Weather Records on 21 July 1915

81 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 July 1915. Highest significance: Springbok, ZA.

Key Facts for 21 July 1915

On 21 July 1915, 81 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
2 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 81 daily.
Springbok set a daily record precipitation of 40.6 mm (1.6 in) on 21 July 1915.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

81 stations

81 station records on 21 July 1915 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 July 1915: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Springbok	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Royal Observatory	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goonumbla (Coradgery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Belltrees 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Willeroon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moonta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kadina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nymagee (Pyramid)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Streaky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dimboola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orroroo (Black Rock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Queenstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling Cl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Pooraka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Willunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dingo Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
North Adelaide	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Willowmore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mitcham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Jervis Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Remarkable	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia Sheedy Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgewater (Memsie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wellwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Jansenville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Thorndon Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Greenock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Pilliga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Truro	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Port Broughton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Gumeracha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Denman (Palace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Elmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Hoyleton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Redhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Lobethal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Mount McDonald	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

81 records

Records set or tied on 21 July 1915 by type: Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 65.

Records on 21 July 1915 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	65
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 July 1915 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 81.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

67 broken records

Margins by which the 67 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 32.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 July 1915

Top 20 records on 21 July 1915 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 July 1915	Springbok, ZA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1915	Vasilevici, BY	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1915	Royal Observatory, ZA	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	53 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1915	Goonumbla (Coradgery), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1915	Belltrees 1, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1915	Willeroon, AU	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1915	Moonta, AU	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1915	Kadina, AU	daily rain	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1915	Wallaroo, AU	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1915	Nymagee (Pyramid), AU	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1915	Streaky Bay, AU	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1915	Dimboola, AU	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1915	Charlottetown, CA	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1915	Orroroo (Black Rock), AU	daily rain	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	17 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1915	Wallaloo, AU	daily rain	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	20 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1915	Brantford, CA	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	2 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1915	Queenstown, ZA	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1915	Weldon, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	39 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1915	Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling Cl, AU	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	19 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1915	Adelaide (Pooraka), AU	daily rain	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	5 years	17 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

1794 to 1915

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1915. 1915 had 81 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 07-21 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1797	1
1813	2
1832	2
1837	1
1839	1
1843	1
1844	2
1854	1
1859	3
1865	3
1868	3
1872	1
1876	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1892	3
1893	3
1894	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	2
1900	6
1901	13
1902	12
1903	10
1904	8
1905	13
1906	13
1907	12
1908	25
1909	18
1910	12
1911	37
1912	52
1913	41
1914	48
1915	81
1916	72
1917	136
1918	130
1919	51
1920	33
1921	55
1922	48
1923	132
1924	286
1925	202
1926	401
1927	191
1928	205
1929	360
1930	521
1931	549
1932	322
1933	208
1934	965
1935	236
1936	322
1937	253
1938	638
1939	415
1940	318
1941	226
1942	318
1943	253
1944	716
1945	300
1946	398
1947	795
1948	403
1949	603
1950	662
1951	427
1952	657
1953	351
1954	656
1955	582
1956	490
1957	447
1958	531
1959	940
1960	651
1961	388
1962	263
1963	470
1964	457
1965	748
1966	626
1967	313
1968	334
1969	636
1970	1,241
1971	475
1972	1,046
1973	871
1974	536
1975	380
1976	477
1977	708
1978	1,155
1979	964
1980	926
1981	1,352
1982	588
1983	1,234
1984	764
1985	554
1986	791
1987	1,025
1988	1,015
1989	973
1990	914
1991	812
1992	1,562
1993	866
1994	773
1995	1,247
1996	1,141
1997	849
1998	1,674
1999	814
2000	1,230
2001	889
2002	990
2003	1,250
2004	694
2005	1,420
2006	1,479
2007	1,145
2008	989
2009	1,306
2010	1,148
2011	1,414
2012	815
2013	526
2014	762
2015	704
2016	645
2017	433
2018	942
2019	755
2020	363
2021	574
2022	866
2023	816
2024	873
2025	881
2026	874

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	47
5 to 10	9
10 to 15	4
15 to 20	4
20 to 25	1
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	2