Weather Records on 21 July 1916

72 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 July 1916. Highest significance: Reading Wb City, US.

Key Facts for 21 July 1916

On 21 July 1916, 72 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
40 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 70 daily.
Reading Wb City set a monthly record daily precipitation of 134.1 mm (5.3 in) on 21 July 1916.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

72 stations

72 station records on 21 July 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 July 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Stonecliffe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zametchino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tumut (Red Hill Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarcutta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Momba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cultowa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Stonecliffe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bedooba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Berthong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Peak Hill (Genanaguy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Dalhousie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Springfield 2)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Temora Ambulance Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Creek Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Mount Murchison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Roto Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Kew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Mount McDonald	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Mundarlo (Yabtree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Fulham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Dalhousie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Euston Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Stonecliffe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

72 records

Records set or tied on 21 July 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 26.

Records on 21 July 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	26
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 July 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 70.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

54 broken records

Margins by which the 54 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 67.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 July 1916

Top 20 records on 21 July 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 July 1916	Reading Wb City, US	monthly rain	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	0 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1916	Stonecliffe, CA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1916	Zametchino, RU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	7 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1916	Pesaro, IT	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1916	Toronto, CA	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	63 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1916	Halifax, CA	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	26 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1916	Tumut (Red Hill Station), AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	5 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1916	Barrie, CA	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	47 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1916	Charlottetown, CA	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	38 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1916	Middletown 4 W, US	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1916	Tarcutta Post Office, AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1916	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily rain	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1916	Momba, AU	daily rain	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	41 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1916	Hamilton, CA	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	30 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1916	Quebec, CA	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	19 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1916	Arhangelsk, RU	monthly rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	11 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1916	Cobar (the Meadows), AU	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	6 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1916	Innsbruck, AT	daily low min	8.2 C (46.8 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	36 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1916	Montreal McGill, CA	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	28 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1916	Cultowa, AU	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	33 years	16 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 1916

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1916. 1916 had 72 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 10	49
10 to 20	3
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1