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Weather Records on 16 July 1918

18 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 1918. Highest significance: New Westminster, CA.

Key Facts for 16 July 1918

  • On 16 July 1918, 18 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 18 daily.
  • New Westminster set a daily record high minimum temperature of 17.2 C (63.0 F) on 16 July 1918.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

18 stations
Weather records on 16 July 1918 18 station records on 16 July 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
18 station records on 16 July 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 16 July 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
New WestminsterCanadaRecord high minimum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord low minimum temperature-5.6 C (21.9 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
AstoriaUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Philipstown (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation5.3 mm (0.21 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature28.9 C (84.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-GricCroatiaRecord high maximum temperature32.6 C (90.7 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
St AlbansCanadaRecord low minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
JamestownSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation16.8 mm (0.7 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
UmeaSwedenRecord low maximum temperature14.0 C (57.2 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature4.2 C (39.6 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelleCanadaRecord low minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
AlmaUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature22.8 C (73.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council DepotAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
MinnedosaCanadaRecord low minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
LuganskUkraineRecord daily precipitation15.9 mm (0.6 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij NovgorodRussiaRecord daily precipitation15.3 mm (0.6 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey FyrNorwayRecord daily precipitation24.7 mm (1.0 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord low minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

18 records
Records on 16 July 1918 by type Records set or tied on 16 July 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 5. 02468Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 7Heaviest daily rainfall: 5Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 16 July 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 5.
Records on 16 July 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum7
Heaviest daily rainfall5
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 16 July 1918 by timescale Records on 16 July 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 18. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 18all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 16 July 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 18.
Records on 16 July 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily18

How Much Records Were Beaten By

17 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 July 1918 Margins by which the 17 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 5.4. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 1: 71 to 2: 42 to 3: 33 to 4: 14 to 5: 15 to 6: 10 to 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 55 to 6
Margins by which the 17 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 5.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 July 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 17
1 to 24
2 to 33
3 to 41
4 to 51
5 to 61

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 1918
Top 18 records on 16 July 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
16 July 1918New Westminster, CAdaily high min17.2 C (63.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)19 years19 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1918Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily low min-5.6 C (21.9 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)27 years18 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1918Astoria, USdaily high min15.6 C (60.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)26 years17 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1918Philipstown (Tnk), ZAdaily rain5.3 mm (0.21 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)18 years14 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1918Jacksonville Wb City, USdaily low max28.9 C (84.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)29 years14 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1918Zagreb-Gric, HRdaily high max32.6 C (90.7 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)33 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1918St Albans, CAdaily low min4.4 C (39.9 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)7 years12 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1918Jamestown, ZAdaily rain16.8 mm (0.7 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)18 years12 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1918Umea, SEdaily low max14.0 C (57.2 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)15 years11 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1918Brisbane Regional Office, AUdaily low min4.2 C (39.6 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)22 years10 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1918Qu'appelle, CAdaily low min5.0 C (41.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)17 years10 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1918Alma, USdaily low max22.8 C (73.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)21 years10 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1918Walgett Council Depot, AUdaily low min-1.7 C (28.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)16 years9 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1918Minnedosa, CAdaily low min2.8 C (37.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)7 years9 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1918Lugansk, UAdaily rain15.9 mm (0.6 in)5.4 mm (0.21 in)4 years9 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1918Niznij Novgorod, RUdaily rain15.3 mm (0.6 in)0.1 mm (0.00 in)19 years8 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1918Oksoey Fyr, NOdaily rain24.7 mm (1.0 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)9 years7 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1918Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily low min (Tie)6.1 C (43.0 F)tie7 years1 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

1798 to 1918
Records on 07-16 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1918. 1918 had 18 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001798: 11801: 11802: 11808: 11819: 11829: 11832: 11833: 11840: 21845: 11852: 21862: 11863: 11865: 31866: 11868: 21870: 11871: 11875: 21876: 21878: 11879: 21880: 11881: 21883: 41886: 11887: 21888: 21890: 51891: 21892: 51894: 61896: 11897: 21898: 21899: 21900: 51901: 91902: 21903: 181904: 201905: 41906: 231907: 71908: 211909: 171910: 91911: 241912: 281913: 231914: 531915: 411916: 391917: 901918: 181919: 561920: 461921: 661922: 3031923: 1801924: 751925: 1791926: 2951927: 1701928: 4051929: 1921930: 4021931: 5271932: 4461933: 2241934: 4321935: 2841936: 7151937: 3071938: 2131939: 5991940: 2551941: 3631942: 3211943: 2971944: 1931945: 7021946: 4541947: 5681948: 2591949: 4171950: 5421951: 5371952: 5601953: 3661954: 5921955: 5481956: 4171957: 2211958: 1,2701959: 3411960: 3291961: 4021962: 5381963: 2511964: 3411965: 4371966: 4151967: 1,0671968: 7881969: 7021970: 6741971: 7661972: 6411973: 8801974: 6661975: 7421976: 8401977: 8291978: 1,0951979: 5431980: 1,4571981: 5691982: 9851983: 1,3621984: 9371985: 5281986: 8451987: 9161988: 1,3061989: 1,0741990: 9551991: 6271992: 9431993: 1,0531994: 7301995: 9291996: 7391997: 7071998: 1,0511999: 9982000: 1,2072001: 1,0732002: 1,0292003: 1,4922004: 7242005: 1,0232006: 1,5272007: 1,1862008: 6692009: 8392010: 9272011: 1,2212012: 8292013: 8532014: 1,4482015: 6052016: 7062017: 4192018: 6942019: 4762020: 4642021: 6612022: 5382023: 1,1502024: 9382025: 7642026: 7271798187118981915193219491966198320002017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1918. 1918 had 18 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 07-16 in each year
YearRecords
17981
18011
18021
18081
18191
18291
18321
18331
18402
18451
18522
18621
18631
18653
18661
18682
18701
18711
18752
18762
18781
18792
18801
18812
18834
18861
18872
18882
18905
18912
18925
18946
18961
18972
18982
18992
19005
19019
19022
190318
190420
19054
190623
19077
190821
190917
19109
191124
191228
191323
191453
191541
191639
191790
191818
191956
192046
192166
1922303
1923180
192475
1925179
1926295
1927170
1928405
1929192
1930402
1931527
1932446
1933224
1934432
1935284
1936715
1937307
1938213
1939599
1940255
1941363
1942321
1943297
1944193
1945702
1946454
1947568
1948259
1949417
1950542
1951537
1952560
1953366
1954592
1955548
1956417
1957221
19581,270
1959341
1960329
1961402
1962538
1963251
1964341
1965437
1966415
19671,067
1968788
1969702
1970674
1971766
1972641
1973880
1974666
1975742
1976840
1977829
19781,095
1979543
19801,457
1981569
1982985
19831,362
1984937
1985528
1986845
1987916
19881,306
19891,074
1990955
1991627
1992943
19931,053
1994730
1995929
1996739
1997707
19981,051
1999998
20001,207
20011,073
20021,029
20031,492
2004724
20051,023
20061,527
20071,186
2008669
2009839
2010927
20111,221
2012829
2013853
20141,448
2015605
2016706
2017419
2018694
2019476
2020464
2021661
2022538
20231,150
2024938
2025764
2026727

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).