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Weather Records on 20 July 1912

33 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 July 1912. Highest significance: Madison Wb City, US.

Key Facts for 20 July 1912

  • On 20 July 1912, 33 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 31 daily.
  • Madison Wb City set a daily record precipitation of 64.3 mm (2.5 in) on 20 July 1912.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

33 stations
Weather records on 20 July 1912 33 station records on 20 July 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
33 station records on 20 July 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 20 July 1912: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation64.3 mm (2.5 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord low minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor RiversideCanadaRecord low maximum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
IrkutskRussiaRecord daily precipitation21.5 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord low minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation33.3 mm (1.3 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue GardeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
BarrieCanadaRecord low minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
WoodstockCanadaRecord low minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Yamba Pilot StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation38.6 mm (1.5 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord low minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
LindsayCanadaRecord low minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
ChicoutimiCanadaRecord low maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord high minimum temperature17.3 C (63.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord low minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord low minimum temperature1.5 C (34.7 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose PlainsAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.6 mm (0.8 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature13.6 C (56.5 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord low minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Goangra)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.8 mm (0.19 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord low maximum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord high minimum temperature18.8 C (65.8 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs HouseUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord low minimum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
WellandCanadaRecord low minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
JonkopingSwedenRecord high minimum temperature16.0 C (60.8 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo BladeUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord low maximum temperature14.9 C (58.8 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

33 records
Records on 20 July 1912 by type Records set or tied on 20 July 1912 by type: Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 7. 051015Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 9Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 13Heaviest daily rainfall: 7Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 20 July 1912 by type: Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 7.
Records on 20 July 1912 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum9
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum13
Heaviest daily rainfall7
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 20 July 1912 by timescale Records on 20 July 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 31. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 31all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 20 July 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 31.
Records on 20 July 1912 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily31

How Much Records Were Beaten By

25 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 July 1912 Margins by which the 25 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 41.4. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 10: 2310 to 20: 120 to 30: 030 to 40: 040 to 50: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 25 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 41.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 July 1912
MarginRecords
0 to 1023
10 to 201
20 to 300
30 to 400
40 to 501

Top 20 by Significance

20 July 1912
Top 20 records on 20 July 1912 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
20 July 1912Madison Wb City, USdaily rain64.3 mm (2.5 in)41.4 mm (1.6 in)12 years35 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1912La Crosse Wb City, USmonthly low max16.7 C (62.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)35 years25 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1912Anticosti SW Point, CAdaily low min4.4 C (39.9 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)25 years21 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1912Windsor Riverside, CAdaily low max20.6 C (69.1 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)40 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1912Irkutsk, RUdaily rain21.5 mm (0.8 in)9.5 mm (0.37 in)20 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1912Peterborough, CAdaily low min4.4 C (39.9 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)40 years19 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1912Milwaukee Wb City, USdaily rain33.3 mm (1.3 in)11.5 mm (0.5 in)13 years19 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1912Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde, AUdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)2.1 mm (0.08 in)35 years18 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1912Barrie, CAdaily low min6.7 C (44.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)40 years17 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1912Milwaukee Wb City, USdaily low max16.7 C (62.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)34 years16 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1912Woodstock, CAdaily low min6.7 C (44.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)32 years14 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1912Madison Wb City, USdaily low min11.1 C (52.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)31 years14 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1912Yamba Pilot Station, AUdaily rain38.6 mm (1.5 in)9.6 mm (0.38 in)15 years12 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1912Lakefield, CAdaily low min7.2 C (45.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)21 years12 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1912Lindsay, CAdaily low min5.0 C (41.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)28 years12 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1912Middletown 4 W, USdaily low min6.7 C (44.1 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)12 years12 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1912Chicoutimi, CAdaily low max14.4 C (57.9 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)12 years11 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1912Tranebjerg, DKdaily high min17.3 C (63.1 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)11 years11 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1912Gravenhurst, CAdaily low min3.3 C (37.9 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)12 years10 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1912Jokkmokk, SEdaily low min1.5 C (34.7 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)14 years10 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

1809 to 1912
Records on 07-20 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1912. 1912 had 33 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001809: 11810: 11811: 21832: 21844: 21850: 11859: 21863: 11865: 41866: 11867: 11868: 11870: 11872: 11874: 21876: 11877: 21879: 31880: 11881: 21882: 11883: 21885: 11886: 21887: 11888: 11889: 21890: 51892: 71893: 11894: 11895: 11897: 41898: 21899: 41900: 91901: 31902: 131903: 61904: 101905: 61906: 81907: 121908: 311909: 61910: 271911: 121912: 331913: 281914: 201915: 1631916: 1171917: 571918: 531919: 401920: 161921: 551922: 521923: 1731924: 1121925: 1251926: 4111927: 1061928: 3661929: 4801930: 5981931: 3621932: 3381933: 2011934: 8571935: 3861936: 3581937: 2131938: 3921939: 3361940: 3251941: 2701942: 6091943: 3261944: 4701945: 2781946: 4821947: 6351948: 3851949: 8071950: 5631951: 4481952: 4881953: 3161954: 5121955: 3771956: 5451957: 3511958: 5361959: 6051960: 7581961: 3381962: 3271963: 4571964: 4161965: 1,1101966: 4691967: 4551968: 3891969: 6491970: 8901971: 6191972: 1,0621973: 8041974: 4891975: 4701976: 5801977: 8991978: 6631979: 1,2491980: 9251981: 1,0481982: 5801983: 1,1171984: 7991985: 6041986: 8481987: 1,1561988: 1,1031989: 1,1831990: 7241991: 1,0241992: 1,1371993: 9011994: 6111995: 9611996: 1,3651997: 9031998: 1,6821999: 8152000: 1,3932001: 7552002: 9862003: 1,3132004: 9782005: 1,2662006: 1,4872007: 1,1242008: 6632009: 1,5332010: 1,1542011: 1,3392012: 8172013: 8502014: 1,0002015: 8122016: 7442017: 3982018: 9302019: 8672020: 5242021: 6832022: 1,1082023: 8122024: 7372025: 6802026: 8631809187918991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1912. 1912 had 33 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 07-20 in each year
YearRecords
18091
18101
18112
18322
18442
18501
18592
18631
18654
18661
18671
18681
18701
18721
18742
18761
18772
18793
18801
18812
18821
18832
18851
18862
18871
18881
18892
18905
18927
18931
18941
18951
18974
18982
18994
19009
19013
190213
19036
190410
19056
19068
190712
190831
19096
191027
191112
191233
191328
191420
1915163
1916117
191757
191853
191940
192016
192155
192252
1923173
1924112
1925125
1926411
1927106
1928366
1929480
1930598
1931362
1932338
1933201
1934857
1935386
1936358
1937213
1938392
1939336
1940325
1941270
1942609
1943326
1944470
1945278
1946482
1947635
1948385
1949807
1950563
1951448
1952488
1953316
1954512
1955377
1956545
1957351
1958536
1959605
1960758
1961338
1962327
1963457
1964416
19651,110
1966469
1967455
1968389
1969649
1970890
1971619
19721,062
1973804
1974489
1975470
1976580
1977899
1978663
19791,249
1980925
19811,048
1982580
19831,117
1984799
1985604
1986848
19871,156
19881,103
19891,183
1990724
19911,024
19921,137
1993901
1994611
1995961
19961,365
1997903
19981,682
1999815
20001,393
2001755
2002986
20031,313
2004978
20051,266
20061,487
20071,124
2008663
20091,533
20101,154
20111,339
2012817
2013850
20141,000
2015812
2016744
2017398
2018930
2019867
2020524
2021683
20221,108
2023812
2024737
2025680
2026863

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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).