Weather Records on 22 August 1921

64 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 August 1921. Highest significance: Buangor 1, AU.

Key Facts for 22 August 1921

On 22 August 1921, 64 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
15 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 63 daily.
Buangor 1 set a daily record precipitation of 35.6 mm (1.4 in) on 22 August 1921.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

64 stations

64 station records on 22 August 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 August 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Buangor 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Macedon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Groningen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort (Stoneleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Casterton (Warrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sunbury (Salesian College )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Warranooke (Glenorchy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ararat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Marree Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wangamana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tarrwong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Manfred	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Glenlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Halls Gap	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mirranatwa (Bullawin Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Warracknabeal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Pomonal Windy Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Yunta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Rokewood (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Renmark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Poplitah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Dunlop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Rokewood (Kuruc A Ruc)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Glen Lyon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Murtoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Yanco (Billinbah East)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

64 records

Records set or tied on 22 August 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 36.

Records on 22 August 1921 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	36
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 August 1921 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 0, daily 63.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

53 broken records

Margins by which the 53 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 28.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 August 1921

Top 20 records on 22 August 1921 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 August 1921	Buangor 1, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1921	Mount Macedon, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1921	Groningen-1, NL	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1921	Yerevan, AM	all-time rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1921	Beaufort (Stoneleigh), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	10 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1921	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	65 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1921	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	46 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1921	Port Stanley, CA	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	32 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1921	Casterton (Warrock), AU	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	8 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1921	Montgomery Wb City, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1921	Sunbury (Salesian College ), AU	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	12 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1921	Nelson, AU	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	25 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1921	Houston Wb City, US	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	37 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1921	Robe Comparison, AU	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	8 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1921	Warranooke (Glenorchy), AU	daily rain	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	22 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1921	Ararat Post Office, AU	daily rain	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	12 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1921	Marree Comparison, AU	daily rain	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	28 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1921	Wangamana, AU	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	35 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1921	Tarrwong, AU	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	12 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1921	Robe Comparison, AU	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	26 years	13 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 1921

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1921. 1921 had 64 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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Data for records on 1921-08-22: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	42
5 to 10	7
10 to 15	2
15 to 20	0
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	2