Weather Records on 20 July 1914
20 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 July 1914. Highest significance: Qu'appelle, CA.
Key Facts for 20 July 1914
- On 20 July 1914, 20 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
- 15 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
- By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 19 daily.
- Qu'appelle set an all-time record daily precipitation of 78.7 mm (3.1 in) on 20 July 1914.
- Across 161 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.
Record Map
20 stations| Station | Country | Type | Value | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qu'appelle | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 78.7 mm (3.1 in) | 38 of 100 (Notable) |
| Brisbane Regional Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 30.7 mm (1.2 in) | 27 of 100 (Routine) |
| Bjuraker | Sweden | Record high minimum temperature | 16.5 C (61.7 F) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| St John's | Canada | Record high minimum temperature | 17.8 C (64.0 F) | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| Uppsala_Aut | Sweden | Record high minimum temperature | 16.3 C (61.3 F) | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| Vastervik | Sweden | Record high minimum temperature | 19.0 C (66.2 F) | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| Minnedosa | Canada | Record high maximum temperature | 32.2 C (90.0 F) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1 | Denmark | Record high maximum temperature | 30.8 C (87.4 F) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Harnosand | Sweden | Record high minimum temperature | 15.5 C (59.9 F) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Stockholm | Sweden | Record high minimum temperature | 19.0 C (66.2 F) | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| Linkoeping-Malmslaett | Sweden | Record high minimum temperature | 17.5 C (63.5 F) | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| Calgary Int'l A | Canada | Record high maximum temperature | 32.2 C (90.0 F) | 7 of 100 (Routine) |
| Scone (Philip Street) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 4.6 mm (0.18 in) | 6 of 100 (Routine) |
| Medicine Hat A | Canada | Record high maximum temperature | 37.8 C (100.0 F) | 5 of 100 (Routine) |
| Gavle | Sweden | Record high minimum temperature | 16.5 C (61.7 F) | 5 of 100 (Routine) |
| Visby_Flygplats | Sweden | Record high minimum temperature | 17.7 C (63.9 F) | 4 of 100 (Routine) |
| Yarmouth | Canada | Record low maximum temperature | 16.7 C (62.1 F) | 3 of 100 (Routine) |
| Peterborough | Canada | Record low minimum temperature | 4.4 C (39.9 F) | 1 of 100 (Routine) |
| Parnu | Estonia | Record high minimum temperature | 18.8 C (65.8 F) | 1 of 100 (Routine) |
| Stockholm | Sweden | Record high maximum temperature | 30.5 C (86.9 F) | 1 of 100 (Routine) |
Counts by Type and Timescale
20 records| Record type | Records |
|---|---|
| Highest daily maximum | 5 |
| Lowest daily maximum | 1 |
| Highest daily minimum | 10 |
| Lowest daily minimum | 1 |
| Heaviest daily rainfall | 3 |
| Heaviest daily snowfall | 0 |
| Deepest snow cover | 0 |
| Timescale | Records |
|---|---|
| all-time | 1 |
| monthly | 0 |
| daily | 19 |
How Much Records Were Beaten By
16 broken records| Margin | Records |
|---|---|
| 0 to 5 | 14 |
| 5 to 10 | 0 |
| 10 to 15 | 1 |
| 15 to 20 | 0 |
| 20 to 25 | 1 |
Top 20 by Significance
20 July 1914| Date | Station | Record | Value | Beat old record by | Old record stood | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 July 1914 | Qu'appelle, CA | all-time rain | 78.7 mm (3.1 in) | 10.9 mm (0.4 in) | 12 years | 38 of 100 (Notable) |
| 20 July 1914 | Brisbane Regional Office, AU | daily rain | 30.7 mm (1.2 in) | 24.6 mm (1.0 in) | 13 years | 27 of 100 (Routine) |
| 20 July 1914 | Bjuraker, SE | daily high min | 16.5 C (61.7 F) | 3.5 C (6.3 F) | 17 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 20 July 1914 | St John's, CA | daily high min | 17.8 C (64.0 F) | 1.1 C (2.0 F) | 31 years | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| 20 July 1914 | Uppsala_Aut, SE | daily high min | 16.3 C (61.3 F) | 0.4 C (0.7 F) | 28 years | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| 20 July 1914 | Vastervik, SE | daily high min | 19.0 C (66.2 F) | 2.0 C (3.6 F) | 12 years | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| 20 July 1914 | Minnedosa, CA | daily high max | 32.2 C (90.0 F) | 1.1 C (2.0 F) | 20 years | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| 20 July 1914 | Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK | daily high max | 30.8 C (87.4 F) | 1.4 C (2.5 F) | 12 years | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| 20 July 1914 | Harnosand, SE | daily high min | 15.5 C (59.9 F) | 1.0 C (1.8 F) | 17 years | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| 20 July 1914 | Stockholm, SE | daily high min | 19.0 C (66.2 F) | 1.0 C (1.8 F) | 12 years | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| 20 July 1914 | Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE | daily high min | 17.5 C (63.5 F) | 0.5 C (0.9 F) | 13 years | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| 20 July 1914 | Calgary Int'l A, CA | daily high max | 32.2 C (90.0 F) | 2.2 C (4.0 F) | 0 years | 7 of 100 (Routine) |
| 20 July 1914 | Scone (Philip Street), AU | daily rain | 4.6 mm (0.18 in) | 0.8 mm (0.03 in) | 8 years | 6 of 100 (Routine) |
| 20 July 1914 | Medicine Hat A, CA | daily high max | 37.8 C (100.0 F) | 1.1 C (2.0 F) | 0 years | 5 of 100 (Routine) |
| 20 July 1914 | Gavle, SE | daily high min | 16.5 C (61.7 F) | 0.5 C (0.9 F) | 5 years | 5 of 100 (Routine) |
| 20 July 1914 | Visby_Flygplats, SE | daily high min | 17.7 C (63.9 F) | 0.2 C (0.4 F) | 5 years | 4 of 100 (Routine) |
| 20 July 1914 | Yarmouth, CA | daily low max (Tie) | 16.7 C (62.1 F) | tie | 29 years | 3 of 100 (Routine) |
| 20 July 1914 | Peterborough, CA | daily low min (Tie) | 4.4 C (39.9 F) | tie | 1 year | 1 of 100 (Routine) |
| 20 July 1914 | Parnu, EE | daily high min (Tie) | 18.8 C (65.8 F) | tie | 5 years | 1 of 100 (Routine) |
| 20 July 1914 | Stockholm, SE | daily high max (Tie) | 30.5 C (86.9 F) | tie | 12 years | 1 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 1914| Year | Records |
|---|---|
| 1809 | 1 |
| 1810 | 1 |
| 1811 | 2 |
| 1832 | 2 |
| 1844 | 2 |
| 1850 | 1 |
| 1859 | 2 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1865 | 4 |
| 1866 | 1 |
| 1867 | 1 |
| 1868 | 1 |
| 1870 | 1 |
| 1872 | 1 |
| 1874 | 2 |
| 1876 | 1 |
| 1877 | 2 |
| 1879 | 3 |
| 1880 | 1 |
| 1881 | 2 |
| 1882 | 1 |
| 1883 | 2 |
| 1885 | 1 |
| 1886 | 2 |
| 1887 | 1 |
| 1888 | 1 |
| 1889 | 2 |
| 1890 | 5 |
| 1892 | 7 |
| 1893 | 1 |
| 1894 | 1 |
| 1895 | 1 |
| 1897 | 4 |
| 1898 | 2 |
| 1899 | 4 |
| 1900 | 9 |
| 1901 | 3 |
| 1902 | 13 |
| 1903 | 6 |
| 1904 | 10 |
| 1905 | 6 |
| 1906 | 8 |
| 1907 | 12 |
| 1908 | 31 |
| 1909 | 6 |
| 1910 | 27 |
| 1911 | 12 |
| 1912 | 33 |
| 1913 | 28 |
| 1914 | 20 |
| 1915 | 163 |
| 1916 | 117 |
| 1917 | 57 |
| 1918 | 53 |
| 1919 | 40 |
| 1920 | 16 |
| 1921 | 55 |
| 1922 | 52 |
| 1923 | 173 |
| 1924 | 112 |
| 1925 | 125 |
| 1926 | 411 |
| 1927 | 106 |
| 1928 | 366 |
| 1929 | 480 |
| 1930 | 598 |
| 1931 | 362 |
| 1932 | 338 |
| 1933 | 201 |
| 1934 | 857 |
| 1935 | 386 |
| 1936 | 358 |
| 1937 | 213 |
| 1938 | 392 |
| 1939 | 336 |
| 1940 | 325 |
| 1941 | 270 |
| 1942 | 609 |
| 1943 | 326 |
| 1944 | 470 |
| 1945 | 278 |
| 1946 | 482 |
| 1947 | 635 |
| 1948 | 385 |
| 1949 | 807 |
| 1950 | 563 |
| 1951 | 448 |
| 1952 | 488 |
| 1953 | 316 |
| 1954 | 512 |
| 1955 | 377 |
| 1956 | 545 |
| 1957 | 351 |
| 1958 | 536 |
| 1959 | 605 |
| 1960 | 758 |
| 1961 | 338 |
| 1962 | 327 |
| 1963 | 457 |
| 1964 | 416 |
| 1965 | 1,110 |
| 1966 | 469 |
| 1967 | 455 |
| 1968 | 389 |
| 1969 | 649 |
| 1970 | 890 |
| 1971 | 619 |
| 1972 | 1,062 |
| 1973 | 804 |
| 1974 | 489 |
| 1975 | 470 |
| 1976 | 580 |
| 1977 | 899 |
| 1978 | 663 |
| 1979 | 1,249 |
| 1980 | 925 |
| 1981 | 1,048 |
| 1982 | 580 |
| 1983 | 1,117 |
| 1984 | 799 |
| 1985 | 604 |
| 1986 | 848 |
| 1987 | 1,156 |
| 1988 | 1,103 |
| 1989 | 1,183 |
| 1990 | 724 |
| 1991 | 1,024 |
| 1992 | 1,137 |
| 1993 | 901 |
| 1994 | 611 |
| 1995 | 961 |
| 1996 | 1,365 |
| 1997 | 903 |
| 1998 | 1,682 |
| 1999 | 815 |
| 2000 | 1,393 |
| 2001 | 755 |
| 2002 | 986 |
| 2003 | 1,313 |
| 2004 | 978 |
| 2005 | 1,266 |
| 2006 | 1,487 |
| 2007 | 1,124 |
| 2008 | 663 |
| 2009 | 1,533 |
| 2010 | 1,154 |
| 2011 | 1,339 |
| 2012 | 817 |
| 2013 | 850 |
| 2014 | 1,000 |
| 2015 | 812 |
| 2016 | 744 |
| 2017 | 398 |
| 2018 | 930 |
| 2019 | 867 |
| 2020 | 524 |
| 2021 | 683 |
| 2022 | 1,108 |
| 2023 | 812 |
| 2024 | 737 |
| 2025 | 680 |
| 2026 | 863 |
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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).