Weather Records on 20 August 1922

52 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 August 1922. Highest significance: Bartow 1SE, US.

Key Facts for 20 August 1922

On 20 August 1922, 52 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
5 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 52 daily.
Bartow 1SE set a daily record low maximum temperature of 27.8 C (82.0 F) on 20 August 1922.
Across 163 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

52 stations

52 station records on 20 August 1922 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 August 1922: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Clanwilliam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort West (Met)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jansenville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fraserburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Oakbank	Canada	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Britstown (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high minimum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Renfrew	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Waverley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Table.Mtn Platteklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Winterhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Calumet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

52 records

Records set or tied on 20 August 1922 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 20.

Records on 20 August 1922 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	20
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 August 1922 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 52.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

39 broken records

Margins by which the 39 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 12.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 August 1922

Top 20 records on 20 August 1922 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 August 1922	Bartow 1SE, US	daily low max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	23 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1922	Malvern, US	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	38 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1922	Clanwilliam (Pol), ZA	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1922	De Vlei "de Kruis", ZA	daily rain	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1922	Sydney, CA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1922	Beaufort West (Met), ZA	daily rain	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1922	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily low max	24.0 C (75.2 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	41 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1922	Jansenville, ZA	daily rain	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	35 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1922	Fraserburg, ZA	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	41 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1922	Dordrecht - Tnk 14, ZA	daily rain	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	42 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1922	Charleville Post Office, AU	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	26 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1922	Oakbank, CA	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	33 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1922	Tulbagh (Pol), ZA	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	4 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1922	Burlington, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	17 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1922	White River, CA	daily low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	29 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1922	Britstown (Pol), ZA	daily rain	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	34 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1922	Northfield, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	13 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1922	Robe Comparison, AU	daily low min	3.8 C (38.8 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	34 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1922	Goondiwindi Post Office, AU	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	25 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1922	Brantford, CA	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	24 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

1797 to 1922

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1922. 1922 had 52 records.

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

Records on 08-20 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1807	1
1809	2
1816	1
1830	1
1832	1
1838	1
1840	1
1842	1
1846	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	1
1858	3
1863	5
1867	4
1870	3
1871	1
1873	1
1875	2
1877	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	6
1886	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	6
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	1
1899	5
1900	7
1901	12
1902	3
1903	7
1904	30
1905	7
1906	26
1907	15
1908	21
1909	69
1910	7
1911	18
1912	25
1913	23
1914	15
1915	14
1916	74
1917	51
1918	69
1919	25
1920	47
1921	23
1922	52
1923	83
1924	132
1925	193
1926	187
1927	338
1928	101
1929	213
1930	318
1931	214
1932	299
1933	324
1934	376
1935	339
1936	543
1937	537
1938	250
1939	448
1940	695
1941	230
1942	429
1943	436
1944	355
1945	398
1946	349
1947	988
1948	403
1949	431
1950	1,341
1951	824
1952	425
1953	441
1954	476
1955	848
1956	678
1957	342
1958	281
1959	764
1960	465
1961	520
1962	684
1963	577
1964	629
1965	470
1966	1,094
1967	657
1968	862
1969	608
1970	414
1971	585
1972	522
1973	490
1974	565
1975	411
1976	894
1977	860
1978	563
1979	1,009
1980	991
1981	856
1982	620
1983	1,465
1984	696
1985	666
1986	819
1987	564
1988	991
1989	603
1990	1,262
1991	804
1992	1,168
1993	759
1994	719
1995	1,113
1996	900
1997	1,214
1998	802
1999	810
2000	989
2001	909
2002	1,208
2003	1,031
2004	1,333
2005	1,112
2006	851
2007	1,955
2008	1,170
2009	1,414
2010	1,028
2011	987
2012	1,086
2013	545
2014	582
2015	1,075
2016	872
2017	324
2018	657
2019	698
2020	1,051
2021	1,028
2022	1,038
2023	1,479
2024	589
2025	1,134
2026	985

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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 2	24
2 to 4	10
4 to 6	2
6 to 8	0
8 to 10	1
10 to 12	1
12 to 14	1