Weather Records on 21 August 1906
22 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 August 1906. Highest significance: Oxford, GB.
Key Facts for 21 August 1906
- On 21 August 1906, 22 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
- 17 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
- By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 22 daily.
- Oxford set a daily record high minimum temperature of 17.3 C (63.1 F) on 21 August 1906.
- Across 164 earlier years (1800 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.
Record Map
22 stations| Station | Country | Type | Value | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford | United Kingdom | Record high minimum temperature | 17.3 C (63.1 F) | 33 of 100 (Routine) |
| Oran-Hopital Militaire | Algeria | Record low maximum temperature | 24.0 C (75.2 F) | 27 of 100 (Routine) |
| Washington | United States | Record daily precipitation | 53.8 mm (2.1 in) | 24 of 100 (Routine) |
| Sydney | Canada | Record high maximum temperature | 31.7 C (89.1 F) | 23 of 100 (Routine) |
| Chatham | Canada | Record high maximum temperature | 34.4 C (93.9 F) | 17 of 100 (Routine) |
| Halifax | Canada | Record high minimum temperature | 20.0 C (68.0 F) | 17 of 100 (Routine) |
| Stratford | Canada | Record high maximum temperature | 30.6 C (87.1 F) | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| Oxford | United Kingdom | Record high maximum temperature | 29.8 C (85.6 F) | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| Charlottetown | Canada | Record high maximum temperature | 28.9 C (84.0 F) | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| Atlantic City Marina | United States | Record high minimum temperature | 24.4 C (75.9 F) | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| La Crosse Wb City | United States | Record high minimum temperature | 22.2 C (72.0 F) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Middletown 4 W | United States | Record high minimum temperature | 21.7 C (71.1 F) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Ny City Cntrl Park | United States | Record high minimum temperature | 25.6 C (78.1 F) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Kremsmuenster | Austria | Record low maximum temperature | 15.3 C (59.5 F) | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| Toledo Blade | United States | Record high minimum temperature | 21.7 C (71.1 F) | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| Windsor Riverside | Canada | Record high minimum temperature | 21.1 C (70.0 F) | 3 of 100 (Routine) |
| Woodstock | Canada | Record high maximum temperature | 30.6 C (87.1 F) | 3 of 100 (Routine) |
| Nuwara Eliya | Sri Lanka | Record low maximum temperature | 15.6 C (60.1 F) | 3 of 100 (Routine) |
| World Trade Ctr | United States | Record high minimum temperature | 23.3 C (73.9 F) | 3 of 100 (Routine) |
| Toledo Blade | United States | Record high maximum temperature | 33.3 C (91.9 F) | 3 of 100 (Routine) |
| Wien | Austria | Record low maximum temperature | 17.4 C (63.3 F) | 1 of 100 (Routine) |
| Parry Sound | Canada | Record high minimum temperature | 19.4 C (66.9 F) | 1 of 100 (Routine) |
Counts by Type and Timescale
22 records| Record type | Records |
|---|---|
| Highest daily maximum | 7 |
| Lowest daily maximum | 4 |
| Highest daily minimum | 10 |
| Lowest daily minimum | 0 |
| Heaviest daily rainfall | 1 |
| Heaviest daily snowfall | 0 |
| Deepest snow cover | 0 |
| Timescale | Records |
|---|---|
| all-time | 0 |
| monthly | 0 |
| daily | 22 |
How Much Records Were Beaten By
15 broken records| Margin | Records |
|---|---|
| 0 to 5 | 13 |
| 5 to 10 | 1 |
| 10 to 15 | 0 |
| 15 to 20 | 0 |
| 20 to 25 | 0 |
| 25 to 30 | 1 |
Top 20 by Significance
21 August 1906| Date | Station | Record | Value | Beat old record by | Old record stood | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 August 1906 | Oxford, GB | daily high min | 17.3 C (63.1 F) | 0.1 C (0.2 F) | 80 years | 33 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 August 1906 | Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ | daily low max | 24.0 C (75.2 F) | 1.5 C (2.7 F) | 53 years | 27 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 August 1906 | Washington, US | daily rain | 53.8 mm (2.1 in) | 25.4 mm (1.0 in) | 15 years | 24 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 August 1906 | Sydney, CA | daily high max | 31.7 C (89.1 F) | 5.0 C (9.0 F) | 21 years | 23 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 August 1906 | Chatham, CA | daily high max | 34.4 C (93.9 F) | 3.3 C (5.9 F) | 21 years | 17 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 August 1906 | Halifax, CA | daily high min | 20.0 C (68.0 F) | 2.2 C (4.0 F) | 24 years | 17 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 August 1906 | Stratford, CA | daily high max | 30.6 C (87.1 F) | 0.6 C (1.1 F) | 33 years | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 August 1906 | Oxford, GB | daily high max | 29.8 C (85.6 F) | 1.4 C (2.5 F) | 7 years | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 August 1906 | Charlottetown, CA | daily high max | 28.9 C (84.0 F) | 1.7 C (3.1 F) | 21 years | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 August 1906 | Atlantic City Marina, US | daily high min | 24.4 C (75.9 F) | 1.6 C (2.9 F) | 22 years | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 August 1906 | La Crosse Wb City, US | daily high min | 22.2 C (72.0 F) | 1.1 C (2.0 F) | 23 years | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 August 1906 | Middletown 4 W, US | daily high min | 21.7 C (71.1 F) | 1.3 C (2.3 F) | 22 years | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 August 1906 | Ny City Cntrl Park, US | daily high min | 25.6 C (78.1 F) | 1.2 C (2.2 F) | 21 years | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 August 1906 | Kremsmuenster, AT | daily low max | 15.3 C (59.5 F) | 0.8 C (1.4 F) | 20 years | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 August 1906 | Toledo Blade, US | daily high min | 21.7 C (71.1 F) | 0.6 C (1.1 F) | 21 years | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 August 1906 | Windsor Riverside, CA | daily high min (Tie) | 21.1 C (70.0 F) | tie | 33 years | 3 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 August 1906 | Woodstock, CA | daily high max (Tie) | 30.6 C (87.1 F) | tie | 32 years | 3 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 August 1906 | Nuwara Eliya, LK | daily low max (Tie) | 15.6 C (60.1 F) | tie | 36 years | 3 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 August 1906 | World Trade Ctr, US | daily high min (Tie) | 23.3 C (73.9 F) | tie | 33 years | 3 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 August 1906 | Toledo Blade, US | daily high max (Tie) | 33.3 C (91.9 F) | tie | 31 years | 3 of 100 (Routine) |
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
1800 to 1906Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
| Year | Records |
|---|---|
| 1800 | 1 |
| 1802 | 1 |
| 1804 | 1 |
| 1807 | 1 |
| 1816 | 1 |
| 1818 | 1 |
| 1832 | 1 |
| 1834 | 1 |
| 1839 | 3 |
| 1843 | 1 |
| 1847 | 1 |
| 1849 | 3 |
| 1850 | 1 |
| 1851 | 2 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1866 | 1 |
| 1867 | 2 |
| 1870 | 3 |
| 1871 | 2 |
| 1872 | 1 |
| 1873 | 1 |
| 1876 | 1 |
| 1877 | 2 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1884 | 2 |
| 1885 | 5 |
| 1886 | 1 |
| 1887 | 5 |
| 1888 | 2 |
| 1889 | 3 |
| 1890 | 4 |
| 1891 | 2 |
| 1893 | 4 |
| 1894 | 8 |
| 1895 | 3 |
| 1896 | 2 |
| 1897 | 4 |
| 1898 | 4 |
| 1899 | 7 |
| 1900 | 4 |
| 1901 | 9 |
| 1902 | 8 |
| 1903 | 6 |
| 1904 | 8 |
| 1905 | 4 |
| 1906 | 22 |
| 1907 | 20 |
| 1908 | 13 |
| 1909 | 17 |
| 1910 | 33 |
| 1911 | 19 |
| 1912 | 50 |
| 1913 | 37 |
| 1914 | 24 |
| 1915 | 21 |
| 1916 | 106 |
| 1917 | 101 |
| 1918 | 202 |
| 1919 | 19 |
| 1920 | 59 |
| 1921 | 34 |
| 1922 | 58 |
| 1923 | 111 |
| 1924 | 135 |
| 1925 | 220 |
| 1926 | 227 |
| 1927 | 228 |
| 1928 | 110 |
| 1929 | 234 |
| 1930 | 297 |
| 1931 | 277 |
| 1932 | 264 |
| 1933 | 328 |
| 1934 | 320 |
| 1935 | 318 |
| 1936 | 807 |
| 1937 | 762 |
| 1938 | 239 |
| 1939 | 630 |
| 1940 | 683 |
| 1941 | 180 |
| 1942 | 415 |
| 1943 | 438 |
| 1944 | 346 |
| 1945 | 544 |
| 1946 | 390 |
| 1947 | 954 |
| 1948 | 305 |
| 1949 | 508 |
| 1950 | 958 |
| 1951 | 699 |
| 1952 | 368 |
| 1953 | 331 |
| 1954 | 497 |
| 1955 | 885 |
| 1956 | 701 |
| 1957 | 490 |
| 1958 | 389 |
| 1959 | 704 |
| 1960 | 490 |
| 1961 | 644 |
| 1962 | 469 |
| 1963 | 338 |
| 1964 | 794 |
| 1965 | 455 |
| 1966 | 661 |
| 1967 | 541 |
| 1968 | 1,014 |
| 1969 | 650 |
| 1970 | 373 |
| 1971 | 660 |
| 1972 | 441 |
| 1973 | 438 |
| 1974 | 564 |
| 1975 | 545 |
| 1976 | 756 |
| 1977 | 764 |
| 1978 | 445 |
| 1979 | 778 |
| 1980 | 904 |
| 1981 | 1,015 |
| 1982 | 769 |
| 1983 | 1,407 |
| 1984 | 975 |
| 1985 | 623 |
| 1986 | 1,166 |
| 1987 | 740 |
| 1988 | 889 |
| 1989 | 828 |
| 1990 | 910 |
| 1991 | 828 |
| 1992 | 957 |
| 1993 | 698 |
| 1994 | 968 |
| 1995 | 962 |
| 1996 | 950 |
| 1997 | 1,291 |
| 1998 | 948 |
| 1999 | 717 |
| 2000 | 861 |
| 2001 | 797 |
| 2002 | 965 |
| 2003 | 1,241 |
| 2004 | 1,585 |
| 2005 | 1,071 |
| 2006 | 797 |
| 2007 | 1,829 |
| 2008 | 1,012 |
| 2009 | 1,319 |
| 2010 | 1,155 |
| 2011 | 1,022 |
| 2012 | 990 |
| 2013 | 513 |
| 2014 | 624 |
| 2015 | 651 |
| 2016 | 890 |
| 2017 | 347 |
| 2018 | 814 |
| 2019 | 625 |
| 2020 | 1,140 |
| 2021 | 760 |
| 2022 | 913 |
| 2023 | 1,814 |
| 2024 | 777 |
| 2025 | 1,232 |
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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.
Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).