Weather Records on 21 July 1919

51 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 July 1919. Highest significance: Toronto, CA.

Key Facts for 21 July 1919

On 21 July 1919, 51 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
19 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 49 daily.
Toronto set a daily record precipitation of 68.6 mm (2.7 in) on 21 July 1919.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

51 stations

51 station records on 21 July 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 July 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Toronto	Canada	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bryson City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Epping Chester Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Cathcart	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

51 records

Records set or tied on 21 July 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 27.

Records on 21 July 1919 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	27
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 July 1919 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 1, daily 49.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

42 broken records

Margins by which the 42 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 July 1919

Top 20 records on 21 July 1919 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 July 1919	Toronto, CA	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	6 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1919	Camden 3 W, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	5 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1919	Vanersborg, SE	daily rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1919	Novorossijsk, RU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1919	Malmesbury, ZA	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	22 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1919	Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka, SE	all-time high min	17.0 C (62.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	18 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1919	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	17 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1919	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	27 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1919	Philadelphia City, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1919	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	29 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1919	Pitea, SE	daily high min	16.5 C (61.7 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	32 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1919	Athens, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	21 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1919	Bryson City 2, US	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1919	Clontarf, CA	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	2 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1919	East London -Signal STN, ZA	daily rain	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	38 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1919	Houston Wb City, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	33 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1919	Jacksonville Wb City, US	daily low max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	34 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1919	Lindsay, CA	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	31 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1919	Dohne (Sar), ZA	daily rain	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	36 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1919	Weldon, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	14 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 1919

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1919. 1919 had 51 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	32
10 to 20	7
20 to 30	0
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1