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Weather Records on 22 August 1917

47 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 August 1917. Highest significance: Tartu, EE.

Key Facts for 22 August 1917

  • On 22 August 1917, 47 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 47 daily.
  • Tartu set a daily record precipitation of 31.1 mm (1.2 in) on 22 August 1917.
  • Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

47 stations
Weather records on 22 August 1917 47 station records on 22 August 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
47 station records on 22 August 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 22 August 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
TartuEstoniaRecord daily precipitation31.1 mm (1.2 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
Glenthompson (Brie Brie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
DunkeldAustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Harden (East St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelong Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
MortlakeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Penshurst (Post Office)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.6 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BerrybankAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah PoolAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Bungonia (Inverary Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Port Campbell Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
WoolsthorpeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Warnertown (Willow Lodge)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
ColinroobieAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.9 mm (0.39 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Halls GapAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.1 mm (0.8 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
DunlopAustraliaRecord daily precipitation0.8 mm (0.03 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Coleraine (Tulse Hill)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.8 mm (0.7 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Merino (Glenorchy Estate)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Tumbarumba 1AustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Port Fairy (Griffiths Island)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Wilsons Promontory LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.0 mm (0.7 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria ValleyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Coleraine (Wondo Dale)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill CoopUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Tumbarumba Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Tumut (Wattle Cres)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.9 mm (0.39 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgewa NorthAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Cundare SouthAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & OutreachUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature32.2 C (90.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
BindiAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Balmoral (Post Office)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkesdale (Post Office)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
ChaplinCanadaRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
WickliffeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Colac Botanical GardensAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NWUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation19.3 mm (0.8 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Euabolong (Brotherony)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
EkaterinburgRussiaRecord low minimum temperature3.0 C (37.4 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord low minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature37.2 C (99.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
HamiltonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

47 records
Records on 22 August 1917 by type Records set or tied on 22 August 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 36. 010203040Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 6Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 36Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 22 August 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 36.
Records on 22 August 1917 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum6
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall36
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 22 August 1917 by timescale Records on 22 August 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 47. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 47all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 22 August 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 47.
Records on 22 August 1917 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily47

How Much Records Were Beaten By

41 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 22 August 1917 Margins by which the 41 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 16.2. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 3: 153 to 5: 135 to 8: 88 to 10: 410 to 13: 013 to 15: 015 to 18: 10 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 1010 to 1313 to 1515 to 18
Margins by which the 41 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 16.2. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 22 August 1917
MarginRecords
0 to 315
3 to 513
5 to 88
8 to 104
10 to 130
13 to 150
15 to 181

Top 20 by Significance

22 August 1917
Top 20 records on 22 August 1917 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
22 August 1917Tartu, EEdaily rain31.1 mm (1.2 in)16.2 mm (0.6 in)0 years30 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1917Glenthompson (Brie Brie), AUdaily rain24.1 mm (0.9 in)9.9 mm (0.39 in)18 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1917Dunkeld, AUdaily rain23.6 mm (0.9 in)8.4 mm (0.33 in)18 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1917Harden (East St), AUdaily rain12.2 mm (0.5 in)6.9 mm (0.27 in)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1917Adelong Post Office, AUdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)7.4 mm (0.29 in)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1917Mortlake, AUdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)18 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1917Penshurst (Post Office), AUdaily rain19.6 mm (0.8 in)7.7 mm (0.30 in)7 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1917Berrybank, AUdaily rain8.1 mm (0.32 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)30 years19 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1917Gunnedah Pool, AUdaily low max13.3 C (55.9 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)32 years18 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1917Bungonia (Inverary Park), AUdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)7.8 mm (0.31 in)22 years18 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1917Port Campbell Post Office, AUdaily rain13.5 mm (0.5 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)28 years17 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1917Woolsthorpe, AUdaily rain14.2 mm (0.6 in)5.8 mm (0.23 in)4 years17 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1917Warnertown (Willow Lodge), AUdaily rain8.9 mm (0.35 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)27 years16 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1917Colinroobie, AUdaily rain9.9 mm (0.39 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)16 years16 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1917Halls Gap, AUdaily rain21.1 mm (0.8 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)21 years16 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1917Dunlop, AUdaily rain0.8 mm (0.03 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)36 years15 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1917Coleraine (Tulse Hill), AUdaily rain16.8 mm (0.7 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)18 years15 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1917Merino (Glenorchy Estate), AUdaily rain13.0 mm (0.5 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)25 years15 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1917Tumbarumba 1, AUdaily rain19.1 mm (0.8 in)3.9 mm (0.15 in)21 years14 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1917Port Fairy (Griffiths Island), AUdaily rain9.4 mm (0.37 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)30 years14 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 1917
Records on 08-22 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1917. 1917 had 47 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 1917. 1917 had 47 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).