Weather Records on 22 August 1920

60 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 August 1920. Highest significance: Vasteras-Hasslo, SE.

Key Facts for 22 August 1920

On 22 August 1920, 60 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
12 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 58 daily.
Vasteras-Hasslo set a daily record precipitation of 49.6 mm (2.0 in) on 22 August 1920.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

60 stations

60 station records on 22 August 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 August 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Anticosti West Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clontarf	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Elliot Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kenhardt (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orskar_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Winterswijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Newlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Aliwal North	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tempe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Nelgowrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high maximum temperature	38.0 C (100.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hermannsburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Roermond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Johnsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Watford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

60 records

Records set or tied on 22 August 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 32.

Records on 22 August 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	32
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 August 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 58.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

54 broken records

Margins by which the 54 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 40.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 August 1920

Top 20 records on 22 August 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 August 1920	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	daily rain	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 August 1920	Anticosti West Point, CA	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1920	Clontarf, CA	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1920	Stockholm, SE	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	40 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1920	Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong), AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	9 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1920	Quebec, CA	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1920	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily high min	13.1 C (55.6 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	43 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1920	Santa Fe, US	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	44 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1920	Southampton, CA	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	44 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1920	Bad Muskau, DE	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1920	Charlotte Waters, AU	daily rain	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1920	Mount Elliot Tank, AU	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1920	Kenhardt (Pol), ZA	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1920	Griquatown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1920	Orskar_A, SE	daily rain	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1920	Woodstock West, AU	monthly rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	12 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1920	Montreal McGill, CA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	5 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1920	Chicoutimi, CA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	16 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1920	Oxford, GB	daily low max	13.2 C (55.8 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	12 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1920	Sidi-Bel-Abbes, DZ	daily low max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	39 years	17 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 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1920. 1920 had 60 records.

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

Records on 08-22 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1803	1
1805	1
1812	1
1816	1
1835	1
1839	2
1843	1
1846	2
1849	1
1850	1
1853	1
1857	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	4
1872	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	3
1878	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	3
1891	2
1892	6
1893	3
1894	7
1895	6
1896	2
1897	4
1898	6
1899	5
1900	1
1901	5
1902	6
1903	3
1904	8
1905	7
1906	24
1907	7
1908	29
1909	5
1910	19
1911	20
1912	39
1913	30
1914	18
1915	31
1916	75
1917	47
1918	85
1919	18
1920	60
1921	64
1922	44
1923	279
1924	148
1925	219
1926	144
1927	154
1928	134
1929	240
1930	276
1931	388
1932	222
1933	367
1934	234
1935	337
1936	954
1937	421
1938	501
1939	517
1940	503
1941	249
1942	500
1943	517
1944	526
1945	475
1946	410
1947	1,034
1948	297
1949	570
1950	460
1951	452
1952	372
1953	348
1954	466
1955	553
1956	785
1957	371
1958	511
1959	547
1960	612
1961	562
1962	329
1963	419
1964	686
1965	423
1966	830
1967	404
1968	1,091
1969	727
1970	368
1971	1,021
1972	436
1973	611
1974	628
1975	597
1976	722
1977	655
1978	529
1979	547
1980	640
1981	795
1982	912
1983	1,366
1984	739
1985	793
1986	1,073
1987	801
1988	1,133
1989	753
1990	808
1991	808
1992	994
1993	845
1994	803
1995	1,002
1996	942
1997	1,381
1998	1,016
1999	756
2000	867
2001	940
2002	1,385
2003	1,550
2004	1,029
2005	887
2006	832
2007	1,801
2008	869
2009	1,347
2010	1,397
2011	1,255
2012	831
2013	450
2014	911
2015	529
2016	730
2017	537
2018	752
2019	558
2020	1,041
2021	683
2022	781
2023	1,525
2024	803
2025	1,359
2026	992

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 22 August 1920
Margin	Records
0 to 10	47
10 to 20	4
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1