Weather Records on 21 August 1922

58 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 August 1922. Highest significance: Sarna, SE.

Key Facts for 21 August 1922

On 21 August 1922, 58 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
6 were record highs and 43 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 56 daily.
Sarna set a daily record precipitation of 32.9 mm (1.3 in) on 21 August 1922.
Across 165 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

58 stations

58 station records on 21 August 1922 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 August 1922: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Montagu (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kardella (Fleetwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney Creek	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Warragul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Calumet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

58 records

Records set or tied on 21 August 1922 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 9.

Records on 21 August 1922 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	3
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	9
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 August 1922 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 56.

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 12.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 August 1922

Top 20 records on 21 August 1922 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 August 1922	Sarna, SE	daily rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1922	Holmogadd A, SE	monthly rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	31 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1922	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	45 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1922	Morgantown 1, US	monthly low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	23 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1922	Montagu (Pol), ZA	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1922	Chatham, CA	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	45 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1922	World Trade Ctr, US	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	45 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1922	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily low min	0.4 C (32.7 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	31 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1922	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	43 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1922	Kardella (Fleetwood), AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	32 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1922	Stratford, CA	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	27 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1922	Lugansk, UA	daily rain	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1922	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	26 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1922	Bartow 1SE, US	daily low max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	23 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1922	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	35 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1922	Gainesville UNIV of Fl, US	daily low min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	28 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1922	Vineland, US	daily low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	25 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1922	Storrs, US	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	24 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1922	Enosburg Falls, US	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	23 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1922	Lindsay, CA	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	27 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

1800 to 1922

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1922. 1922 had 58 records.

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

Records on 08-21 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1802	1
1804	1
1807	1
1816	1
1818	1
1832	1
1834	1
1839	3
1843	1
1847	1
1849	3
1850	1
1851	2
1863	1
1866	1
1867	2
1870	3
1871	2
1872	1
1873	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	2
1884	2
1885	5
1886	1
1887	5
1888	2
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1893	4
1894	8
1895	3
1896	2
1897	4
1898	4
1899	7
1900	4
1901	9
1902	8
1903	6
1904	8
1905	4
1906	22
1907	20
1908	13
1909	17
1910	33
1911	19
1912	50
1913	37
1914	24
1915	21
1916	106
1917	101
1918	202
1919	19
1920	59
1921	34
1922	58
1923	111
1924	135
1925	220
1926	227
1927	228
1928	110
1929	234
1930	297
1931	277
1932	264
1933	328
1934	320
1935	318
1936	807
1937	762
1938	239
1939	630
1940	683
1941	180
1942	415
1943	438
1944	346
1945	544
1946	390
1947	954
1948	305
1949	508
1950	958
1951	699
1952	368
1953	331
1954	497
1955	885
1956	701
1957	490
1958	389
1959	704
1960	490
1961	644
1962	469
1963	338
1964	794
1965	455
1966	661
1967	541
1968	1,014
1969	650
1970	373
1971	660
1972	441
1973	438
1974	564
1975	545
1976	756
1977	764
1978	445
1979	778
1980	904
1981	1,015
1982	769
1983	1,407
1984	975
1985	623
1986	1,166
1987	740
1988	889
1989	828
1990	910
1991	828
1992	957
1993	698
1994	968
1995	962
1996	950
1997	1,291
1998	948
1999	717
2000	861
2001	797
2002	965
2003	1,241
2004	1,585
2005	1,071
2006	797
2007	1,829
2008	1,012
2009	1,319
2010	1,155
2011	1,022
2012	990
2013	513
2014	624
2015	651
2016	890
2017	347
2018	816
2019	631
2020	1,147
2021	767
2022	917
2023	1,826
2024	777
2025	1,230
2026	1,289

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 2	32
2 to 4	4
4 to 6	1
6 to 8	2
8 to 10	0
10 to 12	0
12 to 14	2