Weather Records on 1 August 1920

101 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 August 1920. Highest significance: Dalby Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 1 August 1920

On 1 August 1920, 101 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
7 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 98 daily.
Dalby Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 33.3 mm (1.3 in) on 1 August 1920.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

101 stations

101 station records on 1 August 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 August 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yandilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dirranbandi High School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clare (Hill River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rokewood (Kuruc A Ruc)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkworth (Bungaree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett (Old Canowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bowen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leyburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wallangarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goodna Ampol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
St Helena Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Killarney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney Creek	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mein Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Maytown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jimbour State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bannockburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wollun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Eversleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Miles Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Boorolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Stonecliffe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pallal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgen Plantation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gragin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Murrumbeena Leeds Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland (Woodburlie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Thornborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

101 records

Records set or tied on 1 August 1920 by type: Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 56.

Records on 1 August 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	56
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 August 1920 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 98.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

92 broken records

Margins by which the 92 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 38.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 August 1920

Top 20 records on 1 August 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 August 1920	Dalby Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1920	Pesaro, IT	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1920	Kargopol, RU	all-time high min	21.8 C (71.2 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1920	Yandilla, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1920	Warra Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1920	Dirranbandi High School, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	28 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1920	Hamilton, CA	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	37 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1920	Moreton Telegraph Station, AU	monthly rain	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	2 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1920	Jokkmokk, SE	daily rain	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1920	Clare (Hill River), AU	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1920	Port Douglas - Warner St, AU	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	2 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1920	Rokewood (Kuruc A Ruc), AU	daily rain	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1920	Bjuroklubb, SE	daily rain	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1920	Brinkworth (Bungaree), AU	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1920	Hallett (Old Canowie), AU	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1920	Coen Post Office, AU	daily rain	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1920	Bowen Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1920	Leyburn Post Office, AU	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1920	Wallangarra Post Office, AU	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1920	Port Dover, CA	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	44 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

1797 to 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1920. 1920 had 101 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 08-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1816	2
1829	1
1833	1
1834	2
1836	1
1838	1
1842	1
1851	1
1856	1
1858	3
1859	1
1861	1
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1886	2
1887	1
1890	1
1891	7
1892	4
1893	3
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	2
1898	3
1899	1
1900	1
1901	3
1902	5
1903	19
1904	10
1905	12
1906	18
1907	13
1908	18
1909	15
1910	30
1911	46
1912	49
1913	25
1914	17
1915	49
1916	16
1917	108
1918	55
1919	32
1920	101
1921	87
1922	44
1923	203
1924	93
1925	281
1926	252
1927	266
1928	132
1929	161
1930	252
1931	362
1932	408
1933	487
1934	448
1935	547
1936	636
1937	492
1938	523
1939	335
1940	333
1941	341
1942	388
1943	398
1944	410
1945	975
1946	336
1947	401
1948	354
1949	324
1950	552
1951	420
1952	391
1953	565
1954	462
1955	796
1956	441
1957	270
1958	389
1959	352
1960	677
1961	404
1962	602
1963	270
1964	883
1965	669
1966	383
1967	250
1968	625
1969	453
1970	482
1971	1,135
1972	609
1973	766
1974	526
1975	915
1976	886
1977	636
1978	706
1979	580
1980	906
1981	668
1982	742
1983	931
1984	532
1985	987
1986	846
1987	999
1988	880
1989	1,301
1990	927
1991	740
1992	1,024
1993	907
1994	1,217
1995	1,513
1996	1,118
1997	904
1998	1,281
1999	1,707
2000	1,020
2001	1,079
2002	1,249
2003	1,155
2004	740
2005	878
2006	1,655
2007	746
2008	795
2009	932
2010	1,182
2011	1,191
2012	850
2013	542
2014	853
2015	864
2016	499
2017	758
2018	987
2019	479
2020	838
2021	1,009
2022	915
2023	627
2024	879
2025	785
2026	1,085

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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 5	64
5 to 10	18
10 to 15	3
15 to 20	2
20 to 25	3
25 to 30	1
30 to 35	0
35 to 40	1