Weather Records on 23 August 1922

58 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 August 1922. Highest significance: Nurnberg, DE.

Key Facts for 23 August 1922

On 23 August 1922, 58 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
22 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 57 daily.
Nurnberg set a monthly record daily precipitation of 51.0 mm (2.0 in) on 23 August 1922.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

58 stations

58 station records on 23 August 1922 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 August 1922: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nurnberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Svenska Hogarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gotska Sandon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg (Sternwarte)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warthausen-Birkenhard	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Millaquin Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rosewin (Boona Tank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Calumet	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wittstock-Rote Muhle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Varberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham 2	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

58 records

Records set or tied on 23 August 1922 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 23.

Records on 23 August 1922 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	23
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 August 1922 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 57.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

44 broken records

Margins by which the 44 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 20.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 August 1922

Top 20 records on 23 August 1922 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 August 1922	Nurnberg, DE	monthly rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1922	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1922	Genoa, IT	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	54 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1922	Svenska Hogarna, SE	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1922	Gotska Sandon, SE	daily rain	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1922	Bamberg (Sternwarte), DE	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1922	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily rain	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1922	Warthausen-Birkenhard, DE	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1922	Malung, SE	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1922	Millaquin Sugar, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1922	Ekaterinburg, RU	daily rain	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1922	Hamilton, CA	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1922	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily rain	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	32 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1922	Sarna, SE	daily rain	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	13 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1922	Rosewin (Boona Tank), AU	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	22 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1922	Pushmataha, US	daily low max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	26 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1922	White River, CA	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	27 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1922	Calumet, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	15 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1922	Sandvig, DK	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	19 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1922	Perm, RU	daily low min	2.9 C (37.2 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	30 years	14 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 1922

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1922. 1922 had 58 records.

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

Records on 08-23 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1805	1
1813	2
1816	2
1817	1
1818	1
1829	1
1839	3
1840	1
1846	1
1847	1
1848	1
1853	2
1857	1
1858	1
1864	1
1867	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	2
1877	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	2
1890	3
1891	4
1892	4
1893	4
1894	2
1895	3
1896	6
1897	1
1898	8
1899	8
1900	2
1901	10
1902	9
1903	9
1904	6
1905	8
1906	27
1907	15
1908	18
1909	10
1910	15
1911	23
1912	44
1913	9
1914	23
1915	63
1916	23
1917	26
1918	91
1919	24
1920	102
1921	280
1922	58
1923	284
1924	127
1925	182
1926	99
1927	198
1928	196
1929	240
1930	432
1931	412
1932	211
1933	342
1934	308
1935	220
1936	980
1937	522
1938	654
1939	439
1940	535
1941	375
1942	540
1943	505
1944	578
1945	338
1946	416
1947	1,071
1948	594
1949	456
1950	461
1951	347
1952	456
1953	292
1954	438
1955	375
1956	501
1957	645
1958	402
1959	494
1960	806
1961	644
1962	364
1963	380
1964	724
1965	357
1966	802
1967	541
1968	1,384
1969	728
1970	518
1971	610
1972	614
1973	650
1974	612
1975	627
1976	703
1977	557
1978	577
1979	459
1980	552
1981	663
1982	713
1983	1,264
1984	862
1985	1,187
1986	839
1987	1,119
1988	1,604
1989	902
1990	661
1991	697
1992	1,291
1993	796
1994	738
1995	1,212
1996	1,161
1997	1,599
1998	1,138
1999	802
2000	936
2001	834
2002	931
2003	1,103
2004	862
2005	786
2006	728
2007	1,513
2008	966
2009	1,241
2010	1,244
2011	1,412
2012	688
2013	397
2014	960
2015	673
2016	595
2017	543
2018	479
2019	445
2020	1,093
2021	629
2022	781
2023	1,287
2024	1,150
2025	1,295
2026	592

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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	30
5 to 10	9
10 to 15	3
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	1