Weather Records on 7 August 1922

61 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 August 1922. Highest significance: Sheffield, GB.

Key Facts for 7 August 1922

On 7 August 1922, 61 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
6 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 59 daily.
Sheffield set an all-time record daily precipitation of 62.1 mm (2.4 in) on 7 August 1922.
Across 163 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

61 stations

61 station records on 7 August 1922 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 August 1922: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Syfergat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Queenstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wiarton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
North Bruce	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	41.0 C (105.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Willowvale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Point Escuminac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kamferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Jansenville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Renfrew	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Calumet	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	29.3 C (84.7 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Gorki	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

61 records

Records set or tied on 7 August 1922 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 32.

Records on 7 August 1922 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	3
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	32
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 August 1922 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 1, daily 59.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

41 broken records

Margins by which the 41 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 21.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 August 1922

Top 20 records on 7 August 1922 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 August 1922	Sheffield, GB	all-time rain	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1922	Enosburg Falls, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1922	Waren, DE	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	9 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1922	London South, CA	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1922	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily low min	6.8 C (44.2 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1922	Vestervig, DK	daily low min	7.9 C (46.2 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	23 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1922	Syfergat (Sar), ZA	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1922	Hamilton, CA	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1922	Queenstown, ZA	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1922	Kentani (Bos), ZA	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1922	Montreal McGill, CA	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1922	Robe Comparison, AU	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	31 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1922	Wiarton, CA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	13 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1922	Husum, DE	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	8 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1922	Brantford, CA	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1922	Stoney Creek, CA	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	19 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1922	Quebec, CA	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	44 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1922	North Bruce, CA	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	26 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1922	Weissenburg, DE	daily rain	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	23 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1922	Constantine, DZ	daily high max	41.0 C (105.8 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	32 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

1808 to 1922

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1922. 1922 had 61 records.

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

Records on 08-07 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1812	1
1815	1
1816	1
1817	1
1833	2
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1857	3
1858	1
1859	2
1861	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	3
1870	2
1875	1
1876	5
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	5
1889	2
1891	3
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	2
1897	2
1898	4
1899	1
1900	6
1901	3
1902	5
1903	17
1904	8
1905	8
1906	9
1907	10
1908	13
1909	11
1910	1
1911	36
1912	31
1913	39
1914	24
1915	40
1916	50
1917	21
1918	108
1919	36
1920	36
1921	55
1922	61
1923	101
1924	128
1925	81
1926	115
1927	109
1928	188
1929	181
1930	486
1931	357
1932	249
1933	310
1934	608
1935	507
1936	286
1937	446
1938	568
1939	561
1940	271
1941	305
1942	340
1943	601
1944	332
1945	882
1946	500
1947	461
1948	756
1949	587
1950	541
1951	562
1952	556
1953	378
1954	589
1955	536
1956	321
1957	868
1958	571
1959	356
1960	344
1961	356
1962	718
1963	522
1964	446
1965	552
1966	400
1967	701
1968	600
1969	523
1970	652
1971	969
1972	1,172
1973	568
1974	746
1975	1,177
1976	1,168
1977	617
1978	1,210
1979	559
1980	871
1981	855
1982	727
1983	1,207
1984	840
1985	1,088
1986	544
1987	1,146
1988	897
1989	1,472
1990	1,625
1991	1,217
1992	1,236
1993	1,040
1994	1,262
1995	1,521
1996	1,107
1997	1,460
1998	1,183
1999	950
2000	871
2001	1,386
2002	907
2003	1,244
2004	1,400
2005	882
2006	923
2007	1,309
2008	918
2009	1,121
2010	1,098
2011	1,282
2012	688
2013	665
2014	501
2015	1,027
2016	505
2017	954
2018	636
2019	609
2020	605
2021	397
2022	880
2023	1,221
2024	835
2025	733
2026	1,047

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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	26
5 to 10	2
10 to 15	7
15 to 20	5
20 to 25	1