Weather Records on 15 August 1920

59 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 August 1920. Highest significance: Paris, CA.

Key Facts for 15 August 1920

On 15 August 1920, 59 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
22 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 58 daily.
Paris set a daily record precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 15 August 1920.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

59 stations

59 station records on 15 August 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 August 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Paris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stuarts Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anna Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dumble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Warraweena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kadina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Saddleworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hermannsburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tempe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Innamincka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bute (Ninnes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Charlton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Port Germein	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Milparinka (Yandama Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Wiarton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Bryson City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan (Sandleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Inglewood (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Blinman (Wirrealpa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Miltalie (Poodra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

59 records

Records set or tied on 15 August 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 31.

Records on 15 August 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	31
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 August 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 58.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

50 broken records

Margins by which the 50 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 30.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 August 1920

Top 20 records on 15 August 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 August 1920	Paris, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1920	Stratford, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	48 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1920	Yarmouth, CA	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1920	Winnemucca AP, US	daily high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	40 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1920	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	43 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1920	Douglas, ZA	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1920	Cowell, AU	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	9 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1920	Stuarts Creek, AU	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1920	Auburn, AU	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1920	Anna Creek, AU	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1920	Dumble, AU	daily rain	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1920	Charlotte Waters, AU	daily rain	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	45 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1920	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	25 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1920	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	33 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1920	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily high max	42.2 C (108.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	34 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1920	Warraweena, AU	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	38 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1920	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	38 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1920	Kadina, AU	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	7 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1920	Saddleworth, AU	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	4 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1920	Sfax El-Maou, TN	daily high max	37.0 C (98.6 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	32 years	15 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 59 records.

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

Records on 08-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1802	1
1805	1
1812	1
1821	1
1838	2
1839	1
1841	1
1844	1
1845	3
1852	1
1854	1
1856	1
1858	1
1861	3
1867	1
1868	2
1869	1
1873	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1895	1
1896	9
1897	3
1898	1
1899	2
1900	6
1901	5
1902	10
1903	5
1904	17
1905	26
1906	8
1907	14
1908	15
1909	30
1910	16
1911	26
1912	34
1913	42
1914	11
1915	26
1916	223
1917	32
1918	23
1919	22
1920	59
1921	55
1922	86
1923	116
1924	220
1925	91
1926	115
1927	223
1928	271
1929	586
1930	274
1931	351
1932	368
1933	268
1934	992
1935	414
1936	867
1937	574
1938	681
1939	450
1940	372
1941	289
1942	377
1943	426
1944	610
1945	433
1946	285
1947	559
1948	366
1949	559
1950	317
1951	597
1952	596
1953	449
1954	481
1955	539
1956	390
1957	355
1958	1,092
1959	515
1960	417
1961	704
1962	1,052
1963	972
1964	1,185
1965	535
1966	340
1967	687
1968	1,002
1969	583
1970	382
1971	899
1972	613
1973	499
1974	512
1975	490
1976	1,345
1977	550
1978	841
1979	1,788
1980	745
1981	588
1982	479
1983	955
1984	622
1985	915
1986	1,283
1987	1,098
1988	1,479
1989	495
1990	758
1991	778
1992	1,638
1993	831
1994	1,073
1995	1,298
1996	929
1997	927
1998	861
1999	956
2000	932
2001	1,254
2002	1,307
2003	1,248
2004	1,424
2005	1,067
2006	923
2007	1,317
2008	964
2009	1,038
2010	1,622
2011	770
2012	654
2013	711
2014	583
2015	759
2016	707
2017	532
2018	328
2019	435
2020	1,327
2021	900
2022	692
2023	1,414
2024	729
2025	772
2026	975

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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	39
5 to 10	7
10 to 15	2
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	1