Weather Records on 14 August 1921

61 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 August 1921. Highest significance: Lexington Bluegrass AP, US.

Key Facts for 14 August 1921

On 14 August 1921, 61 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
8 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 61 daily.
Lexington Bluegrass AP set a daily record precipitation of 48.8 mm (1.9 in) on 14 August 1921.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

61 stations

61 station records on 14 August 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 August 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Belton (Shadow Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lund	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gronbaek-Allingskovgard	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ljungby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Weimar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Kingscote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney Creek	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

61 records

Records set or tied on 14 August 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 31.

Records on 14 August 1921 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	6
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	31
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 August 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 61.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

46 broken records

Margins by which the 46 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 33.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 August 1921

Top 20 records on 14 August 1921 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 August 1921	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	3 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1921	Alton, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1921	Prescott 2 NNW, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1921	Belton (Shadow Vale), AU	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1921	Lund, SE	daily rain	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1921	Sveg, SE	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1921	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1921	Jonkoping, SE	daily rain	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1921	Beatrice, CA	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	41 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1921	Parnu, EE	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	40 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1921	Ottawa Cda, CA	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	29 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1921	Stromsfoss Sluse, NO	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	30 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1921	Port Dover, CA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	7 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1921	Gronbaek-Allingskovgard, DK	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	16 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1921	Kristianstad, SE	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	24 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1921	Ljungby, SE	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	27 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1921	Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, US	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	0 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1921	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	21 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1921	Sidi-Bel-Abbes, DZ	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	40 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1921	Weimar, DE	daily rain	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	25 years	16 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 1921

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1921. 1921 had 61 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	31
5 to 10	9
10 to 15	2
15 to 20	2
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	1
30 to 35	1