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Weather Records on 16 July 1920

46 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 1920. Highest significance: Weldon, US.

Key Facts for 16 July 1920

  • On 16 July 1920, 46 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 8 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 46 daily.
  • Weldon set a daily record precipitation of 34.0 mm (1.3 in) on 16 July 1920.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

46 stations
Weather records on 16 July 1920 46 station records on 16 July 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
46 station records on 16 July 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 16 July 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
WeldonUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation34.0 mm (1.3 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
WellandCanadaRecord low minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Powell CreekAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Donors Hill StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Wingham (Lanark Close)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.8 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordCanadaRecord low minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord high minimum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
WorcesterSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
BarrieCanadaRecord low minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Port DoverCanadaRecord low minimum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Bird RocksCanadaRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
YaltaUkraineRecord daily precipitation16.6 mm (0.7 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord low maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney CreekCanadaRecord low minimum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
ChicoutimiCanadaRecord low minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-GorodokRussiaRecord daily precipitation19.4 mm (0.8 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
LucknowCanadaRecord low minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
White RiverCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph OacCanadaRecord low minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
ParisCanadaRecord low minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage CaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.4 mm (1.0 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Moorland (Denro-An)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
EdmontonCanadaRecord high maximum temperature32.8 C (91.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
BurlingtonUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
BarkervilleCanadaRecord high maximum temperature27.8 C (82.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord high minimum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
BeatriceCanadaRecord low minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
London SouthCanadaRecord low minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
New WestminsterCanadaRecord high minimum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa CdaCanadaRecord low minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord high maximum temperature32.7 C (90.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
SurgutRussiaRecord daily precipitation23.8 mm (0.9 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord low minimum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
AlmaUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord low maximum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
AlmaUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord low maximum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Owen SoundCanadaRecord low maximum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
WoodstockCanadaRecord low minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
LindsayCanadaRecord low minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Owen SoundCanadaRecord low minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton ACanadaRecord low minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

46 records
Records on 16 July 1920 by type Records set or tied on 16 July 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 11. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 7Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 20Heaviest daily rainfall: 11Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 16 July 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 11.
Records on 16 July 1920 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum7
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum20
Heaviest daily rainfall11
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 16 July 1920 by timescale Records on 16 July 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 46. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 46all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 16 July 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 46.
Records on 16 July 1920 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily46

How Much Records Were Beaten By

38 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 July 1920 Margins by which the 38 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 18.5. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 3: 283 to 5: 35 to 8: 18 to 10: 310 to 13: 013 to 15: 115 to 18: 018 to 20: 20 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 1010 to 1313 to 1515 to 1818 to 20
Margins by which the 38 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 18.5. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 July 1920
MarginRecords
0 to 328
3 to 53
5 to 81
8 to 103
10 to 130
13 to 151
15 to 180
18 to 202

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 1920
Top 20 records on 16 July 1920 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
16 July 1920Weldon, USdaily rain34.0 mm (1.3 in)18.5 mm (0.7 in)27 years23 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1920Welland, CAdaily low min6.7 C (44.1 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)35 years21 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1920Tulbagh (Pol), ZAdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)9.1 mm (0.36 in)32 years21 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1920Powell Creek, AUdaily rain22.6 mm (0.9 in)18.0 mm (0.7 in)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1920Donors Hill Station, AUdaily rain8.1 mm (0.32 in)8.1 mm (0.32 in)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1920Wingham (Lanark Close), AUdaily rain20.8 mm (0.8 in)13.2 mm (0.5 in)26 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1920Stratford, CAdaily low min6.1 C (43.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)35 years19 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1920Sydney, CAdaily high min17.2 C (63.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)45 years19 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1920Worcester, ZAdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)29 years19 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1920Barrie, CAdaily low min6.1 C (43.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)23 years18 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1920Port Dover, CAdaily low min7.8 C (46.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)27 years17 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1920Buffalo, USdaily low max17.8 C (64.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)35 years17 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1920Bird Rocks, CAdaily high min15.0 C (59.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)27 years16 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1920Yalta, UAdaily rain16.6 mm (0.7 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)19 years16 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1920Southampton, CAdaily low max15.6 C (60.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)35 years15 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1920Stoney Creek, CAdaily low min8.3 C (46.9 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)24 years15 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1920Chicoutimi, CAdaily low min4.4 C (39.9 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)15 years15 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1920Oktjabrskij-Gorodok, RUdaily rain19.4 mm (0.8 in)1.6 mm (0.06 in)31 years15 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1920Lucknow, CAdaily low min2.2 C (36.0 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)12 years14 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1920White River, CAdaily low min-1.7 C (28.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)27 years13 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 1920
Records on 07-16 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1920. 1920 had 46 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 1920. 1920 had 46 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).