Weather Records on 15 July 1921

55 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 July 1921. Highest significance: Stratford, AU.

Key Facts for 15 July 1921

On 15 July 1921, 55 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
11 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 55 daily.
Stratford set a daily record precipitation of 37.8 mm (1.5 in) on 15 July 1921.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

55 stations

55 station records on 15 July 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 July 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stratford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stradbroke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ballan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cooma Lambie Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beeac (Eurack)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Benalla (Shadforth Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Corryong (Parish Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Boort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Palmerville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tittybong Pine Grove Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Litchfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.7 C (87.3 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Borambola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Benjeroop (Davey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.2 C (91.8 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Howlong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Mallan (Niemur Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Bulgandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Waukaringa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Gladfield Hopefield Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

55 records

Records set or tied on 15 July 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 31.

Records on 15 July 1921 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	31
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 July 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 55.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

46 broken records

Margins by which the 46 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 65.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 July 1921

Top 20 records on 15 July 1921 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 July 1921	Stratford, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1921	Gainesville UNIV of Fl, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1921	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1921	Stradbroke Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1921	Setauket Strong, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1921	Ballan, AU	daily rain	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1921	Cooma Lambie Street, AU	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	58 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1921	Beeac (Eurack), AU	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1921	Benalla (Shadforth Street), AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1921	Washington, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1921	Corryong (Parish Lane), AU	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	16 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1921	Hastings Post Office, AU	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	45 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1921	Plauen, DE	daily low min	4.5 C (40.1 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	32 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1921	Boort, AU	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	18 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1921	Cottbus, DE	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	18 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1921	St. Petersburg, RU	daily low max	15.2 C (59.4 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	27 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1921	Wilmington Wb City, US	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	32 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1921	Saint John, CA	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	35 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1921	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily low min	8.0 C (46.4 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	32 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1921	Bridgeton 1 NE, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	24 years	15 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 1921

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1921. 1921 had 55 records.

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

Records on 07-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1802	1
1808	1
1824	2
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1838	1
1839	1
1840	2
1866	1
1868	2
1874	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	4
1896	2
1897	2
1898	10
1899	1
1900	1
1901	7
1902	4
1903	24
1904	9
1905	1
1906	10
1907	8
1908	7
1909	7
1910	14
1911	11
1912	44
1913	19
1914	35
1915	34
1916	27
1917	134
1918	33
1919	59
1920	78
1921	55
1922	111
1923	120
1924	126
1925	137
1926	487
1927	151
1928	367
1929	213
1930	503
1931	591
1932	649
1933	205
1934	554
1935	208
1936	905
1937	279
1938	227
1939	394
1940	320
1941	444
1942	275
1943	338
1944	228
1945	693
1946	421
1947	373
1948	397
1949	455
1950	503
1951	606
1952	825
1953	398
1954	784
1955	612
1956	351
1957	304
1958	859
1959	411
1960	576
1961	386
1962	724
1963	291
1964	670
1965	282
1966	494
1967	1,419
1968	661
1969	670
1970	542
1971	552
1972	681
1973	800
1974	692
1975	869
1976	790
1977	766
1978	815
1979	585
1980	1,168
1981	646
1982	938
1983	1,241
1984	841
1985	793
1986	773
1987	968
1988	1,157
1989	827
1990	1,202
1991	589
1992	904
1993	1,198
1994	1,027
1995	1,347
1996	1,076
1997	688
1998	1,170
1999	1,428
2000	1,276
2001	1,004
2002	1,177
2003	1,256
2004	714
2005	932
2006	1,535
2007	1,171
2008	532
2009	816
2010	941
2011	989
2012	927
2013	761
2014	1,016
2015	547
2016	672
2017	467
2018	645
2019	561
2020	614
2021	674
2022	621
2023	1,157
2024	823
2025	720
2026	961

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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	40
10 to 20	3
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1