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Weather Records on 16 July 1912

28 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 1912. Highest significance: Perth Regional Office, AU.

Key Facts for 16 July 1912

  • On 16 July 1912, 28 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 10 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 27 daily.
  • Perth Regional Office set a daily record precipitation of 35.1 mm (1.4 in) on 16 July 1912.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

28 stations
Weather records on 16 July 1912 28 station records on 16 July 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
28 station records on 16 July 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 16 July 1912: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Perth Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation35.1 mm (1.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central EnglandUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature15.9 C (60.6 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature26.7 C (80.1 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation65.8 mm (2.6 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation27.7 mm (1.1 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor RiversideCanadaRecord daily precipitation13.7 mm (0.5 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_FlygplatsSwedenRecord high minimum temperature16.0 C (60.8 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord low minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
MalungSwedenRecord daily precipitation15.1 mm (0.6 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque RiverUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord low minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
StockholmSwedenRecord high maximum temperature29.5 C (85.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
GavleSwedenRecord high minimum temperature17.5 C (63.5 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2United StatesRecord high maximum temperature36.7 C (98.1 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature36.1 C (97.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
HamiltonCanadaRecord low maximum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord high maximum temperature26.1 C (79.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature23.9 C (75.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Port DoverCanadaRecord low minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature29.4 C (84.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
ChicoutimiCanadaRecord high maximum temperature33.3 C (91.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
UmeaSwedenRecord high minimum temperature14.0 C (57.2 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

28 records
Records on 16 July 1912 by type Records set or tied on 16 July 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 5. 02468Highest daily maximum: 5Lowest daily maximum: 6Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 7Heaviest daily rainfall: 5Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 16 July 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 5.
Records on 16 July 1912 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum5
Lowest daily maximum6
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum7
Heaviest daily rainfall5
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 16 July 1912 by timescale Records on 16 July 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 27. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 27all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 16 July 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 27.
Records on 16 July 1912 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily27

How Much Records Were Beaten By

17 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 July 1912 Margins by which the 17 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.7. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 5: 155 to 10: 010 to 15: 115 to 20: 020 to 25: 025 to 30: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 30
Margins by which the 17 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.7. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 July 1912
MarginRecords
0 to 515
5 to 100
10 to 151
15 to 200
20 to 250
25 to 301

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 1912
Top 20 records on 16 July 1912 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
16 July 1912Perth Regional Office, AUdaily rain35.1 mm (1.4 in)13.8 mm (0.5 in)15 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1912Cet Central England, GBdaily high min15.9 C (60.6 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)30 years19 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1912Montgomery Wb City, USdaily low max26.7 C (80.1 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)25 years19 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1912Nelson Bay (Nelson Head), AUdaily rain65.8 mm (2.6 in)25.7 mm (1.0 in)10 years18 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1912Milwaukee Wb City, USdaily low max17.8 C (64.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)37 years18 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1912Reading Wb City, USdaily rain27.7 mm (1.1 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)36 years17 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1912Windsor Riverside, CAdaily rain13.7 mm (0.5 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)38 years16 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1912Escanaba, USdaily low min5.6 C (42.1 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)19 years14 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1912Visby_Flygplats, SEdaily high min16.0 C (60.8 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)27 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1912Gravenhurst, CAdaily low min6.1 C (43.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)17 years11 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1912Malung, SEdaily rain15.1 mm (0.6 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)19 years11 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1912Dubuque River, USdaily low min11.1 C (52.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)15 years10 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1912Port Arthur, CAdaily low min4.4 C (39.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)15 years9 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1912Madison Wb City, USdaily low min10.6 C (51.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)15 years9 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1912Stockholm, SEdaily high max29.5 C (85.1 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)12 years8 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1912Escanaba, USdaily low max17.2 C (63.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)4 years7 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1912Gavle, SEmonthly high min (Tie)17.5 C (63.5 F)tie15 years4 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1912Trenton 2, USdaily high max (Tie)36.7 C (98.1 F)tie45 years4 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1912Winnemucca AP, USdaily high max36.1 C (97.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)1 year4 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1912Hamilton, CAdaily low max (Tie)20.6 C (69.1 F)tie27 years3 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 1912
Records on 07-16 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1912. 1912 had 28 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 1912. 1912 had 28 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).