Weather Records on 18 July 1916

235 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 July 1916. Highest significance: Burra (Kooringa), AU.

Key Facts for 18 July 1916

On 18 July 1916, 235 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
12 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 59 monthly and 174 daily.
Burra (Kooringa) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 71.6 mm (2.8 in) on 18 July 1916.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

235 stations

235 station records on 18 July 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 July 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Burra (Kooringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Orroroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Port Broughton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Appila	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Koomooloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bute (Ninnes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ardrossan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Corny Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Eudunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Port Clinton (Yararoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Old Baratta Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Snowtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker (Warcowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mundoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Orroroo (Black Rock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton (Eurelia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Port Wakefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kadina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Callington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gnalta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Boolcoomatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Blinman (Wirrealpa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Murray Town (Doughboy Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Johnburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bimbowrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Redhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kanmantoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker (Wilson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton (Yackara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marrabel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nairne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Edithburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrabara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett (Old Canowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minlaton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Angaston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Collingrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wandearah North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gammon Ranges (Wooltana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Torrens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arrowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nuriootpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Milparinka Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mannanarie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moonta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Victoria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Truro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Outalpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Whittata	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stansbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

235 records

Records set or tied on 18 July 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 214.

Records on 18 July 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	214
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 July 1916 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 59, daily 174.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

223 broken records

Margins by which the 223 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 36.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 July 1916

Top 20 records on 18 July 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 July 1916	Burra (Kooringa), AU	all-time rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	72 of 100 (Major)
18 July 1916	Orroroo, AU	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 July 1916	Port Broughton, AU	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 July 1916	Appila, AU	monthly rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 July 1916	Koomooloo, AU	monthly rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 July 1916	Bute (Ninnes), AU	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 July 1916	Ardrossan, AU	monthly rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 July 1916	Corny Point Lighthouse, AU	monthly rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 July 1916	Eudunda, AU	monthly rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 July 1916	Port Clinton (Yararoo), AU	monthly rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1916	Old Baratta Homestead, AU	monthly rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1916	Snowtown, AU	monthly rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1916	Hawker (Warcowie), AU	monthly rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1916	Mundoora, AU	monthly rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1916	Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale), AU	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1916	Orroroo (Black Rock), AU	monthly rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1916	Carrieton (Eurelia), AU	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1916	Peterborough, AU	monthly rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1916	Port Wakefield, AU	monthly rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1916	Kadina, AU	monthly rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	55 of 100 (Notable)

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 235 records.

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

Records on 07-18 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1801	1
1845	1
1847	1
1851	1
1858	1
1862	1
1863	2
1865	1
1866	2
1871	2
1872	1
1874	1
1877	1
1878	4
1880	1
1881	2
1883	2
1886	2
1887	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	4
1891	1
1892	2
1895	1
1896	2
1897	6
1898	2
1899	3
1900	8
1901	5
1902	3
1903	14
1904	7
1905	22
1906	13
1907	12
1908	39
1909	11
1910	33
1911	42
1912	28
1913	21
1914	47
1915	95
1916	235
1917	265
1918	58
1919	38
1920	59
1921	67
1922	138
1923	126
1924	306
1925	217
1926	191
1927	85
1928	108
1929	123
1930	462
1931	382
1932	343
1933	228
1934	502
1935	212
1936	665
1937	334
1938	306
1939	424
1940	352
1941	349
1942	661
1943	277
1944	333
1945	350
1946	334
1947	385
1948	289
1949	521
1950	632
1951	307
1952	597
1953	493
1954	501
1955	423
1956	466
1957	325
1958	475
1959	548
1960	669
1961	280
1962	516
1963	269
1964	523
1965	707
1966	545
1967	735
1968	998
1969	590
1970	530
1971	625
1972	701
1973	976
1974	729
1975	643
1976	1,047
1977	839
1978	881
1979	821
1980	747
1981	624
1982	749
1983	1,071
1984	1,000
1985	582
1986	908
1987	1,845
1988	1,001
1989	1,233
1990	1,053
1991	589
1992	1,135
1993	1,013
1994	720
1995	904
1996	1,157
1997	785
1998	1,169
1999	900
2000	1,214
2001	909
2002	840
2003	1,159
2004	985
2005	1,210
2006	1,285
2007	1,267
2008	593
2009	1,757
2010	878
2011	1,148
2012	1,070
2013	921
2014	1,348
2015	745
2016	609
2017	426
2018	699
2019	548
2020	361
2021	676
2022	1,071
2023	867
2024	581
2025	779
2026	806

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Data for records on 1916-07-18: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	78
5 to 10	50
10 to 15	37
15 to 20	23
20 to 25	20
25 to 30	11
30 to 35	3
35 to 40	1