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Weather Records on 20 July 1919

40 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 July 1919. Highest significance: Cairns Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 20 July 1919

  • On 20 July 1919, 40 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 25 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 38 daily.
  • Cairns Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 39.4 mm (1.6 in) on 20 July 1919.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

40 stations
Weather records on 20 July 1919 40 station records on 20 July 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
40 station records on 20 July 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 20 July 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Cairns Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation39.4 mm (1.6 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation33.0 mm (1.3 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West TerraceAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature19.9 C (67.8 F)28 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NWUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation48.8 mm (1.9 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
BeatriceCanadaRecord high maximum temperature33.3 C (91.9 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
TarnabySwedenRecord daily precipitation19.6 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord high maximum temperature33.9 C (93.0 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade CtrUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation39.9 mm (1.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KristianstadSwedenRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord high minimum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord high maximum temperature35.0 C (95.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord low maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Belle IsleCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-LonchampFranceRecord daily precipitation4.5 mm (0.18 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Ft BidwellUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature36.7 C (98.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Robe ComparisonAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature16.3 C (61.3 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West TerraceAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-ArrenjarkaSwedenRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
SvegSwedenRecord high minimum temperature13.0 C (55.4 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - CoopUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation11.7 mm (0.5 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
White RiverCanadaRecord high maximum temperature32.8 C (91.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord high minimum temperature15.9 C (60.6 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
StonecliffeCanadaRecord high maximum temperature34.4 C (93.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
CulbertsonUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
OudenboschNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Putten (Gld)NetherlandsRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
PiteaSwedenRecord high minimum temperature17.5 C (63.5 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord high maximum temperature34.4 C (93.9 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton ACanadaRecord high maximum temperature35.0 C (95.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature14.0 C (57.2 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Parry SoundCanadaRecord high maximum temperature36.7 C (98.1 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph OacCanadaRecord high maximum temperature32.2 C (90.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Owen SoundCanadaRecord high maximum temperature32.8 C (91.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
TorontoCanadaRecord high minimum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord high maximum temperature27.8 C (82.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature31.1 C (88.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Robe ComparisonAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature11.4 C (52.5 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
BarrieCanadaRecord high maximum temperature32.2 C (90.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
ArhangelskRussiaRecord low minimum temperature4.3 C (39.7 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

40 records
Records on 20 July 1919 by type Records set or tied on 20 July 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 11. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 16Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 9Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 11Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 20 July 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 11.
Records on 20 July 1919 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum16
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum9
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall11
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 20 July 1919 by timescale Records on 20 July 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 38. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 38all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 20 July 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 38.
Records on 20 July 1919 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily38

How Much Records Were Beaten By

30 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 July 1919 Margins by which the 30 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 29.2. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 5: 245 to 10: 310 to 15: 015 to 20: 120 to 25: 125 to 30: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 30
Margins by which the 30 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 29.2. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 July 1919
MarginRecords
0 to 524
5 to 103
10 to 150
15 to 201
20 to 251
25 to 301

Top 20 by Significance

20 July 1919
Top 20 records on 20 July 1919 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
20 July 1919Cairns Post Office, AUdaily rain39.4 mm (1.6 in)29.2 mm (1.1 in)10 years46 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1919Newark Liberty Intl AP, USdaily rain33.0 mm (1.3 in)16.5 mm (0.6 in)41 years29 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1919Adelaide West Terrace, AUdaily high max19.9 C (67.8 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)29 years28 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1919Somerville 4 NW, USdaily rain48.8 mm (1.9 in)20.9 mm (0.8 in)38 years28 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1919Beatrice, CAdaily high max33.3 C (91.9 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)40 years23 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1919Tarnaby, SEdaily rain19.6 mm (0.8 in)7.2 mm (0.28 in)19 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1919Gravenhurst, CAdaily high max33.9 C (93.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)40 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1919World Trade Ctr, USdaily rain39.9 mm (1.6 in)9.7 mm (0.38 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1919Kristianstad, SEdaily rain10.7 mm (0.4 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)33 years18 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1919Port Arthur, CAdaily high min17.2 C (63.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)40 years17 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1919Lakefield, CAdaily high max35.0 C (95.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)24 years17 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1919Galway, IEdaily low max15.6 C (60.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)32 years17 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1919Belle Isle, CAdaily low min-1.1 C (30.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)4 years15 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1919Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FRdaily rain4.5 mm (0.18 in)2.9 mm (0.11 in)35 years15 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1919Ft Bidwell, USdaily high max36.7 C (98.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)30 years15 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1919Robe Comparison, AUdaily high max16.3 C (61.3 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)29 years14 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1919Adelaide West Terrace, AUdaily high min12.2 C (54.0 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)21 years13 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1919Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka, SEdaily high min15.0 C (59.0 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)17 years13 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1919Sveg, SEdaily high min13.0 C (55.4 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)17 years12 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1919Harrisburg - Coop, USdaily rain11.7 mm (0.5 in)5.9 mm (0.23 in)14 years12 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 1919
Records on 07-20 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1919. 1919 had 40 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001809: 11810: 11811: 21832: 21844: 21850: 11859: 21863: 11865: 41866: 11867: 11868: 11870: 11872: 11874: 21876: 11877: 21879: 31880: 11881: 21882: 11883: 21885: 11886: 21887: 11888: 11889: 21890: 51892: 71893: 11894: 11895: 11897: 41898: 21899: 41900: 91901: 31902: 131903: 61904: 101905: 61906: 81907: 121908: 311909: 61910: 271911: 121912: 331913: 281914: 201915: 1631916: 1171917: 571918: 531919: 401920: 161921: 551922: 521923: 1731924: 1121925: 1251926: 4111927: 1061928: 3661929: 4801930: 5981931: 3621932: 3381933: 2011934: 8571935: 3861936: 3581937: 2131938: 3921939: 3361940: 3251941: 2701942: 6091943: 3261944: 4701945: 2781946: 4821947: 6351948: 3851949: 8071950: 5631951: 4481952: 4881953: 3161954: 5121955: 3771956: 5451957: 3511958: 5361959: 6051960: 7581961: 3381962: 3271963: 4571964: 4161965: 1,1101966: 4691967: 4551968: 3891969: 6491970: 8901971: 6191972: 1,0621973: 8041974: 4891975: 4701976: 5801977: 8991978: 6631979: 1,2491980: 9251981: 1,0481982: 5801983: 1,1171984: 7991985: 6041986: 8481987: 1,1561988: 1,1031989: 1,1831990: 7241991: 1,0241992: 1,1371993: 9011994: 6111995: 9611996: 1,3651997: 9031998: 1,6821999: 8152000: 1,3932001: 7552002: 9862003: 1,3132004: 9782005: 1,2662006: 1,4872007: 1,1242008: 6632009: 1,5332010: 1,1542011: 1,3392012: 8172013: 8502014: 1,0002015: 8122016: 7442017: 3982018: 9302019: 8672020: 5242021: 6832022: 1,1082023: 8122024: 7372025: 6802026: 8631809187918991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1919. 1919 had 40 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 07-20 in each year
YearRecords
18091
18101
18112
18322
18442
18501
18592
18631
18654
18661
18671
18681
18701
18721
18742
18761
18772
18793
18801
18812
18821
18832
18851
18862
18871
18881
18892
18905
18927
18931
18941
18951
18974
18982
18994
19009
19013
190213
19036
190410
19056
19068
190712
190831
19096
191027
191112
191233
191328
191420
1915163
1916117
191757
191853
191940
192016
192155
192252
1923173
1924112
1925125
1926411
1927106
1928366
1929480
1930598
1931362
1932338
1933201
1934857
1935386
1936358
1937213
1938392
1939336
1940325
1941270
1942609
1943326
1944470
1945278
1946482
1947635
1948385
1949807
1950563
1951448
1952488
1953316
1954512
1955377
1956545
1957351
1958536
1959605
1960758
1961338
1962327
1963457
1964416
19651,110
1966469
1967455
1968389
1969649
1970890
1971619
19721,062
1973804
1974489
1975470
1976580
1977899
1978663
19791,249
1980925
19811,048
1982580
19831,117
1984799
1985604
1986848
19871,156
19881,103
19891,183
1990724
19911,024
19921,137
1993901
1994611
1995961
19961,365
1997903
19981,682
1999815
20001,393
2001755
2002986
20031,313
2004978
20051,266
20061,487
20071,124
2008663
20091,533
20101,154
20111,339
2012817
2013850
20141,000
2015812
2016744
2017398
2018930
2019867
2020524
2021683
20221,108
2023812
2024737
2025680
2026863

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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).