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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
Weather records on 22 August 1919 18 station records on 22 August 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
18 station records on 22 August 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 22 August 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Morgantown 1United StatesRecord daily precipitation29.2 mm (1.1 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
TobolskRussiaRecord daily precipitation26.2 mm (1.0 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro Lock 7United StatesRecord daily precipitation29.5 mm (1.2 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
AstoriaUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
MalvernUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature23.9 C (75.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation25.1 mm (1.0 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord low minimum temperature-2.2 C (28.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
JohnsonvilleUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature24.4 C (75.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
CoondamboAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
InnsbruckAustriaRecord high minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord low maximum temperature14.9 C (58.8 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Pine BluffUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature14.1 C (57.4 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti West PointCanadaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

18 records
Records on 22 August 1919 by type Records set or tied on 22 August 1919 by type: Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 7. 02468Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 8Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 7Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 22 August 1919 by type: Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 7.
Records on 22 August 1919 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum8
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall7
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 22 August 1919 by timescale Records on 22 August 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 17. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 17all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 22 August 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 17.
Records on 22 August 1919 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 1919 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 21.3. Ties are not counted. 0358100 to 5: 105 to 10: 210 to 15: 115 to 20: 020 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
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 21.3. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 22 August 1919
MarginRecords
0 to 510
5 to 102
10 to 151
15 to 200
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

22 August 1919
Top 18 records on 22 August 1919 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
22 August 1919Morgantown 1, USdaily rain29.2 mm (1.1 in)21.3 mm (0.8 in)44 years34 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1919Tobolsk, RUdaily rain26.2 mm (1.0 in)9.7 mm (0.38 in)16 years23 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1919Greensboro Lock 7, USdaily rain29.5 mm (1.2 in)9.2 mm (0.36 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1919Astoria, USmonthly low max13.3 C (55.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)11 years17 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1919Malvern, USdaily low max23.9 C (75.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)24 years14 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1919Houston Wb City, USdaily rain25.1 mm (1.0 in)12.4 mm (0.5 in)10 years14 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1919Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily low min-2.2 C (28.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)13 years11 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1919Johnsonville, USdaily rain13.0 mm (0.5 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)27 years11 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1919Chattanooga Wb City, USdaily low max24.4 C (75.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)17 years11 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1919Coondambo, AUdaily rain3.8 mm (0.15 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)4 years10 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1919Innsbruck, ATdaily high min15.6 C (60.1 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)18 years10 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1919Sandvig, DKdaily low max14.9 C (58.8 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)16 years9 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1919Pine Bluff, USdaily low max25.0 C (77.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)8 years6 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1919Bourke Post Office, AUdaily low max16.7 C (62.1 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)5 years5 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1919Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily low max (Tie)10.6 C (51.1 F)tie38 years4 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1919Mildura Post Office, AUdaily low max (Tie)13.3 C (55.9 F)tie24 years2 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1919Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily high min (Tie)14.1 C (57.4 F)tie21 years2 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1919Anticosti West Point, CAdaily rain (Tie)15.2 mm (0.6 in)tie16 years1 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
Records on 08-22 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1919. 1919 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 1919. 1919 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).