Weather Records on 24 August 1922

98 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 August 1922. Highest significance: Morgantown 1, US.

Key Facts for 24 August 1922

On 24 August 1922, 98 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
52 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 97 daily.
Morgantown 1 set a daily record precipitation of 35.1 mm (1.4 in) on 24 August 1922.
Across 162 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

98 stations

98 station records on 24 August 1922 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 August 1922: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Morgantown 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsfontein 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Yardley Chase	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gysinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney Creek	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Calumet	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

98 records

Records set or tied on 24 August 1922 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 23.

Records on 24 August 1922 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	23
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 August 1922 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 97.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

72 broken records

Margins by which the 72 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 19.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 August 1922

Top 20 records on 24 August 1922 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 August 1922	Morgantown 1, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1922	Eastport, US	monthly low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	29 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1922	Stratford, CA	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	44 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1922	Horton, US	daily high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	17 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1922	Concordia ASOS, US	daily high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	35 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1922	Halifax, CA	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	48 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1922	Minneapolis, US	daily high max	43.9 C (111.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	20 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1922	Buffelsfontein 14, ZA	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1922	Sveg, SE	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1922	Bamberg, DE	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1922	Green Bay, US	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1922	Southampton, CA	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1922	Molteno (Mun), ZA	daily rain	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1922	Santa Fe, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1922	Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel, DE	daily rain	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	26 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1922	Bjornholt, NO	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1922	Newport, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	36 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1922	Fir Glen, ZA	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	27 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1922	Sarna, SE	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	36 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1922	Brinkley, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	36 years	17 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 98 records.

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

Records on 08-24 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1807	1
1816	1
1817	2
1818	1
1824	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	1
1855	2
1859	1
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1880	2
1881	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	5
1892	4
1893	2
1894	2
1895	5
1897	1
1898	5
1899	7
1900	9
1901	6
1902	6
1903	13
1904	8
1905	10
1906	22
1907	20
1908	18
1909	36
1910	22
1911	41
1912	37
1913	17
1914	24
1915	182
1916	33
1917	51
1918	79
1919	66
1920	568
1921	52
1922	98
1923	167
1924	153
1925	177
1926	133
1927	338
1928	288
1929	250
1930	240
1931	312
1932	218
1933	305
1934	617
1935	305
1936	937
1937	390
1938	483
1939	271
1940	706
1941	263
1942	549
1943	496
1944	556
1945	404
1946	425
1947	821
1948	794
1949	260
1950	378
1951	459
1952	528
1953	479
1954	631
1955	426
1956	364
1957	686
1958	547
1959	555
1960	549
1961	502
1962	413
1963	505
1964	670
1965	461
1966	707
1967	536
1968	1,039
1969	734
1970	622
1971	586
1972	587
1973	572
1974	481
1975	722
1976	493
1977	842
1978	588
1979	475
1980	669
1981	579
1982	932
1983	915
1984	600
1985	892
1986	726
1987	1,213
1988	1,093
1989	944
1990	654
1991	599
1992	1,724
1993	987
1994	618
1995	1,111
1996	1,275
1997	1,872
1998	1,113
1999	905
2000	830
2001	872
2002	1,114
2003	1,848
2004	979
2005	718
2006	859
2007	1,530
2008	954
2009	1,085
2010	1,278
2011	1,479
2012	647
2013	395
2014	832
2015	886
2016	906
2017	398
2018	442
2019	416
2020	1,055
2021	788
2022	795
2023	1,437
2024	1,338
2025	1,084
2026	618

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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 3	56
3 to 5	4
5 to 8	6
8 to 10	1
10 to 13	3
13 to 15	1
15 to 18	0
18 to 20	1