Weather Records on 22 August 1918

85 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 August 1918. Highest significance: Bathurst Gaol, AU.

Key Facts for 22 August 1918

On 22 August 1918, 85 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
23 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 84 daily.
Bathurst Gaol set a daily record precipitation of 31.0 mm (1.2 in) on 22 August 1918.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

85 stations

85 station records on 22 August 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 August 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wallabadah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Orange Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wellwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quirindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Goonoo Goonoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oakey Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eskdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Methven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mudgee (George Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville (Welton Dale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hill End Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Binnaway (Hawthorne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Yancannia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.9 C (91.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Somerton (Bective Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Yantabulla (Brindingabba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Manilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Taralga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Narrandera (Brewarrana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.5 C (88.7 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tamworth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Crookwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.7 C (92.7 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cornalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.1 C (91.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Pleasant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Dumble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gulgong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cadia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Molong (King St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Harrow (Pine Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.1 C (86.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton (Pamatta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Neba Coonamble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Premer Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Apsley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Elaine (Larundel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	34.6 C (94.3 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.5 C (92.3 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland (Woodburlie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Millie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Narrabri Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Cunnamulla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

85 records

Records set or tied on 22 August 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 59.

Records on 22 August 1918 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	59
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 August 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 84.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

77 broken records

Margins by which the 77 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 19.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 August 1918

Top 20 records on 22 August 1918 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 August 1918	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1918	Wallabadah, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1918	Orange Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1918	Wellwood, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1918	Quirindi Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1918	Goonoo Goonoo Station, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1918	Oakey Creek, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1918	Eskdale, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1918	Methven, AU	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1918	Lithgow (Cooerwull), AU	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1918	Mudgee (George Street), AU	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1918	Blackville (Welton Dale), AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1918	Hill End Post Office, AU	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1918	Binnaway (Hawthorne), AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1918	Chattanooga Wb City, US	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1918	White Cliffs (Yancannia), AU	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	40 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1918	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	monthly high max	32.9 C (91.2 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	14 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1918	Somerton (Bective Estate), AU	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	24 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1918	Milwaukee Wb City, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	38 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1918	Escanaba, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	35 years	18 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 1918

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1918. 1918 had 85 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	40
3 to 5	17
5 to 8	7
8 to 10	3
10 to 13	2
13 to 15	2
15 to 18	1
18 to 20	5