Weather Records on 28 August 1922

60 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 August 1922. Highest significance: Hingham (1), US.

Key Facts for 28 August 1922

On 28 August 1922, 60 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
15 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 58 daily.
Hingham (1) set a daily record precipitation of 85.3 mm (3.4 in) on 28 August 1922.
Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

60 stations

60 station records on 28 August 1922 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 August 1922: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hingham (1)	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Aliwal North	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.7 C (116.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kilcoy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tabulam Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mortlake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bon Accord	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Drake (Village Resource Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Kingswood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	29.1 C (84.4 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Laidley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Leominster	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Ashwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney Creek	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	41.0 C (105.8 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

60 records

Records set or tied on 28 August 1922 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 29.

Records on 28 August 1922 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	29
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 August 1922 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 1, daily 58.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

47 broken records

Margins by which the 47 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 August 1922

Top 20 records on 28 August 1922 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 August 1922	Hingham (1), US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1922	Aliwal North, ZA	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1922	Gardiner, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1922	Saint John, CA	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	29 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1922	Clarksville, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1922	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily high min	26.0 C (78.8 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	8 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1922	Eastport, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	5 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1922	Winnemucca AP, US	daily rain	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1922	Barkly East, ZA	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1922	Hastings Post Office, AU	daily rain	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1922	Hopetown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1922	Portland, US	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1922	Bird Rocks, CA	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1922	Kokstad, ZA	daily rain	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1922	State UNIV, US	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1922	Middletown 4 W, US	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	38 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1922	Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZ	daily high min	26.0 C (78.8 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	16 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1922	Perm, RU	monthly low min	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	10 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1922	Jamestown, ZA	daily rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	29 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1922	Chattanooga Wb City, US	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	34 years	16 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 60 records.

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

Records on 08-28 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1807	4
1811	1
1814	2
1817	1
1835	1
1849	1
1850	1
1851	1
1854	1
1856	1
1858	1
1863	1
1864	4
1865	3
1870	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1880	3
1881	4
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	1
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	2
1895	4
1896	9
1897	3
1901	12
1902	2
1903	16
1904	13
1905	23
1906	12
1907	2
1908	10
1909	20
1910	5
1911	34
1912	44
1913	17
1914	40
1915	43
1916	141
1917	49
1918	43
1919	39
1920	80
1921	47
1922	60
1923	79
1924	207
1925	165
1926	241
1927	239
1928	252
1929	162
1930	152
1931	306
1932	383
1933	376
1934	346
1935	545
1936	531
1937	545
1938	325
1939	296
1940	368
1941	485
1942	461
1943	366
1944	592
1945	368
1946	495
1947	288
1948	1,133
1949	442
1950	492
1951	694
1952	447
1953	762
1954	499
1955	413
1956	327
1957	545
1958	288
1959	552
1960	470
1961	371
1962	469
1963	464
1964	556
1965	635
1966	338
1967	701
1968	864
1969	1,089
1970	617
1971	695
1972	651
1973	1,211
1974	816
1975	507
1976	505
1977	757
1978	774
1979	838
1980	424
1981	1,120
1982	1,009
1983	748
1984	886
1985	528
1986	1,995
1987	1,260
1988	953
1989	911
1990	983
1991	968
1992	1,814
1993	1,061
1994	688
1995	954
1996	1,109
1997	1,082
1998	1,415
1999	905
2000	1,028
2001	1,042
2002	903
2003	792
2004	966
2005	731
2006	1,244
2007	788
2008	889
2009	928
2010	914
2011	1,748
2012	682
2013	693
2014	590
2015	660
2016	812
2017	1,060
2018	1,110
2019	943
2020	1,008
2021	459
2022	388
2023	899
2024	862
2025	871
2026	873

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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 10	40
10 to 20	4
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1