Weather Records on 18 August 2022

1,237 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 August 2022. Highest significance: The Pines, AU.

Key Facts for 18 August 2022

On 18 August 2022, 1,237 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
926 were record highs and 123 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 57 monthly and 1,172 daily.
The Pines set a daily record precipitation of 32.0 mm (1.3 in) on 18 August 2022.
Across 171 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

1,237 stations

1,237 station records on 18 August 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 August 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
The Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Klippeneck	Germany	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Pfullendorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Plauen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
McComb AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Szczecin	Poland	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Heggeriset - Nordstrand	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Solomons	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Girona/Costa Brava	Spain	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Ravensburg Weingarten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Olean	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth 3 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stockach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boos	Germany	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Concepcion	Paraguay	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
York Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Narva	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	30.3 C (86.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Tacoma AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Macquarie Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	32.1 C (89.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cassville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rottweil	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Castolon	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Linden	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pavlodar	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Valley Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sala	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Szczecin	Poland	Record high minimum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Potsdam	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.8 C (92.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hiddensee-Vitte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kreis Biberach Altheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,237 records

Records set or tied on 18 August 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 384, Lowest daily maximum 91, Highest daily minimum 542, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 188.

Records on 18 August 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	384
Lowest daily maximum	91
Highest daily minimum	542
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	188
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 August 2022 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 57, daily 1,172.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,037 broken records

Margins by which the 1,037 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 August 2022

Top 20 records on 18 August 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 August 2022	The Pines, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	92 years	77 of 100 (Major)
18 August 2022	Klippeneck, DE	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
18 August 2022	Pfullendorf, DE	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 August 2022	Plauen, DE	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 2022	McComb AP, US	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 2022	Szczecin, PL	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 2022	Heggeriset - Nordstrand, NO	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 2022	Solomons, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	116 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 2022	Berlin, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	100 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 2022	Girona/Costa Brava, ES	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 2022	Tartu-Toravere, EE	daily high max	32.0 C (89.6 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	97 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 2022	Kr. Ravensburg Weingarten, DE	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 2022	Marshall, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	91 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 2022	Olean, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 2022	Leavenworth 3 S, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	88 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 2022	Stockach, DE	daily rain	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 2022	Mtn Home 1 NNW, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	93 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 2022	Atlanta, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	91 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 2022	Boos, DE	daily rain	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 2022	Concepcion, PY	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	44 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

1797 to 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2022. 2022 had 1,237 records.

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

Records on 08-18 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1805	1
1816	1
1827	1
1829	1
1830	1
1833	1
1841	1
1844	1
1845	3
1846	1
1847	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1853	1
1854	2
1855	1
1856	1
1861	1
1864	2
1866	1
1868	2
1869	1
1870	2
1872	1
1873	1
1875	3
1876	1
1878	1
1879	2
1883	3
1885	3
1886	3
1887	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	2
1892	6
1893	4
1894	4
1895	1
1898	4
1899	6
1900	2
1901	10
1902	8
1903	6
1904	8
1905	10
1906	40
1907	7
1908	21
1909	24
1910	16
1911	11
1912	21
1913	43
1914	37
1915	60
1916	71
1917	70
1918	53
1919	34
1920	51
1921	39
1922	129
1923	90
1924	225
1925	300
1926	168
1927	269
1928	141
1929	181
1930	150
1931	241
1932	382
1933	431
1934	638
1935	424
1936	766
1937	308
1938	243
1939	381
1940	434
1941	467
1942	333
1943	738
1944	325
1945	400
1946	416
1947	958
1948	315
1949	393
1950	683
1951	355
1952	405
1953	323
1954	622
1955	795
1956	580
1957	380
1958	580
1959	537
1960	599
1961	415
1962	428
1963	760
1964	443
1965	525
1966	573
1967	623
1968	795
1969	530
1970	597
1971	381
1972	493
1973	734
1974	639
1975	844
1976	917
1977	1,112
1978	854
1979	1,309
1980	771
1981	1,386
1982	563
1983	1,420
1984	600
1985	765
1986	861
1987	1,609
1988	1,351
1989	952
1990	920
1991	533
1992	1,497
1993	706
1994	1,027
1995	1,882
1996	760
1997	1,191
1998	923
1999	888
2000	1,183
2001	1,036
2002	1,306
2003	860
2004	1,050
2005	865
2006	842
2007	1,116
2008	1,265
2009	839
2010	1,167
2011	1,239
2012	1,247
2013	752
2014	751
2015	880
2016	704
2017	565
2018	462
2019	615
2020	1,541
2021	1,118
2022	1,237
2023	1,094
2024	696
2025	455
2026	545

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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 10	965
10 to 20	48
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1