Weather Records on 7 July 1916

126 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 July 1916. Highest significance: Boolcoomatta, AU.

Key Facts for 7 July 1916

On 7 July 1916, 126 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
7 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 122 daily.
Boolcoomatta set a monthly record daily precipitation of 48.3 mm (1.9 in) on 7 July 1916.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

126 stations

126 station records on 7 July 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 July 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Boolcoomatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Outalpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bimbowrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gammon Ranges (Wooltana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Poolamacca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
The Olives	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jamieson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgewater (Memsie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nora_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tumut (Red Hill Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Booreegamma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Collarenebri (Albert St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Curnomona (Curnamona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Springbok	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Carabost	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Koomooloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough (Dawson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Powell Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Overland Corner	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boorara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield (Benilkie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beltana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Wilson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wellwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haddon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Curraweena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Willowmore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Rd (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blinman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Innamincka Police Camp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thargomindah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poplitah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murchison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Newlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Blinman (Wirrealpa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Middleburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly West (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Warcowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tareena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kerkwerve	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Tarcoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Moolpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Currawinya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Arumpo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth (Avoca)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bindara (Netley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Balranald (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

126 records

Records set or tied on 7 July 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 117.

Records on 7 July 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	117
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 July 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 122.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

120 broken records

Margins by which the 120 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 34.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 July 1916

Top 20 records on 7 July 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 July 1916	Boolcoomatta, AU	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1916	Outalpa, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1916	Bimbowrie, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1916	Gammon Ranges (Wooltana), AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1916	Poolamacca, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1916	The Olives, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1916	Jamieson, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1916	Bridgewater (Memsie), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1916	Montgomery Wb City, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1916	Nora_D, SE	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1916	Tumut (Red Hill Station), AU	monthly rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	11 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1916	Booreegamma, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1916	Collarenebri (Albert St), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1916	Sveg, SE	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	29 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1916	Curnomona (Curnamona), AU	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	15 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1916	Springbok, ZA	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1916	Hawker, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	1 year	22 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1916	Carabost, AU	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	11 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1916	Koomooloo, AU	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1916	Peterborough (Dawson), AU	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	1 year	20 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

1793 to 1916

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1916. 1916 had 126 records.

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

Records on 07-07 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1812	1
1813	1
1815	1
1819	3
1821	1
1825	1
1828	2
1835	1
1845	1
1850	1
1856	2
1857	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1865	2
1867	1
1870	1
1872	1
1873	2
1874	1
1875	1
1877	3
1878	2
1879	1
1883	1
1887	4
1889	2
1890	8
1891	3
1892	3
1893	2
1894	1
1895	4
1896	5
1897	2
1898	3
1899	2
1900	14
1901	5
1902	13
1903	10
1904	4
1905	11
1906	12
1907	6
1908	26
1909	22
1910	16
1911	67
1912	31
1913	17
1914	49
1915	72
1916	126
1917	120
1918	42
1919	37
1920	42
1921	65
1922	135
1923	166
1924	166
1925	198
1926	135
1927	184
1928	200
1929	122
1930	332
1931	442
1932	315
1933	337
1934	390
1935	311
1936	795
1937	280
1938	268
1939	359
1940	467
1941	334
1942	516
1943	309
1944	411
1945	299
1946	208
1947	532
1948	404
1949	374
1950	431
1951	416
1952	515
1953	623
1954	622
1955	485
1956	1,170
1957	394
1958	749
1959	391
1960	663
1961	318
1962	294
1963	510
1964	549
1965	388
1966	304
1967	430
1968	624
1969	967
1970	391
1971	467
1972	1,155
1973	1,120
1974	652
1975	571
1976	679
1977	828
1978	794
1979	924
1980	848
1981	1,025
1982	795
1983	1,013
1984	1,044
1985	939
1986	770
1987	728
1988	1,251
1989	1,040
1990	781
1991	1,040
1992	938
1993	1,762
1994	1,394
1995	576
1996	1,218
1997	752
1998	1,382
1999	971
2000	823
2001	983
2002	667
2003	664
2004	1,084
2005	949
2006	1,061
2007	1,067
2008	1,174
2009	930
2010	1,411
2011	749
2012	1,423
2013	549
2014	539
2015	1,263
2016	717
2017	904
2018	550
2019	506
2020	556
2021	930
2022	744
2023	577
2024	1,277
2025	562
2026	522

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	63
5 to 10	31
10 to 15	12
15 to 20	5
20 to 25	6
25 to 30	2
30 to 35	1