Weather Records on 22 July 1920

71 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 July 1920. Highest significance: Qu'appelle, CA.

Key Facts for 22 July 1920

On 22 July 1920, 71 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
14 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 69 daily.
Qu'appelle set a daily record precipitation of 67.8 mm (2.7 in) on 22 July 1920.
Across 171 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

71 stations

71 station records on 22 July 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 July 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Toulby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Sodra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narrandera Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boomanoomana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bygoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thornborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bulgandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beachport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
West Wyalong (Tallimbalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie (Yanko Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Maytown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Eremeran	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wantabadgery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Barellan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mulwala Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wahgunyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bolagamy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Colinroobie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lund	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Temora Ambulance Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mandamar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Barnawartha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wyalong Upper 3 Run	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Eurongilly (Bundaleer)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Yalgogrin South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hillview (Ballandry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Elliot Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen Netherby Wine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hillston Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Howlong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Rowan (Bungeet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Euabalong (Lachlan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney Creek	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn - Meteorologisk Ins	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Bright Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

71 records

Records set or tied on 22 July 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 52.

Records on 22 July 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	52
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 July 1920 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 1, daily 69.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

64 broken records

Margins by which the 64 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 58.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 July 1920

Top 20 records on 22 July 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 July 1920	Qu'appelle, CA	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1920	Grenfell, CA	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 1920	Galway, IE	monthly low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1920	Toulby, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1920	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1920	Olands Sodra Udde, SE	daily rain	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1920	Narrandera Post Office, AU	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1920	Boomanoomana, AU	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1920	Bygoo, AU	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1920	Thornborough, AU	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1920	Bulgandra, AU	daily rain	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1920	Beachport, AU	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1920	West Wyalong (Tallimbalong), AU	daily rain	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1920	Jonkoping, SE	daily rain	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1920	Skara 1, SE	daily rain	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	6 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1920	Jerilderie (Yanko Station), AU	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	25 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1920	Chaplin, CA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	13 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1920	Prince Albert, CA	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	26 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1920	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily rain	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	36 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1920	Bjuraker, SE	daily rain	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	30 years	19 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

1793 to 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1920. 1920 had 71 records.

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

Records on 07-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1794	1
1796	1
1797	2
1806	2
1808	1
1809	1
1811	1
1813	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1844	1
1845	1
1850	1
1854	2
1855	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1867	1
1868	5
1870	1
1871	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1883	1
1885	3
1886	5
1887	2
1889	5
1890	5
1891	3
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	2
1896	5
1897	2
1898	4
1900	4
1901	12
1902	3
1903	10
1904	4
1905	12
1906	20
1907	11
1908	9
1909	7
1910	30
1911	26
1912	40
1913	38
1914	52
1915	28
1916	39
1917	34
1918	212
1919	36
1920	71
1921	172
1922	54
1923	107
1924	342
1925	268
1926	345
1927	329
1928	200
1929	267
1930	282
1931	367
1932	291
1933	307
1934	805
1935	250
1936	331
1937	368
1938	404
1939	345
1940	470
1941	236
1942	278
1943	392
1944	633
1945	280
1946	455
1947	1,196
1948	533
1949	419
1950	738
1951	384
1952	797
1953	404
1954	668
1955	618
1956	350
1957	544
1958	450
1959	581
1960	419
1961	519
1962	393
1963	504
1964	418
1965	543
1966	541
1967	295
1968	473
1969	454
1970	1,105
1971	449
1972	715
1973	981
1974	602
1975	335
1976	521
1977	478
1978	1,172
1979	646
1980	844
1981	1,551
1982	710
1983	1,025
1984	945
1985	712
1986	784
1987	1,234
1988	1,001
1989	838
1990	1,026
1991	810
1992	1,393
1993	1,193
1994	1,075
1995	1,241
1996	1,062
1997	1,106
1998	989
1999	756
2000	1,020
2001	1,183
2002	1,002
2003	1,536
2004	805
2005	1,197
2006	1,938
2007	1,190
2008	839
2009	1,294
2010	1,350
2011	1,940
2012	675
2013	604
2014	669
2015	661
2016	895
2017	509
2018	910
2019	513
2020	453
2021	558
2022	782
2023	676
2024	718
2025	877
2026	873

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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 10	58
10 to 20	3
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	2