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Weather Records on 7 August 1920

36 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 August 1920. Highest significance: Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka, SE.

Key Facts for 7 August 1920

  • On 7 August 1920, 36 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 17 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 34 daily.
  • Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka set a daily record precipitation of 42.2 mm (1.7 in) on 7 August 1920.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

36 stations
Weather records on 7 August 1920 36 station records on 7 August 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
36 station records on 7 August 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 7 August 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Kvikkjokk-ArrenjarkaSwedenRecord daily precipitation42.2 mm (1.7 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill CoopUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation62.0 mm (2.4 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg - CoopUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation52.6 mm (2.1 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
EdiacaraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose (Para Gums)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.0 mm (0.7 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Prince AlbertCanadaRecord high maximum temperature33.3 C (91.9 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Ft BidwellUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature37.2 C (99.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Thargomindah Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.0 mm (0.08 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
KazanRussiaRecord high minimum temperature19.8 C (67.6 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Narrandera (Back Brewarrena)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
TrawallaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.6 mm (1.0 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Fort ChipewyanCanadaRecord high minimum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-GorodokRussiaRecord high minimum temperature20.9 C (69.6 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
ConstantineAlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature21.0 C (69.8 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-FeninoRussiaRecord high minimum temperature19.8 C (67.6 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Marree ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation0.3 mm (0.01 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
BanffCanadaRecord high maximum temperature31.7 C (89.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
GardinerUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Manildra (Hazeldale)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l ACanadaRecord high maximum temperature33.3 C (91.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
ChicoutimiCanadaRecord high maximum temperature33.3 C (91.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
JunseleSwedenRecord daily precipitation12.1 mm (0.5 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
DurhamUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Elliot TankAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature28.3 C (82.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)AlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature23.9 C (75.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Boola BoolkaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah PoolAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
ZametchinoRussiaRecord high minimum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
PoolamaccaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.8 mm (0.11 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Fort ChipewyanCanadaRecord high maximum temperature29.4 C (84.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
TampaUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
KirovRussiaRecord high minimum temperature18.2 C (64.8 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
BorasSwedenRecord low maximum temperature15.5 C (59.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

36 records
Records on 7 August 1920 by type Records set or tied on 7 August 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 14. 051015Highest daily maximum: 6Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 11Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 14Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 7 August 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 14.
Records on 7 August 1920 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum6
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum11
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall14
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 7 August 1920 by timescale Records on 7 August 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 34. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 34all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 7 August 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 34.
Records on 7 August 1920 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily34

How Much Records Were Beaten By

32 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 August 1920 Margins by which the 32 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 44.7. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 10: 2810 to 20: 120 to 30: 130 to 40: 040 to 50: 20 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 32 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 44.7. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 August 1920
MarginRecords
0 to 1028
10 to 201
20 to 301
30 to 400
40 to 502

Top 20 by Significance

7 August 1920
Top 20 records on 7 August 1920 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
7 August 1920Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka, SEdaily rain42.2 mm (1.7 in)27.1 mm (1.1 in)6 years44 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1920Blue Hill Coop, USdaily rain62.0 mm (2.4 in)43.5 mm (1.7 in)24 years43 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1920Harrisburg - Coop, USdaily rain52.6 mm (2.1 in)44.7 mm (1.8 in)19 years38 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1920Ediacara, AUdaily rain11.7 mm (0.5 in)10.9 mm (0.4 in)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1920Melrose (Para Gums), AUdaily rain17.0 mm (0.7 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)19 years19 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1920Prince Albert, CAdaily high max33.3 C (91.9 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)26 years18 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1920Ft Bidwell, USdaily high max37.2 C (99.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)38 years18 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1920Thargomindah Post Office, AUdaily rain2.0 mm (0.08 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)39 years17 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1920Kazan, RUdaily high min19.8 C (67.6 F)2.1 C (3.8 F)26 years17 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1920Narrandera (Back Brewarrena), AUdaily rain14.2 mm (0.6 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)16 years16 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1920Trawalla, AUdaily rain24.6 mm (1.0 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)20 years16 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1920Fort Chipewyan, CAmonthly high min20.6 C (69.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)7 years16 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1920Oktjabrskij-Gorodok, RUdaily high min20.9 C (69.6 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)28 years16 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1920Constantine, DZdaily high min21.0 C (69.8 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)30 years15 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1920Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RUdaily high min19.8 C (67.6 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)19 years15 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1920Marree Comparison, AUdaily rain0.3 mm (0.01 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)34 years13 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1920Banff, CAdaily high max31.7 C (89.1 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)21 years13 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1920Gardiner, USdaily high min21.7 C (71.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)20 years13 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1920Manildra (Hazeldale), AUdaily rain11.9 mm (0.5 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)29 years12 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1920Calgary Int'l A, CAdaily high max33.3 C (91.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)14 years12 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

1808 to 1920
Records on 08-07 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1920. 1920 had 36 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001808: 11812: 11815: 11816: 11817: 11833: 21844: 11845: 11848: 11857: 31858: 11859: 21861: 11866: 11868: 11869: 31870: 21875: 11876: 51879: 11880: 21882: 11883: 11884: 21886: 11887: 21888: 51889: 21891: 31892: 31893: 11894: 11895: 71896: 21897: 21898: 41899: 11900: 61901: 31902: 51903: 171904: 81905: 81906: 91907: 101908: 131909: 111910: 11911: 361912: 311913: 391914: 241915: 401916: 501917: 211918: 1081919: 361920: 361921: 551922: 611923: 1011924: 1281925: 811926: 1151927: 1091928: 1881929: 1811930: 4861931: 3571932: 2491933: 3101934: 6081935: 5071936: 2861937: 4461938: 5681939: 5611940: 2711941: 3051942: 3401943: 6011944: 3321945: 8821946: 5001947: 4611948: 7561949: 5871950: 5411951: 5621952: 5561953: 3781954: 5891955: 5361956: 3211957: 8681958: 5711959: 3561960: 3441961: 3561962: 7181963: 5221964: 4461965: 5521966: 4001967: 7011968: 6001969: 5231970: 6521971: 9691972: 1,1721973: 5681974: 7461975: 1,1771976: 1,1681977: 6171978: 1,2101979: 5591980: 8711981: 8551982: 7271983: 1,2071984: 8401985: 1,0881986: 5441987: 1,1461988: 8971989: 1,4721990: 1,6251991: 1,2171992: 1,2361993: 1,0401994: 1,2621995: 1,5211996: 1,1071997: 1,4601998: 1,1831999: 9502000: 8712001: 1,3862002: 9072003: 1,2442004: 1,4002005: 8822006: 9232007: 1,3092008: 9182009: 1,1212010: 1,0982011: 1,2822012: 6882013: 6652014: 5012015: 1,0272016: 5052017: 9542018: 6362019: 6092020: 6052021: 3972022: 8802023: 1,2212024: 8352025: 7332026: 1,0471808187518971914193119481965198219992016
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1920. 1920 had 36 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 08-07 in each year
YearRecords
18081
18121
18151
18161
18171
18332
18441
18451
18481
18573
18581
18592
18611
18661
18681
18693
18702
18751
18765
18791
18802
18821
18831
18842
18861
18872
18885
18892
18913
18923
18931
18941
18957
18962
18972
18984
18991
19006
19013
19025
190317
19048
19058
19069
190710
190813
190911
19101
191136
191231
191339
191424
191540
191650
191721
1918108
191936
192036
192155
192261
1923101
1924128
192581
1926115
1927109
1928188
1929181
1930486
1931357
1932249
1933310
1934608
1935507
1936286
1937446
1938568
1939561
1940271
1941305
1942340
1943601
1944332
1945882
1946500
1947461
1948756
1949587
1950541
1951562
1952556
1953378
1954589
1955536
1956321
1957868
1958571
1959356
1960344
1961356
1962718
1963522
1964446
1965552
1966400
1967701
1968600
1969523
1970652
1971969
19721,172
1973568
1974746
19751,177
19761,168
1977617
19781,210
1979559
1980871
1981855
1982727
19831,207
1984840
19851,088
1986544
19871,146
1988897
19891,472
19901,625
19911,217
19921,236
19931,040
19941,262
19951,521
19961,107
19971,460
19981,183
1999950
2000871
20011,386
2002907
20031,244
20041,400
2005882
2006923
20071,309
2008918
20091,121
20101,098
20111,282
2012688
2013665
2014501
20151,027
2016505
2017954
2018636
2019609
2020605
2021397
2022880
20231,221
2024835
2025733
20261,047

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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).