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Weather Records on 16 July 1914

53 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 1914. Highest significance: Praha-Klementinum, CZ.

Key Facts for 16 July 1914

  • On 16 July 1914, 53 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 34 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 49 daily.
  • Praha-Klementinum set a daily record precipitation of 35.8 mm (1.4 in) on 16 July 1914.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

53 stations
Weather records on 16 July 1914 53 station records on 16 July 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
53 station records on 16 July 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 16 July 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Praha-KlementinumCzech RepublicRecord daily precipitation35.8 mm (1.4 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
PlauenGermanyRecord daily precipitation47.3 mm (1.9 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
Passau-MaierhofGermanyRecord daily precipitation32.6 mm (1.3 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1DenmarkRecord high minimum temperature20.4 C (68.7 F)30 of 100 (Routine)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord daily precipitation26.0 mm (1.0 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Owen SoundCanadaRecord high minimum temperature27.2 C (81.0 F)27 of 100 (Routine)
HohenpeissenbergGermanyRecord daily precipitation37.9 mm (1.5 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
ChemnitzGermanyRecord daily precipitation57.5 mm (2.3 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
MettenGermanyRecord daily precipitation33.5 mm (1.3 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
MilanItalyRecord daily precipitation38.2 mm (1.5 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
KarlshamnSwedenRecord high minimum temperature18.0 C (64.4 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord high maximum temperature31.5 C (88.7 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
DurhamUnited KingdomRecord daily precipitation24.8 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St CapitolUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature26.7 C (80.1 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Bruthen (Post Office)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.9 mm (0.9 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord high minimum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord daily precipitation34.5 mm (1.4 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
SvegSwedenRecord high maximum temperature30.0 C (86.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Parry SoundCanadaRecord high maximum temperature33.3 C (91.9 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature14.2 C (57.6 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord high minimum temperature18.5 C (65.3 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
RegensburgGermanyRecord daily precipitation18.0 mm (0.7 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
QuebecCanadaRecord high maximum temperature33.3 C (91.9 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
JonkopingSwedenRecord high minimum temperature18.5 C (65.3 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City MarinaUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature22.8 C (73.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
ChicoutimiCanadaRecord high maximum temperature36.7 C (98.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
HarnosandSwedenRecord high maximum temperature30.0 C (86.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
StockholmSwedenRecord high minimum temperature18.0 C (64.4 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_FlygplatsSwedenRecord high minimum temperature18.0 C (64.4 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
OrebroSwedenRecord high maximum temperature30.0 C (86.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/PoelGermanyRecord daily precipitation20.1 mm (0.8 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
VanersborgSwedenRecord high minimum temperature17.5 C (63.5 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
BjurakerSwedenRecord high maximum temperature31.6 C (88.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
HaparandaSwedenRecord high minimum temperature18.0 C (64.4 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord high maximum temperature30.0 C (86.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
BorasSwedenRecord high maximum temperature30.5 C (86.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-HassloSwedenRecord high maximum temperature32.0 C (89.6 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
BuchanAustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.1 mm (0.9 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Orbost (Comparison)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-HassloSwedenRecord high minimum temperature19.0 C (66.2 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
KristianstadSwedenRecord high minimum temperature19.5 C (67.1 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Sunbury (Salesian College )AustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
ArhangelskRussiaRecord low minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
WellandCanadaRecord high maximum temperature32.8 C (91.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord high minimum temperature18.8 C (65.8 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkworth (Anama Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord high minimum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
HarnosandSwedenRecord high minimum temperature16.0 C (60.8 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord high minimum temperature16.5 C (61.7 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
BorasSwedenRecord high minimum temperature14.5 C (58.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord high minimum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
GavleSwedenRecord high maximum temperature30.5 C (86.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Winchelsea (Murdeduke)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

53 records
Records on 16 July 1914 by type Records set or tied on 16 July 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 18. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 13Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 21Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 18Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 16 July 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 18.
Records on 16 July 1914 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum13
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum21
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall18
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 16 July 1914 by timescale Records on 16 July 1914 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 1, daily 49. 0204060all-time: 3monthly: 1daily: 49all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 16 July 1914 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 1, daily 49.
Records on 16 July 1914 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time3
monthly1
daily49

How Much Records Were Beaten By

42 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 July 1914 Margins by which the 42 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 28.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 5: 305 to 10: 510 to 15: 215 to 20: 420 to 25: 025 to 30: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 30
Margins by which the 42 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 28.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 July 1914
MarginRecords
0 to 530
5 to 105
10 to 152
15 to 204
20 to 250
25 to 301

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 1914
Top 20 records on 16 July 1914 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
16 July 1914Praha-Klementinum, CZdaily rain35.8 mm (1.4 in)8.5 mm (0.33 in)84 years48 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1914Plauen, DEdaily rain47.3 mm (1.9 in)28.0 mm (1.1 in)16 years44 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1914Passau-Maierhof, DEdaily rain32.6 mm (1.3 in)16.6 mm (0.7 in)31 years33 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1914Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DKall-time high min20.4 C (68.7 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)18 years30 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1914Magdeburg, DEdaily rain26.0 mm (1.0 in)16.0 mm (0.6 in)8 years28 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1914Owen Sound, CAall-time high min27.2 C (81.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)0 years27 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1914Hohenpeissenberg, DEdaily rain37.9 mm (1.5 in)8.4 mm (0.33 in)23 years26 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1914Chemnitz, DEdaily rain57.5 mm (2.3 in)16.3 mm (0.6 in)16 years25 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1914Metten, DEdaily rain33.5 mm (1.3 in)11.6 mm (0.5 in)22 years24 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1914Milan, ITdaily rain38.2 mm (1.5 in)9.8 mm (0.39 in)38 years24 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1914Karlshamn, SEdaily high min18.0 C (64.4 F)2.5 C (4.5 F)31 years21 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1914Skara 1, SEdaily high max31.5 C (88.7 F)3.5 C (6.3 F)31 years21 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1914Durham, GBdaily rain24.8 mm (1.0 in)16.2 mm (0.6 in)11 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1914Little Rock St Capitol, USdaily high min26.7 C (80.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1914Bruthen (Post Office), AUdaily rain23.9 mm (0.9 in)8.2 mm (0.32 in)20 years19 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1914Kingston Queens U, CAdaily high min22.2 C (72.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)41 years19 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1914Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily rain34.5 mm (1.4 in)11.1 mm (0.4 in)8 years19 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1914Sveg, SEdaily high max30.0 C (86.0 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)31 years19 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1914Parry Sound, CAdaily high max33.3 C (91.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)36 years18 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1914Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily high min14.2 C (57.6 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)37 years17 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 1914
Records on 07-16 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1914. 1914 had 53 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 1914. 1914 had 53 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).