Weather Records on 22 August 1924

148 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 August 1924. Highest significance: Baku, AZ.

Key Facts for 22 August 1924

On 22 August 1924, 148 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
95 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 144 daily.
Baku set a monthly record daily precipitation of 33.7 mm (1.3 in) on 22 August 1924.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

148 stations

148 station records on 22 August 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 August 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Baku	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Meadow Valley Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Curnomona (Curnamona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Boolcoomatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.2 C (86.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Le Claire	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Butlerville 2 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tallangatta (Bullioh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge St Hospital	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

148 records

Records set or tied on 22 August 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 38.

Records on 22 August 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	38
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 August 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 144.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

111 broken records

Margins by which the 111 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 105.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 August 1924

Top 20 records on 22 August 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 August 1924	Baku, AZ	monthly rain	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1924	Manitowoc, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1924	Southampton, CA	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1924	Wamego 4 W, US	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1924	Manhattan, US	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	105.5 mm (4.2 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1924	Iowa Falls, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	7 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1924	Oconto 4 W, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1924	Den Helder-1, NL	daily rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	59 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1924	Oshkosh, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1924	Uniontown, US	monthly high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	27 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1924	Fillmore, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	24 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1924	Stevens Pt, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1924	Emporia 1 S, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1924	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	41 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1924	Montgomery Wb City, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	40 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1924	Athens, US	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	22 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1924	Charlevoix, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1924	Cleveland 2717 Euclid, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1924	Medford, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1924	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	49 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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1924. 1924 had 148 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 20	103
20 to 40	4
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1