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Weather Records on 21 July 1920

33 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 July 1920. Highest significance: Nocoleche, AU.

Key Facts for 21 July 1920

  • On 21 July 1920, 33 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 15 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 32 daily.
  • Nocoleche set a daily record precipitation of 7.9 mm (0.31 in) on 21 July 1920.
  • Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

33 stations
Weather records on 21 July 1920 33 station records on 21 July 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
33 station records on 21 July 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 21 July 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
NocolecheAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Hillston (Cowl Cowl)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Merrowie NorthAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Roto (Coombie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KallaraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
YarranAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Hillston AirportAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
The OlivesAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.8 mm (0.7 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head CdaCanadaRecord high maximum temperature36.1 C (97.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
ChitaRussiaRecord high minimum temperature19.7 C (67.5 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelleCanadaRecord high maximum temperature35.0 C (95.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
TashkentUzbekistanRecord low maximum temperature28.5 C (83.3 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Swift CurrentCanadaRecord high minimum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Kempsey (Wide Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Binya (Merribee)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Swift CurrentCanadaRecord high maximum temperature35.6 C (96.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage CaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.1 mm (0.16 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Chatillon-Sur-SeineFranceRecord daily precipitation20.0 mm (0.8 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/UniversiteAlgeriaRecord high maximum temperature38.0 C (100.4 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
SonnblickAustriaRecord high maximum temperature9.5 C (49.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Girilambone (Booroomugga)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.8 mm (0.11 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l ACanadaRecord high minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Fort ChipewyanCanadaRecord high maximum temperature29.4 C (84.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Prince AlbertCanadaRecord high maximum temperature30.0 C (86.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
BarringunAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.0 mm (0.08 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)AlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Bellbrook (East Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Paddington)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Fort NationalAlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature26.0 C (78.8 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Fort NationalAlgeriaRecord high maximum temperature36.0 C (96.8 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-MaouTunisiaRecord high maximum temperature38.0 C (100.4 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

33 records
Records on 21 July 1920 by type Records set or tied on 21 July 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 17. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 9Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 6Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 17Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 21 July 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 17.
Records on 21 July 1920 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum9
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum6
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall17
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 21 July 1920 by timescale Records on 21 July 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 32. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 32all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 21 July 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 32.
Records on 21 July 1920 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily32

How Much Records Were Beaten By

29 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 21 July 1920 Margins by which the 29 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 12.7. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 2: 142 to 4: 64 to 6: 16 to 8: 38 to 10: 410 to 12: 012 to 14: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 14
Margins by which the 29 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 12.7. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 21 July 1920
MarginRecords
0 to 214
2 to 46
4 to 61
6 to 83
8 to 104
10 to 120
12 to 141

Top 20 by Significance

21 July 1920
Top 20 records on 21 July 1920 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
21 July 1920Nocoleche, AUdaily rain7.9 mm (0.31 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)40 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1920Hillston (Cowl Cowl), AUdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)8.8 mm (0.35 in)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1920Merrowie North, AUdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1920Roto (Coombie), AUdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)9.9 mm (0.39 in)14 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1920Kallara, AUdaily rain15.0 mm (0.6 in)9.9 mm (0.39 in)16 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1920Yarran, AUdaily rain16.8 mm (0.7 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)25 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1920Hillston Airport, AUdaily rain14.5 mm (0.6 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1920The Olives, AUdaily rain18.8 mm (0.7 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)23 years18 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1920Indian Head Cda, CAdaily high max36.1 C (97.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)25 years18 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1920Chita, RUdaily high min19.7 C (67.5 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)22 years18 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1920Qu'appelle, CAdaily high max35.0 C (95.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)25 years17 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1920Tashkent, UZdaily low max28.5 C (83.3 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)37 years17 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1920Swift Current, CAdaily high min17.8 C (64.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)26 years14 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1920Houston Wb City, USdaily high min25.0 C (77.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)24 years14 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1920Kempsey (Wide Street), AUdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)16 years13 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1920Binya (Merribee), AUdaily rain10.7 mm (0.4 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)24 years13 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1920Swift Current, CAdaily high max35.6 C (96.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)25 years13 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1920Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca, AUdaily rain4.1 mm (0.16 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)30 years12 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1920Chatillon-Sur-Seine, FRdaily rain20.0 mm (0.8 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)19 years11 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1920Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZdaily high max38.0 C (100.4 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)20 years10 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 1920
Records on 07-21 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1920. 1920 had 33 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001794: 11795: 11796: 11797: 11813: 21832: 21837: 11839: 11843: 11844: 21854: 11859: 31865: 31868: 31872: 11876: 11879: 21880: 11881: 11884: 11885: 11886: 21888: 21889: 31890: 21892: 31893: 31894: 31895: 11896: 31897: 41898: 71899: 21900: 61901: 131902: 121903: 101904: 81905: 131906: 131907: 121908: 251909: 181910: 121911: 371912: 521913: 411914: 481915: 811916: 721917: 1361918: 1301919: 511920: 331921: 551922: 481923: 1321924: 2861925: 2021926: 4011927: 1911928: 2051929: 3601930: 5211931: 5491932: 3221933: 2081934: 9651935: 2361936: 3221937: 2531938: 6381939: 4151940: 3181941: 2261942: 3181943: 2531944: 7161945: 3001946: 3981947: 7951948: 4031949: 6031950: 6621951: 4271952: 6571953: 3511954: 6561955: 5821956: 4901957: 4471958: 5311959: 9401960: 6511961: 3881962: 2631963: 4701964: 4571965: 7481966: 6261967: 3131968: 3341969: 6361970: 1,2411971: 4751972: 1,0461973: 8711974: 5361975: 3801976: 4771977: 7081978: 1,1551979: 9641980: 9261981: 1,3521982: 5881983: 1,2341984: 7641985: 5541986: 7911987: 1,0251988: 1,0151989: 9731990: 9141991: 8121992: 1,5621993: 8661994: 7731995: 1,2471996: 1,1411997: 8491998: 1,6741999: 8142000: 1,2302001: 8892002: 9902003: 1,2502004: 6942005: 1,4202006: 1,4792007: 1,1452008: 9892009: 1,3062010: 1,1482011: 1,4142012: 8152013: 5262014: 7622015: 7042016: 6452017: 4332018: 9422019: 7552020: 3632021: 5742022: 8662023: 8162024: 8732025: 8812026: 8741794187918991915193119471963197919952011
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1920. 1920 had 33 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 07-21 in each year
YearRecords
17941
17951
17961
17971
18132
18322
18371
18391
18431
18442
18541
18593
18653
18683
18721
18761
18792
18801
18811
18841
18851
18862
18882
18893
18902
18923
18933
18943
18951
18963
18974
18987
18992
19006
190113
190212
190310
19048
190513
190613
190712
190825
190918
191012
191137
191252
191341
191448
191581
191672
1917136
1918130
191951
192033
192155
192248
1923132
1924286
1925202
1926401
1927191
1928205
1929360
1930521
1931549
1932322
1933208
1934965
1935236
1936322
1937253
1938638
1939415
1940318
1941226
1942318
1943253
1944716
1945300
1946398
1947795
1948403
1949603
1950662
1951427
1952657
1953351
1954656
1955582
1956490
1957447
1958531
1959940
1960651
1961388
1962263
1963470
1964457
1965748
1966626
1967313
1968334
1969636
19701,241
1971475
19721,046
1973871
1974536
1975380
1976477
1977708
19781,155
1979964
1980926
19811,352
1982588
19831,234
1984764
1985554
1986791
19871,025
19881,015
1989973
1990914
1991812
19921,562
1993866
1994773
19951,247
19961,141
1997849
19981,674
1999814
20001,230
2001889
2002990
20031,250
2004694
20051,420
20061,479
20071,145
2008989
20091,306
20101,148
20111,414
2012815
2013526
2014762
2015704
2016645
2017433
2018942
2019755
2020363
2021574
2022866
2023816
2024873
2025881
2026874

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-12).