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Weather Records on 22 August 1908

29 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 August 1908. Highest significance: Castlemaine, AU.

Key Facts for 22 August 1908

  • On 22 August 1908, 29 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 24 daily.
  • Castlemaine set a monthly record daily precipitation of 43.2 mm (1.7 in) on 22 August 1908.
  • Across 166 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

29 stations
Weather records on 22 August 1908 29 station records on 22 August 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
29 station records on 22 August 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 22 August 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
CastlemaineAustraliaRecord daily precipitation43.2 mm (1.7 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
Smeaton WeirAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.9 mm (1.0 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
MaryboroughAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.2 mm (1.0 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
Maldon (Derby Hill)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation41.1 mm (1.6 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
DaylesfordAustraliaRecord daily precipitation42.4 mm (1.7 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Bendigo PrisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.4 mm (1.1 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West TerraceAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.9 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
StawellAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Ararat Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Warracknabeal Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.5 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Yan YeanAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.1 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Horsham Polkemmet RdAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Narre Warren North (Narre WarrAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.3 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
DimboolaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Geelong SecAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.4 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Kyneton Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation50.3 mm (2.0 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Clare Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation39.6 mm (1.6 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Ringwood 2AustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandra (Post Office)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.0 mm (1.2 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Cape NorthumberlandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
OxfordUnited KingdomRecord low maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn River @ SheppartonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.8 mm (0.7 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Sunbury (Salesian College )AustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Wilsons Promontory LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.7 mm (0.5 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Newlyn ReservoirAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord daily precipitation7.7 mm (0.30 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
KewAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)5 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

29 records
Records on 22 August 1908 by type Records set or tied on 22 August 1908 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 27. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 27Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 22 August 1908 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 27.
Records on 22 August 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall27
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 22 August 1908 by timescale Records on 22 August 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 24. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 5daily: 24all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 22 August 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 24.
Records on 22 August 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly5
daily24

How Much Records Were Beaten By

29 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 22 August 1908 Margins by which the 29 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 18.8. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 3: 83 to 5: 45 to 8: 68 to 10: 210 to 13: 413 to 15: 115 to 18: 318 to 20: 10 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 1010 to 1313 to 1515 to 1818 to 20
Margins by which the 29 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 18.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 22 August 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 38
3 to 54
5 to 86
8 to 102
10 to 134
13 to 151
15 to 183
18 to 201

Top 20 by Significance

22 August 1908
Top 20 records on 22 August 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
22 August 1908Castlemaine, AUmonthly rain43.2 mm (1.7 in)12.2 mm (0.5 in)18 years43 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1908Smeaton Weir, AUdaily rain25.9 mm (1.0 in)16.2 mm (0.6 in)9 years40 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1908Maryborough, AUdaily rain26.2 mm (1.0 in)16.0 mm (0.6 in)2 years36 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1908Maldon (Derby Hill), AUmonthly rain41.1 mm (1.6 in)7.8 mm (0.31 in)22 years33 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1908Daylesford, AUmonthly rain42.4 mm (1.7 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)22 years24 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1908Bendigo Prison, AUdaily rain27.4 mm (1.1 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)15 years21 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1908Adelaide West Terrace, AUdaily rain24.9 mm (1.0 in)14.7 mm (0.6 in)55 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1908Stawell, AUdaily rain22.6 mm (0.9 in)18.8 mm (0.7 in)42 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1908Ararat Post Office, AUdaily rain15.7 mm (0.6 in)12.1 mm (0.5 in)43 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1908Warracknabeal Post Office, AUdaily rain17.5 mm (0.7 in)11.7 mm (0.5 in)42 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1908Yan Yean, AUdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)15.5 mm (0.6 in)8 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1908Hastings Post Office, AUdaily rain22.1 mm (0.9 in)12.2 mm (0.5 in)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1908Horsham Polkemmet Rd, AUdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)5.5 mm (0.22 in)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1908Narre Warren North (Narre Warr, AUdaily rain16.3 mm (0.6 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)37 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1908Dimboola, AUdaily rain13.7 mm (0.5 in)9.9 mm (0.39 in)2 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1908Geelong Sec, AUdaily rain12.4 mm (0.5 in)6.8 mm (0.27 in)21 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1908Kyneton Post Office, AUmonthly rain50.3 mm (2.0 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)18 years18 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1908Clare Post Office, AUdaily rain39.6 mm (1.6 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)13 years16 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1908Ringwood 2, AUdaily rain15.7 mm (0.6 in)5.0 mm (0.20 in)14 years15 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1908Alexandra (Post Office), AUmonthly rain30.0 mm (1.2 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)8 years15 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

1802 to 1908
Records on 08-22 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1908. 1908 had 29 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001802: 21803: 11805: 11812: 11816: 11835: 11839: 21843: 11846: 21849: 11850: 11853: 11857: 11863: 11864: 11867: 11868: 11869: 11870: 41872: 11875: 11876: 31877: 31878: 21882: 11883: 11884: 11885: 11886: 11887: 21888: 21889: 31891: 21892: 61893: 31894: 71895: 61896: 21897: 41898: 61899: 51900: 11901: 51902: 61903: 31904: 81905: 71906: 241907: 71908: 291909: 51910: 191911: 201912: 391913: 301914: 181915: 311916: 751917: 471918: 851919: 181920: 601921: 641922: 441923: 2791924: 1481925: 2191926: 1441927: 1541928: 1341929: 2401930: 2761931: 3881932: 2221933: 3671934: 2341935: 3371936: 9541937: 4211938: 5011939: 5171940: 5031941: 2491942: 5001943: 5171944: 5261945: 4751946: 4101947: 1,0341948: 2971949: 5701950: 4601951: 4521952: 3721953: 3481954: 4661955: 5531956: 7851957: 3711958: 5111959: 5471960: 6121961: 5621962: 3291963: 4191964: 6861965: 4231966: 8301967: 4041968: 1,0911969: 7271970: 3681971: 1,0211972: 4361973: 6111974: 6281975: 5971976: 7221977: 6551978: 5291979: 5471980: 6401981: 7951982: 9121983: 1,3661984: 7391985: 7931986: 1,0731987: 8011988: 1,1331989: 7531990: 8081991: 8081992: 9941993: 8451994: 8031995: 1,0021996: 9421997: 1,3811998: 1,0161999: 7562000: 8672001: 9402002: 1,3852003: 1,5502004: 1,0292005: 8872006: 8322007: 1,8012008: 8692009: 1,3472010: 1,3972011: 1,2552012: 8312013: 4502014: 9112015: 5292016: 7302017: 5372018: 7482019: 5562020: 1,0332021: 6802022: 7782023: 1,5122024: 8042025: 1,3581802186918931910192719441961197819952012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1908. 1908 had 29 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 08-22 in each year
YearRecords
18022
18031
18051
18121
18161
18351
18392
18431
18462
18491
18501
18531
18571
18631
18641
18671
18681
18691
18704
18721
18751
18763
18773
18782
18821
18831
18841
18851
18861
18872
18882
18893
18912
18926
18933
18947
18956
18962
18974
18986
18995
19001
19015
19026
19033
19048
19057
190624
19077
190829
19095
191019
191120
191239
191330
191418
191531
191675
191747
191885
191918
192060
192164
192244
1923279
1924148
1925219
1926144
1927154
1928134
1929240
1930276
1931388
1932222
1933367
1934234
1935337
1936954
1937421
1938501
1939517
1940503
1941249
1942500
1943517
1944526
1945475
1946410
19471,034
1948297
1949570
1950460
1951452
1952372
1953348
1954466
1955553
1956785
1957371
1958511
1959547
1960612
1961562
1962329
1963419
1964686
1965423
1966830
1967404
19681,091
1969727
1970368
19711,021
1972436
1973611
1974628
1975597
1976722
1977655
1978529
1979547
1980640
1981795
1982912
19831,366
1984739
1985793
19861,073
1987801
19881,133
1989753
1990808
1991808
1992994
1993845
1994803
19951,002
1996942
19971,381
19981,016
1999756
2000867
2001940
20021,385
20031,550
20041,029
2005887
2006832
20071,801
2008869
20091,347
20101,397
20111,255
2012831
2013450
2014911
2015529
2016730
2017537
2018748
2019556
20201,033
2021680
2022778
20231,512
2024804
20251,358

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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).