Weather Records on 22 August 1916

75 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 August 1916. Highest significance: St. Petersburg, RU.

Key Facts for 22 August 1916

On 22 August 1916, 75 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
54 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 71 daily.
St. Petersburg set a daily record precipitation of 53.0 mm (2.1 in) on 22 August 1916.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

75 stations

75 station records on 22 August 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 August 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barrie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Stonecliffe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.1 C (95.2 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

75 records

Records set or tied on 22 August 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 5.

Records on 22 August 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	5
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 August 1916 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 71.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

60 broken records

Margins by which the 60 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 17.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 August 1916

Top 20 records on 22 August 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 August 1916	St. Petersburg, RU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1916	Barrie, CA	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	43 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1916	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1916	Toronto, CA	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	43 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1916	Windsor Riverside, CA	all-time high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	5 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1916	Woodstock, CA	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	42 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1916	Parry Sound, CA	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	38 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1916	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	43 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1916	Ottawa, CA	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	43 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1916	Beatrice, CA	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	38 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1916	World Trade Ctr, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	43 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1916	Stonecliffe, CA	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	32 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1916	Stockholm, SE	daily low min	5.5 C (41.9 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	27 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1916	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	30 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1916	Tallinn, EE	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	1 year	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1916	Darwin Post Office, AU	daily high min	25.4 C (77.7 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1916	Peterborough, CA	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1916	Sotchi, RU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1916	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1916	Washington, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	43 years	20 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 1916

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1916. 1916 had 75 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 3	42
3 to 5	13
5 to 8	2
8 to 10	0
10 to 13	0
13 to 15	0
15 to 18	3