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Weather Records on 16 July 1909

17 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 1909. Highest significance: Dimboola, AU.

Key Facts for 16 July 1909

  • On 16 July 1909, 17 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 16 daily.
  • Dimboola set a daily record precipitation of 16.8 mm (0.7 in) on 16 July 1909.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

17 stations
Weather records on 16 July 1909 17 station records on 16 July 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
17 station records on 16 July 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 16 July 1909: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
DimboolaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation40.1 mm (1.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Casino AirportAustraliaRecord daily precipitation32.5 mm (1.3 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
WillowmoreSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation23.4 mm (0.9 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Robe ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.3 mm (0.6 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord low maximum temperature14.5 C (58.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord low maximum temperature14.7 C (58.5 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Peddie (Mag)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
LichtentanneGermanyRecord daily precipitation8.6 mm (0.34 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Bendigo PrisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.5 mm (0.7 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature22.0 C (71.6 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Ferntree GullyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord low minimum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Warracknabeal Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord high minimum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

17 records
Records on 16 July 1909 by type Records set or tied on 16 July 1909 by type: Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 11. 051015Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 11Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 16 July 1909 by type: Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 11.
Records on 16 July 1909 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall11
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 16 July 1909 by timescale Records on 16 July 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 16. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 16all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 16 July 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 16.
Records on 16 July 1909 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily16

How Much Records Were Beaten By

13 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 July 1909 Margins by which the 13 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 21.0. Ties are not counted. 0358100 to 5: 105 to 10: 110 to 15: 115 to 20: 020 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 13 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 21.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 July 1909
MarginRecords
0 to 510
5 to 101
10 to 151
15 to 200
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 1909
Top 17 records on 16 July 1909 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
16 July 1909Dimboola, AUdaily rain16.8 mm (0.7 in)11.2 mm (0.4 in)16 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1909Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily low max8.9 C (48.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)38 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1909Montgomery Wb City, USdaily rain40.1 mm (1.6 in)21.0 mm (0.8 in)12 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1909Casino Airport, AUdaily rain32.5 mm (1.3 in)9.6 mm (0.38 in)26 years17 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1909Willowmore, ZAdaily rain7.1 mm (0.28 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)30 years12 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1909Philadelphia City, USdaily rain23.4 mm (0.9 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)22 years12 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1909Robe Comparison, AUdaily rain16.3 mm (0.6 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)3 years10 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1909Vestervig, DKdaily low max14.5 C (58.1 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)25 years10 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1909Nordby (Fano), DKdaily low max14.7 C (58.5 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)16 years8 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1909Peddie (Mag), ZAdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)19 years8 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1909Lichtentanne, DEdaily rain8.6 mm (0.34 in)0.1 mm (0.00 in)11 years7 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1909Bendigo Prison, AUdaily rain17.5 mm (0.7 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)3 years5 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1909Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZmonthly low max (Tie)22.0 C (71.6 F)tie11 years4 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1909Ferntree Gully, AUdaily rain11.2 mm (0.4 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)3 years4 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1909Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily low min (Tie)-1.7 C (28.9 F)tie33 years3 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1909Warracknabeal Post Office, AUdaily rain (Tie)13.2 mm (0.5 in)tie16 years2 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1909Pointe Au Pere, CAdaily high min (Tie)13.3 C (55.9 F)tie4 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

1798 to 1909
Records on 07-16 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1909. 1909 had 17 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001798: 11801: 11802: 11808: 11819: 11829: 11832: 11833: 11840: 21845: 11852: 21862: 11863: 11865: 31866: 11868: 21870: 11871: 11875: 21876: 21878: 11879: 21880: 11881: 21883: 41886: 11887: 21888: 21890: 51891: 21892: 51894: 61896: 11897: 21898: 21899: 21900: 51901: 91902: 21903: 181904: 201905: 41906: 231907: 71908: 211909: 171910: 91911: 241912: 281913: 231914: 531915: 411916: 391917: 901918: 181919: 561920: 461921: 661922: 3031923: 1801924: 751925: 1791926: 2951927: 1701928: 4051929: 1921930: 4021931: 5271932: 4461933: 2241934: 4321935: 2841936: 7151937: 3071938: 2131939: 5991940: 2551941: 3631942: 3211943: 2971944: 1931945: 7021946: 4541947: 5681948: 2591949: 4171950: 5421951: 5371952: 5601953: 3661954: 5921955: 5481956: 4171957: 2211958: 1,2701959: 3411960: 3291961: 4021962: 5381963: 2511964: 3411965: 4371966: 4151967: 1,0671968: 7881969: 7021970: 6741971: 7661972: 6411973: 8801974: 6661975: 7421976: 8401977: 8291978: 1,0951979: 5431980: 1,4571981: 5691982: 9851983: 1,3621984: 9371985: 5281986: 8451987: 9161988: 1,3061989: 1,0741990: 9551991: 6271992: 9431993: 1,0531994: 7301995: 9291996: 7391997: 7071998: 1,0511999: 9982000: 1,2072001: 1,0732002: 1,0292003: 1,4922004: 7242005: 1,0232006: 1,5272007: 1,1862008: 6692009: 8392010: 9272011: 1,2212012: 8292013: 8532014: 1,4482015: 6052016: 7062017: 4192018: 6942019: 4762020: 4642021: 6612022: 5382023: 1,1502024: 9382025: 7642026: 7271798187118981915193219491966198320002017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1909. 1909 had 17 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 07-16 in each year
YearRecords
17981
18011
18021
18081
18191
18291
18321
18331
18402
18451
18522
18621
18631
18653
18661
18682
18701
18711
18752
18762
18781
18792
18801
18812
18834
18861
18872
18882
18905
18912
18925
18946
18961
18972
18982
18992
19005
19019
19022
190318
190420
19054
190623
19077
190821
190917
19109
191124
191228
191323
191453
191541
191639
191790
191818
191956
192046
192166
1922303
1923180
192475
1925179
1926295
1927170
1928405
1929192
1930402
1931527
1932446
1933224
1934432
1935284
1936715
1937307
1938213
1939599
1940255
1941363
1942321
1943297
1944193
1945702
1946454
1947568
1948259
1949417
1950542
1951537
1952560
1953366
1954592
1955548
1956417
1957221
19581,270
1959341
1960329
1961402
1962538
1963251
1964341
1965437
1966415
19671,067
1968788
1969702
1970674
1971766
1972641
1973880
1974666
1975742
1976840
1977829
19781,095
1979543
19801,457
1981569
1982985
19831,362
1984937
1985528
1986845
1987916
19881,306
19891,074
1990955
1991627
1992943
19931,053
1994730
1995929
1996739
1997707
19981,051
1999998
20001,207
20011,073
20021,029
20031,492
2004724
20051,023
20061,527
20071,186
2008669
2009839
2010927
20111,221
2012829
2013853
20141,448
2015605
2016706
2017419
2018694
2019476
2020464
2021661
2022538
20231,150
2024938
2025764
2026727

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).