Weather Records on 6 August 1922

90 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 August 1922. Highest significance: Oxford, GB.

Key Facts for 6 August 1922

On 6 August 1922, 90 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
8 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 87 daily.
Oxford set an all-time record daily precipitation of 70.8 mm (2.8 in) on 6 August 1922.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

90 stations

90 station records on 6 August 1922 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 August 1922: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Treherne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Willowvale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Middleburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tafelberg Hall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
La Crosse River	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tsomo (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oakbank	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yardley Chase	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Middleton (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort West (Met)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Graaff Reinet	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cathcart	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Springbok	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jacobsdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Thomas River (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Walsingham 1	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kamferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Britstown (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Steinkopf (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Vryburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.7 C (116.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kerkwerve	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

90 records

Records set or tied on 6 August 1922 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 54.

Records on 6 August 1922 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	54
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 August 1922 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 87.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

82 broken records

Margins by which the 82 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 41.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 August 1922

Top 20 records on 6 August 1922 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 August 1922	Oxford, GB	all-time rain	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	69 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1922	Butterworth (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1922	Treherne, CA	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1922	Willowvale (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1922	Middleburg, ZA	monthly rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1922	Engcobo (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1922	Tafelberg Hall, ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1922	La Crosse River, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1922	Kentani (Bos), ZA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1922	Orlando Executive AP, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1922	Tsomo (Pol), ZA	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1922	Oakbank, CA	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1922	Tampa, US	daily low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	16 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1922	Kei Road (Pol), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1922	Ottawa Cda, CA	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	27 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1922	Ida, ZA	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1922	Vastervik, SE	daily low max	12.5 C (54.5 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1922	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	29 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1922	Sheffield, GB	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	0 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1922	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	25 years	22 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

1794 to 1922

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1922. 1922 had 90 records.

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

Records on 08-06 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1806	1
1808	1
1809	1
1810	1
1822	1
1830	1
1833	1
1847	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1861	1
1866	1
1869	1
1871	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	7
1889	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	6
1896	6
1897	1
1898	5
1899	2
1900	6
1901	7
1902	4
1903	16
1904	13
1905	13
1906	24
1907	26
1908	17
1909	14
1910	20
1911	22
1912	57
1913	41
1914	6
1915	108
1916	40
1917	35
1918	526
1919	92
1920	39
1921	49
1922	90
1923	113
1924	150
1925	78
1926	85
1927	132
1928	101
1929	189
1930	356
1931	349
1932	226
1933	284
1934	580
1935	330
1936	318
1937	371
1938	308
1939	311
1940	385
1941	356
1942	303
1943	248
1944	312
1945	458
1946	430
1947	625
1948	1,166
1949	464
1950	480
1951	720
1952	513
1953	646
1954	532
1955	531
1956	447
1957	949
1958	521
1959	422
1960	250
1961	551
1962	496
1963	258
1964	481
1965	390
1966	378
1967	757
1968	586
1969	613
1970	504
1971	945
1972	877
1973	876
1974	884
1975	749
1976	923
1977	623
1978	790
1979	544
1980	818
1981	855
1982	643
1983	1,281
1984	815
1985	874
1986	648
1987	948
1988	873
1989	879
1990	1,463
1991	1,100
1992	1,053
1993	1,569
1994	1,918
1995	1,500
1996	1,038
1997	1,216
1998	1,546
1999	938
2000	870
2001	1,100
2002	988
2003	1,221
2004	1,076
2005	756
2006	849
2007	991
2008	820
2009	1,033
2010	1,205
2011	1,357
2012	845
2013	722
2014	673
2015	827
2016	472
2017	827
2018	598
2019	645
2020	510
2021	457
2022	960
2023	1,177
2024	882
2025	721
2026	955

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 August 1922
Margin	Records
0 to 10	65
10 to 20	9
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1