Weather Records on 16 July 1919

56 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 1919. Highest significance: Bologna, IT.

Key Facts for 16 July 1919

On 16 July 1919, 56 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
12 were record highs and 34 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 51 daily.
Bologna set a daily record precipitation of 42.4 mm (1.7 in) on 16 July 1919.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

56 stations

56 station records on 16 July 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 July 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bologna	Italy	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Herschel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

56 records

Records set or tied on 16 July 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 10.

Records on 16 July 1919 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	10
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 July 1919 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 51.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

45 broken records

Margins by which the 45 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 14.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 1919

Top 20 records on 16 July 1919 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 July 1919	Bologna, IT	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	85 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1919	Bologna, IT	daily low min	13.4 C (56.1 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	78 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1919	Stromsfoss Sluse, NO	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1919	Arnsberg, DE	monthly low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	32 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1919	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily low min	3.6 C (38.5 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	44 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1919	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	43 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1919	Prince Albert, CA	monthly high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	27 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1919	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily low max	11.9 C (53.4 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	35 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1919	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	35 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1919	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily low min	8.1 C (46.6 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	23 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1919	Yarmouth, CA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1919	Karlsruhe, DE	daily low min	8.0 C (46.4 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	32 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1919	Salzburg, AT	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	35 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1919	Salzburg, AT	daily low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	39 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1919	Robe Comparison, AU	daily low max	9.7 C (49.5 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	22 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1919	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily low min	7.3 C (45.1 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	32 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1919	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	35 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1919	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	monthly low max	13.2 C (55.8 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	12 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1919	Zagreb-Gric, HR	daily low max	16.8 C (62.2 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	12 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1919	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	34 years	15 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 1919

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1919. 1919 had 56 records.

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

Records on 07-16 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1801	1
1802	1
1808	1
1819	1
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1840	2
1845	1
1852	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1868	2
1870	1
1871	1
1875	2
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	9
1902	2
1903	18
1904	20
1905	4
1906	23
1907	7
1908	21
1909	17
1910	9
1911	24
1912	28
1913	23
1914	53
1915	41
1916	39
1917	90
1918	18
1919	56
1920	46
1921	66
1922	303
1923	180
1924	75
1925	179
1926	295
1927	170
1928	405
1929	192
1930	402
1931	527
1932	446
1933	224
1934	432
1935	284
1936	715
1937	307
1938	213
1939	599
1940	255
1941	363
1942	321
1943	297
1944	193
1945	702
1946	454
1947	568
1948	259
1949	417
1950	542
1951	537
1952	560
1953	366
1954	592
1955	548
1956	417
1957	221
1958	1,270
1959	341
1960	329
1961	402
1962	538
1963	251
1964	341
1965	437
1966	415
1967	1,067
1968	788
1969	702
1970	674
1971	766
1972	641
1973	880
1974	666
1975	742
1976	840
1977	829
1978	1,095
1979	543
1980	1,457
1981	569
1982	985
1983	1,362
1984	937
1985	528
1986	845
1987	916
1988	1,306
1989	1,074
1990	955
1991	627
1992	943
1993	1,053
1994	730
1995	929
1996	739
1997	707
1998	1,051
1999	998
2000	1,207
2001	1,073
2002	1,029
2003	1,492
2004	724
2005	1,023
2006	1,527
2007	1,186
2008	669
2009	839
2010	927
2011	1,221
2012	829
2013	853
2014	1,448
2015	605
2016	706
2017	419
2018	694
2019	476
2020	464
2021	661
2022	538
2023	1,150
2024	938
2025	764
2026	727

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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 2	33
2 to 4	7
4 to 6	1
6 to 8	1
8 to 10	0
10 to 12	1
12 to 14	1
14 to 16	1