Weather Records on 20 July 1916

117 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 July 1916. Highest significance: Broken Hill (Nuntherungie), AU.

Key Facts for 20 July 1916

On 20 July 1916, 117 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
43 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 113 daily.
Broken Hill (Nuntherungie) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 31.8 mm (1.3 in) on 20 July 1916.
Across 161 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

117 stations

117 station records on 20 July 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 July 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Broken Hill (Nuntherungie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boorolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greenock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Southampton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Blinman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Broughton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poplitah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kapunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wanganella (Zara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Redhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Burrabogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Stawell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gilbert River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mallan (Niemur Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gorki	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrabara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkworth (Bungaree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Narridy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Strathbogie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Stonecliffe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Olive Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mundoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kapunda Water Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Yetman (Warialda Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaleer Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wangaratta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Stonecliffe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mannanarie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Euston Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Conargo (Willurah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Neds Corner Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tallangatta Dcnr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

117 records

Records set or tied on 20 July 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 71.

Records on 20 July 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	71
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 July 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 113.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

98 broken records

Margins by which the 98 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 26.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 July 1916

Top 20 records on 20 July 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 July 1916	Broken Hill (Nuntherungie), AU	monthly rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1916	Clermont Sirius St, AU	monthly rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1916	Melrose, AU	monthly rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1916	Boorolong, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1916	Greenock, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1916	Southampton, CA	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	34 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1916	Cleveland 2717 Euclid, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1916	Parry Sound, CA	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	16 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1916	Toronto, CA	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	47 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1916	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	27 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1916	Blinman, AU	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1916	Port Broughton, AU	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1916	Poplitah, AU	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1916	Swan Hill Post Office, AU	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1916	Kapunda, AU	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1916	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily rain	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1916	Hallett, AU	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1916	Wanganella (Zara), AU	daily rain	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1916	Redhill, AU	daily rain	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1916	Burrabogie, AU	daily rain	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	20 years	19 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 1916

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1916. 1916 had 117 records.

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

Records on 07-20 in each year
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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	73
5 to 10	16
10 to 15	4
15 to 20	4
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	1