Weather Records on 14 August 1920

56 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 August 1920. Highest significance: Novorossijsk, RU.

Key Facts for 14 August 1920

On 14 August 1920, 56 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
29 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 55 daily.
Novorossijsk set a daily record precipitation of 38.3 mm (1.5 in) on 14 August 1920.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

56 stations

56 station records on 14 August 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 August 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Innamincka Police Camp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Chatillon-Sur-Seine	France	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ediacara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tempe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan (Sandleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

56 records

Records set or tied on 14 August 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 20.

Records on 14 August 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	20
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 August 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 55.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

39 broken records

Margins by which the 39 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 33.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 August 1920

Top 20 records on 14 August 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 August 1920	Novorossijsk, RU	daily rain	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1920	Portland, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1920	Peterborough, CA	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1920	Bird Rocks, CA	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	34 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1920	Chatham, CA	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	43 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1920	Genoa, IT	daily rain	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	54 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1920	Innamincka Police Camp, AU	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1920	Charlotte Waters, AU	daily rain	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1920	Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FR	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1920	Chatham, CA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1920	St John's, CA	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1920	Athens, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1920	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	34 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1920	Chatillon-Sur-Seine, FR	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	13 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1920	Sydney, CA	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	26 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1920	Winnemucca AP, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	30 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1920	Plymouth, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	23 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1920	Murphy 4ESE, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1920	Concordia ASOS, US	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	34 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1920	Ediacara, AU	daily rain	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	35 years	14 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

1793 to 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1920. 1920 had 56 records.

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

Records on 08-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1807	1
1815	1
1818	1
1825	1
1833	2
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1845	2
1856	2
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	4
1882	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	2
1899	2
1900	1
1901	1
1902	8
1903	8
1904	3
1905	10
1906	8
1907	6
1908	28
1909	35
1910	10
1911	30
1912	56
1913	24
1914	16
1915	17
1916	109
1917	38
1918	60
1919	103
1920	56
1921	61
1922	54
1923	92
1924	319
1925	128
1926	182
1927	147
1928	233
1929	449
1930	627
1931	410
1932	314
1933	349
1934	470
1935	314
1936	612
1937	354
1938	519
1939	376
1940	489
1941	467
1942	364
1943	583
1944	709
1945	572
1946	511
1947	658
1948	373
1949	374
1950	402
1951	458
1952	560
1953	312
1954	457
1955	535
1956	426
1957	281
1958	421
1959	495
1960	414
1961	663
1962	885
1963	811
1964	1,394
1965	451
1966	388
1967	902
1968	1,315
1969	482
1970	398
1971	677
1972	552
1973	489
1974	542
1975	461
1976	1,060
1977	562
1978	834
1979	1,115
1980	544
1981	719
1982	539
1983	775
1984	598
1985	1,095
1986	775
1987	1,157
1988	1,301
1989	728
1990	737
1991	856
1992	1,709
1993	887
1994	1,149
1995	1,444
1996	954
1997	922
1998	1,100
1999	1,329
2000	1,117
2001	806
2002	1,576
2003	1,913
2004	1,936
2005	1,340
2006	1,073
2007	1,340
2008	798
2009	818
2010	1,704
2011	772
2012	758
2013	612
2014	651
2015	931
2016	824
2017	559
2018	397
2019	578
2020	1,009
2021	932
2022	771
2023	1,116
2024	1,045
2025	798
2026	1,211

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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	29
5 to 10	6
10 to 15	1
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	2