Weather Records on 19 August 1922

71 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 August 1922. Highest significance: Pitea, SE.

Key Facts for 19 August 1922

On 19 August 1922, 71 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
20 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 71 daily.
Pitea set a daily record precipitation of 26.2 mm (1.0 in) on 19 August 1922.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

71 stations

71 station records on 19 August 1922 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 August 1922: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stradbroke West (Inglenook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sale Mercury Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cadia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Argoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
The Towers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mudgee (George Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Carrathool (Gum Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Clanwilliam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Delegate (Weewalla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Warroo (Geeron)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mount McDonald	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Hay (Illilawa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Cudal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Hay (Miller Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Young Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Moulamein Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Booligal (Belmont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

71 records

Records set or tied on 19 August 1922 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 27.

Records on 19 August 1922 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	27
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 August 1922 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 71.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

55 broken records

Margins by which the 55 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 27.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 August 1922

Top 20 records on 19 August 1922 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 August 1922	Pitea, SE	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 1922	Washington, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	65 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1922	Tranebjerg, DK	daily low min	4.5 C (40.1 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	34 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1922	Keokuk L&D 19, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1922	Tampa, US	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	4 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1922	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	42 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1922	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily low max	24.0 C (75.2 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	41 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1922	Worcester, ZA	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1922	Stradbroke West (Inglenook), AU	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1922	Sale Mercury Office, AU	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1922	Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AU	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	45 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1922	Inverell Comparison, AU	daily low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	45 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1922	Cadia, AU	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1922	Bartow 1SE, US	daily low max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	26 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1922	Argoon, AU	daily rain	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	12 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1922	Owen Sound, CA	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	36 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1922	Schwerin, DE	daily low max	15.1 C (59.2 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	25 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1922	The Towers, ZA	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	28 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1922	Tashkent, UZ	daily high min	19.9 C (67.8 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	38 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 1922	Mudgee (George Street), AU	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	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

1797 to 1922

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1922. 1922 had 71 records.

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

Records on 08-19 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1800	1
1809	1
1820	1
1830	2
1831	1
1838	2
1844	2
1845	1
1846	1
1849	2
1857	1
1861	1
1862	1
1864	2
1867	1
1870	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1877	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	2
1886	2
1887	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	4
1892	5
1893	2
1894	2
1895	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	3
1899	9
1900	5
1901	13
1902	4
1903	6
1904	14
1905	16
1906	37
1907	17
1908	5
1909	24
1910	17
1911	9
1912	18
1913	9
1914	39
1915	34
1916	74
1917	200
1918	33
1919	31
1920	36
1921	22
1922	71
1923	97
1924	174
1925	154
1926	179
1927	343
1928	112
1929	163
1930	182
1931	207
1932	373
1933	328
1934	438
1935	389
1936	679
1937	305
1938	321
1939	432
1940	687
1941	431
1942	308
1943	596
1944	259
1945	427
1946	427
1947	896
1948	371
1949	411
1950	893
1951	362
1952	475
1953	412
1954	576
1955	780
1956	831
1957	325
1958	374
1959	733
1960	864
1961	425
1962	419
1963	570
1964	455
1965	550
1966	1,095
1967	839
1968	948
1969	501
1970	468
1971	376
1972	547
1973	519
1974	466
1975	561
1976	1,144
1977	938
1978	863
1979	1,492
1980	648
1981	1,004
1982	596
1983	1,387
1984	598
1985	713
1986	848
1987	811
1988	982
1989	660
1990	871
1991	656
1992	1,094
1993	771
1994	798
1995	1,542
1996	800
1997	958
1998	717
1999	980
2000	954
2001	1,027
2002	1,389
2003	918
2004	1,310
2005	920
2006	850
2007	1,360
2008	1,186
2009	1,039
2010	1,440
2011	975
2012	1,377
2013	765
2014	701
2015	989
2016	931
2017	439
2018	471
2019	601
2020	1,271
2021	1,366
2022	1,198
2023	910
2024	568
2025	786
2026	755

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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	46
5 to 10	4
10 to 15	2
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	1
25 to 30	1