the Data

Data for records on 2022-08-06: 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	698
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1