Weather Records on 22 August 1912

39 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 August 1912. Highest significance: Vanersborg, SE.

Key Facts for 22 August 1912

On 22 August 1912, 39 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
5 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 39 daily.
Vanersborg set a daily record precipitation of 74.4 mm (2.9 in) on 22 August 1912.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

39 stations

39 station records on 22 August 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 August 1912: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low maximum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Northumberland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Point Clark	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ljungby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Casterton (Warrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Rokewood (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	0 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

39 records

Records set or tied on 22 August 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 15.

Records on 22 August 1912 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	15
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 August 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 39.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

34 broken records

Margins by which the 34 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 49.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 August 1912

Top 20 records on 22 August 1912 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 August 1912	Vanersborg, SE	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1912	Skara 1, SE	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1912	Chattanooga Wb City, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1912	Uccle, BE	daily low max	15.4 C (59.7 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	64 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1912	Bjuraker, SE	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	3 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1912	Armagh, GB	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	70 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1912	Mount Gambier Post Office, AU	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1912	Robe Comparison, AU	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1912	Cape Northumberland, AU	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	4 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1912	Point Clark, CA	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	29 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1912	Barrie, CA	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	32 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1912	Haparanda, SE	daily low max	12.0 C (53.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	20 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1912	Galway, IE	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	25 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1912	Karlsruhe, DE	daily low max	16.0 C (60.8 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	29 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1912	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily low min	7.6 C (45.7 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	27 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1912	Vastervik, SE	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	26 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1912	Arhangelsk, RU	daily low min	2.6 C (36.7 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	4 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1912	Ljungby, SE	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	22 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1912	Durham, GB	daily low max	13.0 C (55.4 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	26 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1912	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	1 year	12 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 1912

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1912. 1912 had 39 records.

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

Records on 08-22 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1803	1
1805	1
1812	1
1816	1
1835	1
1839	2
1843	1
1846	2
1849	1
1850	1
1853	1
1857	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	4
1872	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	3
1878	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	3
1891	2
1892	6
1893	3
1894	7
1895	6
1896	2
1897	4
1898	6
1899	5
1900	1
1901	5
1902	6
1903	3
1904	8
1905	7
1906	24
1907	7
1908	29
1909	5
1910	19
1911	20
1912	39
1913	30
1914	18
1915	31
1916	75
1917	47
1918	85
1919	18
1920	60
1921	64
1922	44
1923	279
1924	148
1925	219
1926	144
1927	154
1928	134
1929	240
1930	276
1931	388
1932	222
1933	367
1934	234
1935	337
1936	954
1937	421
1938	501
1939	517
1940	503
1941	249
1942	500
1943	517
1944	526
1945	475
1946	410
1947	1,034
1948	297
1949	570
1950	460
1951	452
1952	372
1953	348
1954	466
1955	553
1956	785
1957	371
1958	511
1959	547
1960	612
1961	562
1962	329
1963	419
1964	686
1965	423
1966	830
1967	404
1968	1,091
1969	727
1970	368
1971	1,021
1972	436
1973	611
1974	628
1975	597
1976	722
1977	655
1978	529
1979	547
1980	640
1981	795
1982	912
1983	1,366
1984	739
1985	793
1986	1,073
1987	801
1988	1,133
1989	753
1990	808
1991	808
1992	994
1993	845
1994	803
1995	1,002
1996	942
1997	1,381
1998	1,016
1999	756
2000	867
2001	940
2002	1,385
2003	1,550
2004	1,029
2005	887
2006	832
2007	1,801
2008	869
2009	1,347
2010	1,397
2011	1,255
2012	831
2013	450
2014	911
2015	529
2016	730
2017	537
2018	752
2019	558
2020	1,041
2021	683
2022	781
2023	1,525
2024	803
2025	1,359
2026	992

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 22 August 1912
Margin	Records
0 to 10	30
10 to 20	1
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	2