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Weather Records on 22 August 1914

18 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 August 1914. Highest significance: Kiev, UA.

Key Facts for 22 August 1914

  • On 22 August 1914, 18 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 5 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 17 daily.
  • Kiev set a monthly record low minimum temperature of 4.6 C (40.3 F) on 22 August 1914.
  • Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

18 stations
Weather records on 22 August 1914 18 station records on 22 August 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
18 station records on 22 August 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 22 August 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
KievUkraineRecord low minimum temperature4.6 C (40.3 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
PalermoItalyRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature21.0 C (69.8 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
KirovRussiaRecord daily precipitation33.1 mm (1.3 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord daily precipitation10.3 mm (0.4 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
JansenvilleSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation3.0 mm (0.12 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort West (Met)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation4.8 mm (0.19 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
PiteaSwedenRecord low minimum temperature1.5 C (34.7 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
VytegraRussiaRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature17.3 C (63.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
ParnuEstoniaRecord low minimum temperature5.9 C (42.6 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Owen SoundCanadaRecord high minimum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord low minimum temperature18.0 C (64.4 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord daily precipitation18.5 mm (0.7 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
HarnosandSwedenRecord low minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

18 records
Records on 22 August 1914 by type Records set or tied on 22 August 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 8. 02468Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 5Heaviest daily rainfall: 8Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 22 August 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 8.
Records on 22 August 1914 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum5
Heaviest daily rainfall8
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 22 August 1914 by timescale Records on 22 August 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 17. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 17all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 22 August 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 17.
Records on 22 August 1914 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily17

How Much Records Were Beaten By

14 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 22 August 1914 Margins by which the 14 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 9.1. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 2: 72 to 4: 54 to 6: 16 to 8: 08 to 10: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 10
Margins by which the 14 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 9.1. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 22 August 1914
MarginRecords
0 to 27
2 to 45
4 to 61
6 to 80
8 to 101

Top 20 by Significance

22 August 1914
Top 18 records on 22 August 1914 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
22 August 1914Kiev, UAmonthly low min4.6 C (40.3 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)30 years23 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1914Palermo, ITdaily rain8.9 mm (0.35 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)45 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1914Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily high max21.0 C (69.8 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)37 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1914Kirov, RUdaily rain33.1 mm (1.3 in)9.1 mm (0.36 in)15 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1914Magdeburg, DEdaily rain10.3 mm (0.4 in)5.5 mm (0.22 in)11 years19 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1914Jansenville, ZAdaily rain3.0 mm (0.12 in)2.7 mm (0.11 in)33 years17 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1914Beaufort West (Met), ZAdaily rain4.8 mm (0.19 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)26 years17 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1914Pitea, SEdaily low min1.5 C (34.7 F)2.5 C (4.5 F)22 years17 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1914Vytegra, RUdaily rain9.4 mm (0.37 in)3.4 mm (0.13 in)26 years16 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1914Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily high min17.3 C (63.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)31 years15 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1914Parnu, EEdaily low min5.9 C (42.6 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)25 years14 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1914Hambantota, LKdaily high min25.0 C (77.0 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)13 years11 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1914Huron Rgnl AP, USdaily rain6.4 mm (0.25 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)18 years10 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1914Owen Sound, CAdaily high min20.0 C (68.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)12 years7 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1914Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily high max (Tie)20.6 C (69.1 F)tie39 years4 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1914Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZdaily low min (Tie)18.0 C (64.4 F)tie24 years3 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1914Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily rain (Tie)18.5 mm (0.7 in)tie32 years3 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1914Harnosand, SEdaily low min (Tie)5.0 C (41.0 F)tie22 years2 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 1914
Records on 08-22 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1914. 1914 had 18 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: 7522019: 5582020: 1,0412021: 6832022: 7812023: 1,5252024: 8032025: 1,3592026: 9921802186918931910192719441961197819952012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1914. 1914 had 18 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
2018752
2019558
20201,041
2021683
2022781
20231,525
2024803
20251,359
2026992

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).