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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
Weather records on 21 August 1906 22 station records on 21 August 1906 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
22 station records on 21 August 1906 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 21 August 1906: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
OxfordUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature17.3 C (63.1 F)33 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature24.0 C (75.2 F)27 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation53.8 mm (2.1 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord high maximum temperature31.7 C (89.1 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord high maximum temperature34.4 C (93.9 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord high minimum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordCanadaRecord high maximum temperature30.6 C (87.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
OxfordUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature29.8 C (85.6 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord high maximum temperature28.9 C (84.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City MarinaUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature24.4 C (75.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature25.6 C (78.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord low maximum temperature15.3 C (59.5 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo BladeUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor RiversideCanadaRecord high minimum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
WoodstockCanadaRecord high maximum temperature30.6 C (87.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord low maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade CtrUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature23.3 C (73.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo BladeUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature33.3 C (91.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
WienAustriaRecord low maximum temperature17.4 C (63.3 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Parry SoundCanadaRecord high minimum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

22 records
Records on 21 August 1906 by type Records set or tied on 21 August 1906 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 1. 035810Highest daily maximum: 7Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 10Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 1Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 21 August 1906 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 1.
Records on 21 August 1906 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum7
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum10
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall1
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 21 August 1906 by timescale Records on 21 August 1906 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 22. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 22all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 21 August 1906 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 22.
Records on 21 August 1906 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily22

How Much Records Were Beaten By

15 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 21 August 1906 Margins by which the 15 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.4. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 5: 135 to 10: 110 to 15: 015 to 20: 020 to 25: 025 to 30: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 30
Margins by which the 15 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 21 August 1906
MarginRecords
0 to 513
5 to 101
10 to 150
15 to 200
20 to 250
25 to 301

Top 20 by Significance

21 August 1906
Top 20 records on 21 August 1906 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
21 August 1906Oxford, GBdaily high min17.3 C (63.1 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)80 years33 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1906Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZdaily low max24.0 C (75.2 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)53 years27 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1906Washington, USdaily rain53.8 mm (2.1 in)25.4 mm (1.0 in)15 years24 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1906Sydney, CAdaily high max31.7 C (89.1 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)21 years23 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1906Chatham, CAdaily high max34.4 C (93.9 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)21 years17 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1906Halifax, CAdaily high min20.0 C (68.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)24 years17 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1906Stratford, CAdaily high max30.6 C (87.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)33 years15 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1906Oxford, GBdaily high max29.8 C (85.6 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)7 years15 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1906Charlottetown, CAdaily high max28.9 C (84.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)21 years14 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1906Atlantic City Marina, USdaily high min24.4 C (75.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)22 years14 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1906La Crosse Wb City, USdaily high min22.2 C (72.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)23 years13 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1906Middletown 4 W, USdaily high min21.7 C (71.1 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)22 years12 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1906Ny City Cntrl Park, USdaily high min25.6 C (78.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)21 years12 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1906Kremsmuenster, ATdaily low max15.3 C (59.5 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)20 years10 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1906Toledo Blade, USdaily high min21.7 C (71.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)21 years10 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1906Windsor Riverside, CAdaily high min (Tie)21.1 C (70.0 F)tie33 years3 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1906Woodstock, CAdaily high max (Tie)30.6 C (87.1 F)tie32 years3 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1906Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily low max (Tie)15.6 C (60.1 F)tie36 years3 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1906World Trade Ctr, USdaily high min (Tie)23.3 C (73.9 F)tie33 years3 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1906Toledo Blade, USdaily high max (Tie)33.3 C (91.9 F)tie31 years3 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 1906
Records on 08-21 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1906. 1906 had 22 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001800: 11802: 11804: 11807: 11816: 11818: 11832: 11834: 11839: 31843: 11847: 11849: 31850: 11851: 21863: 11866: 11867: 21870: 31871: 21872: 11873: 11876: 11877: 21879: 21884: 21885: 51886: 11887: 51888: 21889: 31890: 41891: 21893: 41894: 81895: 31896: 21897: 41898: 41899: 71900: 41901: 91902: 81903: 61904: 81905: 41906: 221907: 201908: 131909: 171910: 331911: 191912: 501913: 371914: 241915: 211916: 1061917: 1011918: 2021919: 191920: 591921: 341922: 581923: 1111924: 1351925: 2201926: 2271927: 2281928: 1101929: 2341930: 2971931: 2771932: 2641933: 3281934: 3201935: 3181936: 8071937: 7621938: 2391939: 6301940: 6831941: 1801942: 4151943: 4381944: 3461945: 5441946: 3901947: 9541948: 3051949: 5081950: 9581951: 6991952: 3681953: 3311954: 4971955: 8851956: 7011957: 4901958: 3891959: 7041960: 4901961: 6441962: 4691963: 3381964: 7941965: 4551966: 6611967: 5411968: 1,0141969: 6501970: 3731971: 6601972: 4411973: 4381974: 5641975: 5451976: 7561977: 7641978: 4451979: 7781980: 9041981: 1,0151982: 7691983: 1,4071984: 9751985: 6231986: 1,1661987: 7401988: 8891989: 8281990: 9101991: 8281992: 9571993: 6981994: 9681995: 9621996: 9501997: 1,2911998: 9481999: 7172000: 8612001: 7972002: 9652003: 1,2412004: 1,5852005: 1,0712006: 7972007: 1,8292008: 1,0122009: 1,3192010: 1,1552011: 1,0222012: 9902013: 5132014: 6242015: 6512016: 8902017: 3472018: 8142019: 6252020: 1,1402021: 7602022: 9132023: 1,8142024: 7772025: 1,2321800187018951912192919461963198019972014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1906. 1906 had 22 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 08-21 in each year
YearRecords
18001
18021
18041
18071
18161
18181
18321
18341
18393
18431
18471
18493
18501
18512
18631
18661
18672
18703
18712
18721
18731
18761
18772
18792
18842
18855
18861
18875
18882
18893
18904
18912
18934
18948
18953
18962
18974
18984
18997
19004
19019
19028
19036
19048
19054
190622
190720
190813
190917
191033
191119
191250
191337
191424
191521
1916106
1917101
1918202
191919
192059
192134
192258
1923111
1924135
1925220
1926227
1927228
1928110
1929234
1930297
1931277
1932264
1933328
1934320
1935318
1936807
1937762
1938239
1939630
1940683
1941180
1942415
1943438
1944346
1945544
1946390
1947954
1948305
1949508
1950958
1951699
1952368
1953331
1954497
1955885
1956701
1957490
1958389
1959704
1960490
1961644
1962469
1963338
1964794
1965455
1966661
1967541
19681,014
1969650
1970373
1971660
1972441
1973438
1974564
1975545
1976756
1977764
1978445
1979778
1980904
19811,015
1982769
19831,407
1984975
1985623
19861,166
1987740
1988889
1989828
1990910
1991828
1992957
1993698
1994968
1995962
1996950
19971,291
1998948
1999717
2000861
2001797
2002965
20031,241
20041,585
20051,071
2006797
20071,829
20081,012
20091,319
20101,155
20111,022
2012990
2013513
2014624
2015651
2016890
2017347
2018814
2019625
20201,140
2021760
2022913
20231,814
2024777
20251,232

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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).