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Weather Records on 21 July 1901

13 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 July 1901. Highest significance: Madison Wb City, US.

Key Facts for 21 July 1901

  • On 21 July 1901, 13 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 12 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 11 daily.
  • Madison Wb City set an all-time record high maximum temperature of 40.0 C (104.0 F) on 21 July 1901.
  • Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

13 stations
Weather records on 21 July 1901 13 station records on 21 July 1901 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
13 station records on 21 July 1901 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 21 July 1901: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature40.0 C (104.0 F)33 of 100 (Routine)
TorontoCanadaRecord high minimum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature26.1 C (79.0 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
LichtentanneGermanyRecord daily precipitation9.0 mm (0.35 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 EuclidUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature32.8 C (91.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature10.4 C (50.7 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGillCanadaRecord high maximum temperature30.6 C (87.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature32.2 C (90.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGillCanadaRecord high minimum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

13 records
Records on 21 July 1901 by type Records set or tied on 21 July 1901 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 1. 02468Highest daily maximum: 5Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 7Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 1Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 21 July 1901 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 1.
Records on 21 July 1901 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum5
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum7
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall1
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 21 July 1901 by timescale Records on 21 July 1901 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 1, daily 11. 051015all-time: 1monthly: 1daily: 11all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 21 July 1901 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 1, daily 11.
Records on 21 July 1901 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time1
monthly1
daily11

How Much Records Were Beaten By

11 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 21 July 1901 Margins by which the 11 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 3.3. Ties are not counted. 01230.0 to 0.5: 10.5 to 1.0: 21.0 to 1.5: 31.5 to 2.0: 12.0 to 2.5: 22.5 to 3.0: 13.0 to 3.5: 10.0 to 0.50.5 to 1.01.0 to 1.51.5 to 2.02.0 to 2.52.5 to 3.03.0 to 3.5
Margins by which the 11 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 3.3. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 21 July 1901
MarginRecords
0.0 to 0.51
0.5 to 1.02
1.0 to 1.53
1.5 to 2.01
2.0 to 2.52
2.5 to 3.01
3.0 to 3.51

Top 20 by Significance

21 July 1901
Top 13 records on 21 July 1901 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
21 July 1901Madison Wb City, USall-time high max40.0 C (104.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)15 years33 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1901Toronto, CAdaily high min21.1 C (70.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)46 years21 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1901Madison Wb City, USdaily high min26.1 C (79.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)25 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1901Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily high max20.0 C (68.0 F)2.5 C (4.5 F)10 years19 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1901Milwaukee Wb City, USdaily high min22.2 C (72.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)21 years16 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1901Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily high min10.0 C (50.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)27 years13 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1901Lichtentanne, DEdaily rain9.0 mm (0.35 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)34 years13 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1901Cleveland 2717 Euclid, USdaily high max32.8 C (91.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)15 years11 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1901Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily high min10.4 C (50.7 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)7 years9 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1901Montreal McGill, CAdaily high max30.6 C (87.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)7 years8 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1901Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUmonthly high min (Tie)10.0 C (50.0 F)tie34 years6 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1901Milwaukee Wb City, USdaily high max32.2 C (90.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)3 years6 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1901Montreal McGill, CAdaily high min (Tie)20.0 C (68.0 F)tie13 years1 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 1901
Records on 07-21 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1901. 1901 had 13 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001794: 11795: 11796: 11797: 11813: 21832: 21837: 11839: 11843: 11844: 21854: 11859: 31865: 31868: 31872: 11876: 11879: 21880: 11881: 11884: 11885: 11886: 21888: 21889: 31890: 21892: 31893: 31894: 31895: 11896: 31897: 41898: 71899: 21900: 61901: 131902: 121903: 101904: 81905: 131906: 131907: 121908: 251909: 181910: 121911: 371912: 521913: 411914: 481915: 811916: 721917: 1361918: 1301919: 511920: 331921: 551922: 481923: 1321924: 2861925: 2021926: 4011927: 1911928: 2051929: 3601930: 5211931: 5491932: 3221933: 2081934: 9651935: 2361936: 3221937: 2531938: 6381939: 4151940: 3181941: 2261942: 3181943: 2531944: 7161945: 3001946: 3981947: 7951948: 4031949: 6031950: 6621951: 4271952: 6571953: 3511954: 6561955: 5821956: 4901957: 4471958: 5311959: 9401960: 6511961: 3881962: 2631963: 4701964: 4571965: 7481966: 6261967: 3131968: 3341969: 6361970: 1,2411971: 4751972: 1,0461973: 8711974: 5361975: 3801976: 4771977: 7081978: 1,1551979: 9641980: 9261981: 1,3521982: 5881983: 1,2341984: 7641985: 5541986: 7911987: 1,0251988: 1,0151989: 9731990: 9141991: 8121992: 1,5621993: 8661994: 7731995: 1,2471996: 1,1411997: 8491998: 1,6741999: 8142000: 1,2302001: 8892002: 9902003: 1,2502004: 6942005: 1,4202006: 1,4792007: 1,1452008: 9892009: 1,3062010: 1,1482011: 1,4142012: 8152013: 5262014: 7622015: 7042016: 6452017: 4332018: 9352019: 7522020: 3612021: 5742022: 8632023: 8122024: 8742025: 8811794187918991915193119471963197919952011
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1901. 1901 had 13 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 07-21 in each year
YearRecords
17941
17951
17961
17971
18132
18322
18371
18391
18431
18442
18541
18593
18653
18683
18721
18761
18792
18801
18811
18841
18851
18862
18882
18893
18902
18923
18933
18943
18951
18963
18974
18987
18992
19006
190113
190212
190310
19048
190513
190613
190712
190825
190918
191012
191137
191252
191341
191448
191581
191672
1917136
1918130
191951
192033
192155
192248
1923132
1924286
1925202
1926401
1927191
1928205
1929360
1930521
1931549
1932322
1933208
1934965
1935236
1936322
1937253
1938638
1939415
1940318
1941226
1942318
1943253
1944716
1945300
1946398
1947795
1948403
1949603
1950662
1951427
1952657
1953351
1954656
1955582
1956490
1957447
1958531
1959940
1960651
1961388
1962263
1963470
1964457
1965748
1966626
1967313
1968334
1969636
19701,241
1971475
19721,046
1973871
1974536
1975380
1976477
1977708
19781,155
1979964
1980926
19811,352
1982588
19831,234
1984764
1985554
1986791
19871,025
19881,015
1989973
1990914
1991812
19921,562
1993866
1994773
19951,247
19961,141
1997849
19981,674
1999814
20001,230
2001889
2002990
20031,250
2004694
20051,420
20061,479
20071,145
2008989
20091,306
20101,148
20111,414
2012815
2013526
2014762
2015704
2016645
2017433
2018935
2019752
2020361
2021574
2022863
2023812
2024874
2025881

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).