Weather Records on 22 August 1919
18 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 August 1919. Highest significance: Morgantown 1, US.
Key Facts for 22 August 1919
- On 22 August 1919, 18 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
- 2 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
- By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 17 daily.
- Morgantown 1 set a daily record precipitation of 29.2 mm (1.1 in) on 22 August 1919.
- Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.
Record Map
18 stations| Station | Country | Type | Value | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgantown 1 | United States | Record daily precipitation | 29.2 mm (1.1 in) | 34 of 100 (Routine) |
| Tobolsk | Russia | Record daily precipitation | 26.2 mm (1.0 in) | 23 of 100 (Routine) |
| Greensboro Lock 7 | United States | Record daily precipitation | 29.5 mm (1.2 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Astoria | United States | Record low maximum temperature | 13.3 C (55.9 F) | 17 of 100 (Routine) |
| Malvern | United States | Record low maximum temperature | 23.9 C (75.0 F) | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| Houston Wb City | United States | Record daily precipitation | 25.1 mm (1.0 in) | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| Forbes (Camp Street) | Australia | Record low minimum temperature | -2.2 C (28.0 F) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Johnsonville | United States | Record daily precipitation | 13.0 mm (0.5 in) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Chattanooga Wb City | United States | Record low maximum temperature | 24.4 C (75.9 F) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Coondambo | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 3.8 mm (0.15 in) | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| Innsbruck | Austria | Record high minimum temperature | 15.6 C (60.1 F) | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| Sandvig | Denmark | Record low maximum temperature | 14.9 C (58.8 F) | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| Pine Bluff | United States | Record low maximum temperature | 25.0 C (77.0 F) | 6 of 100 (Routine) |
| Bourke Post Office | Australia | Record low maximum temperature | 16.7 C (62.1 F) | 5 of 100 (Routine) |
| Cape Otway Lighthouse | Australia | Record low maximum temperature | 10.6 C (51.1 F) | 4 of 100 (Routine) |
| Mildura Post Office | Australia | Record low maximum temperature | 13.3 C (55.9 F) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| Nuwara Eliya | Sri Lanka | Record high minimum temperature | 14.1 C (57.4 F) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| Anticosti West Point | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 15.2 mm (0.6 in) | 1 of 100 (Routine) |
Counts by Type and Timescale
18 records| Record type | Records |
|---|---|
| Highest daily maximum | 0 |
| Lowest daily maximum | 8 |
| Highest daily minimum | 2 |
| Lowest daily minimum | 1 |
| Heaviest daily rainfall | 7 |
| Heaviest daily snowfall | 0 |
| Deepest snow cover | 0 |
| Timescale | Records |
|---|---|
| all-time | 0 |
| monthly | 1 |
| daily | 17 |
How Much Records Were Beaten By
14 broken records| Margin | Records |
|---|---|
| 0 to 5 | 10 |
| 5 to 10 | 2 |
| 10 to 15 | 1 |
| 15 to 20 | 0 |
| 20 to 25 | 1 |
Top 20 by Significance
22 August 1919| Date | Station | Record | Value | Beat old record by | Old record stood | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 August 1919 | Morgantown 1, US | daily rain | 29.2 mm (1.1 in) | 21.3 mm (0.8 in) | 44 years | 34 of 100 (Routine) |
| 22 August 1919 | Tobolsk, RU | daily rain | 26.2 mm (1.0 in) | 9.7 mm (0.38 in) | 16 years | 23 of 100 (Routine) |
| 22 August 1919 | Greensboro Lock 7, US | daily rain | 29.5 mm (1.2 in) | 9.2 mm (0.36 in) | 28 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 22 August 1919 | Astoria, US | monthly low max | 13.3 C (55.9 F) | 0.6 C (1.1 F) | 11 years | 17 of 100 (Routine) |
| 22 August 1919 | Malvern, US | daily low max | 23.9 C (75.0 F) | 1.7 C (3.1 F) | 24 years | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| 22 August 1919 | Houston Wb City, US | daily rain | 25.1 mm (1.0 in) | 12.4 mm (0.5 in) | 10 years | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| 22 August 1919 | Forbes (Camp Street), AU | daily low min | -2.2 C (28.0 F) | 1.1 C (2.0 F) | 13 years | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| 22 August 1919 | Johnsonville, US | daily rain | 13.0 mm (0.5 in) | 0.3 mm (0.01 in) | 27 years | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| 22 August 1919 | Chattanooga Wb City, US | daily low max | 24.4 C (75.9 F) | 0.6 C (1.1 F) | 17 years | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| 22 August 1919 | Coondambo, AU | daily rain | 3.8 mm (0.15 in) | 2.8 mm (0.11 in) | 4 years | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| 22 August 1919 | Innsbruck, AT | daily high min | 15.6 C (60.1 F) | 0.4 C (0.7 F) | 18 years | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| 22 August 1919 | Sandvig, DK | daily low max | 14.9 C (58.8 F) | 0.1 C (0.2 F) | 16 years | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| 22 August 1919 | Pine Bluff, US | daily low max | 25.0 C (77.0 F) | 0.6 C (1.1 F) | 8 years | 6 of 100 (Routine) |
| 22 August 1919 | Bourke Post Office, AU | daily low max | 16.7 C (62.1 F) | 0.1 C (0.2 F) | 5 years | 5 of 100 (Routine) |
| 22 August 1919 | Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU | daily low max (Tie) | 10.6 C (51.1 F) | tie | 38 years | 4 of 100 (Routine) |
| 22 August 1919 | Mildura Post Office, AU | daily low max (Tie) | 13.3 C (55.9 F) | tie | 24 years | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| 22 August 1919 | Nuwara Eliya, LK | daily high min (Tie) | 14.1 C (57.4 F) | tie | 21 years | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| 22 August 1919 | Anticosti West Point, CA | daily rain (Tie) | 15.2 mm (0.6 in) | tie | 16 years | 1 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 1919| 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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).