Weather Records on 22 August 1923

279 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 August 1923. Highest significance: Bird Rocks, CA.

Key Facts for 22 August 1923

On 22 August 1923, 279 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
11 were record highs and 228 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 274 daily.
Bird Rocks set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 22 August 1923.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

279 stations

279 station records on 22 August 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 August 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Guy Fawkes 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dunwich Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Connersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Belton (Shadow Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Benton Ridge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kansas City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Varberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Ohio St UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nossen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Paris Stp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

279 records

Records set or tied on 22 August 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 106, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 122, Heaviest daily rainfall 40.

Records on 22 August 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	106
Highest daily minimum	6
Lowest daily minimum	122
Heaviest daily rainfall	40
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 August 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 274.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

219 broken records

Margins by which the 219 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 37.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 August 1923

Top 20 records on 22 August 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 August 1923	Bird Rocks, CA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1923	Guy Fawkes 2, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1923	Dunwich Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1923	Solomons, US	monthly low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	21 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1923	Connersville, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	5 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1923	Cleveland 2717 Euclid, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	47 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1923	Toledo Blade, US	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	47 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1923	Glenville, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1923	Washington, US	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	46 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1923	Worcester, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	27 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1923	World Trade Ctr, US	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	46 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1923	Guelph Oac, CA	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	34 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1923	Harnosand, SE	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	55 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1923	Walnut, US	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	25 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1923	Cambridge City 3 N, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1923	Ravenna, US	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	25 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1923	Florence, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	25 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1923	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1923	Ellensburg, US	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1923	Zametchino, RU	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	41 years	20 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 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1923. 1923 had 279 records.

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

Records on 08-22 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1803	1
1805	1
1812	1
1816	1
1835	1
1839	2
1843	1
1846	2
1849	1
1850	1
1853	1
1857	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	4
1872	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	3
1878	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	3
1891	2
1892	6
1893	3
1894	7
1895	6
1896	2
1897	4
1898	6
1899	5
1900	1
1901	5
1902	6
1903	3
1904	8
1905	7
1906	24
1907	7
1908	29
1909	5
1910	19
1911	20
1912	39
1913	30
1914	18
1915	31
1916	75
1917	47
1918	85
1919	18
1920	60
1921	64
1922	44
1923	279
1924	148
1925	219
1926	144
1927	154
1928	134
1929	240
1930	276
1931	388
1932	222
1933	367
1934	234
1935	337
1936	954
1937	421
1938	501
1939	517
1940	503
1941	249
1942	500
1943	517
1944	526
1945	475
1946	410
1947	1,034
1948	297
1949	570
1950	460
1951	452
1952	372
1953	348
1954	466
1955	553
1956	785
1957	371
1958	511
1959	547
1960	612
1961	562
1962	329
1963	419
1964	686
1965	423
1966	830
1967	404
1968	1,091
1969	727
1970	368
1971	1,021
1972	436
1973	611
1974	628
1975	597
1976	722
1977	655
1978	529
1979	547
1980	640
1981	795
1982	912
1983	1,366
1984	739
1985	793
1986	1,073
1987	801
1988	1,133
1989	753
1990	808
1991	808
1992	994
1993	845
1994	803
1995	1,002
1996	942
1997	1,381
1998	1,016
1999	756
2000	867
2001	940
2002	1,385
2003	1,550
2004	1,029
2005	887
2006	832
2007	1,801
2008	869
2009	1,347
2010	1,397
2011	1,255
2012	831
2013	450
2014	911
2015	529
2016	730
2017	537
2018	752
2019	558
2020	1,041
2021	683
2022	781
2023	1,525
2024	803
2025	1,359
2026	992

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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	196
5 to 10	9
10 to 15	4
15 to 20	4
20 to 25	3
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	2
35 to 40	1