Weather Records on 22 July 1918

212 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 July 1918. Highest significance: Pilliga Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 22 July 1918

On 22 July 1918, 212 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
35 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 212 daily.
Pilliga Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 41.7 mm (1.6 in) on 22 July 1918.
Across 171 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

212 stations

212 station records on 22 July 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 July 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pilliga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cassilis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Llangollen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rotherwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Binnaway (Hawthorne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ellerslie 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gulgong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett (Euroka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Calga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Berry Masonic Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brewon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Neilrex (Caigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Premer Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gulargambone (Yalcogrin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coolah (Binnia St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Baradine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kickerbell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville (Welton Dale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Goorianawah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville (Krui Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jamberoo (Lorna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brewarrina Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Nardoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Milchengowrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barraba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narrandera (Brewarrana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barringun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brewarrina (Talawanta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarriaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lue Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quirindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mudgee (George Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Collarenebri (Albert St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Milliwindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bundarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cubbaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burburgate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Denman (Palace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Broke (Harrowby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Tenandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

212 records

Records set or tied on 22 July 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 170.

Records on 22 July 1918 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	170
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 July 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 212.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

193 broken records

Margins by which the 193 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 72.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 July 1918

Top 20 records on 22 July 1918 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 July 1918	Pilliga Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1918	Cassilis (Dalkeith), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1918	Coonabarabran (Namoi Street), AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1918	Cassilis Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1918	Llangollen, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1918	Rotherwood, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1918	Binnaway (Hawthorne), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1918	Ellerslie 2, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1918	Gulgong Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1918	Walgett (Euroka), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1918	Calga, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1918	Berry Masonic Village, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	13 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1918	Brewon, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1918	Milton Post Office, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1918	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	65 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1918	Neilrex (Caigan), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1918	Premer Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1918	Gulargambone (Yalcogrin St), AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1918	Coolah (Binnia St), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1918	Baradine Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	28 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 1918

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1918. 1918 had 212 records.

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

Records on 07-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1794	1
1796	1
1797	2
1806	2
1808	1
1809	1
1811	1
1813	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1844	1
1845	1
1850	1
1854	2
1855	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1867	1
1868	5
1870	1
1871	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1883	1
1885	3
1886	5
1887	2
1889	5
1890	5
1891	3
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	2
1896	5
1897	2
1898	4
1900	4
1901	12
1902	3
1903	10
1904	4
1905	12
1906	20
1907	11
1908	9
1909	7
1910	30
1911	26
1912	40
1913	38
1914	52
1915	28
1916	39
1917	34
1918	212
1919	36
1920	71
1921	172
1922	54
1923	107
1924	342
1925	268
1926	345
1927	329
1928	200
1929	267
1930	282
1931	367
1932	291
1933	307
1934	805
1935	250
1936	331
1937	368
1938	404
1939	345
1940	470
1941	236
1942	278
1943	392
1944	633
1945	280
1946	455
1947	1,196
1948	533
1949	419
1950	738
1951	384
1952	797
1953	404
1954	668
1955	618
1956	350
1957	544
1958	450
1959	581
1960	419
1961	519
1962	393
1963	504
1964	418
1965	543
1966	541
1967	295
1968	473
1969	454
1970	1,105
1971	449
1972	715
1973	981
1974	602
1975	335
1976	521
1977	478
1978	1,172
1979	646
1980	844
1981	1,551
1982	710
1983	1,025
1984	945
1985	712
1986	784
1987	1,234
1988	1,001
1989	838
1990	1,026
1991	810
1992	1,393
1993	1,193
1994	1,075
1995	1,241
1996	1,062
1997	1,106
1998	989
1999	756
2000	1,020
2001	1,183
2002	1,002
2003	1,536
2004	805
2005	1,197
2006	1,938
2007	1,190
2008	839
2009	1,294
2010	1,350
2011	1,940
2012	675
2013	604
2014	669
2015	661
2016	895
2017	509
2018	910
2019	513
2020	453
2021	558
2022	782
2023	676
2024	718
2025	877
2026	873

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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 10	126
10 to 20	42
20 to 30	17
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1