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Weather Records on 16 July 1921

66 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 1921. Highest significance: Briagolong, AU.

Key Facts for 16 July 1921

  • On 16 July 1921, 66 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 19 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 65 daily.
  • Briagolong set a daily record precipitation of 35.6 mm (1.4 in) on 16 July 1921.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

66 stations
Weather records on 16 July 1921 66 station records on 16 July 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
66 station records on 16 July 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 16 July 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
BriagolongAustraliaRecord daily precipitation35.6 mm (1.4 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
MerinoAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.7 mm (1.1 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
Edenhope (Post Office)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Rokewood (Kuruc A Ruc)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Buangor 1AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature13.8 C (56.8 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Branxholme (Bassett)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Murphy 4ESEUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation33.3 mm (1.3 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
NaracoorteAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Mount MacedonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.3 mm (0.8 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Merino (Glenorchy Estate)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.8 mm (0.8 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord low minimum temperature6.8 C (44.2 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
OrebroSwedenRecord low minimum temperature6.8 C (44.2 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central EnglandUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature28.0 C (82.4 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Bass (Kilcunda)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.5 mm (0.7 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord high minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
YarramAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.7 mm (0.5 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Rokewood (the Meadows)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West TerraceAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature20.4 C (68.7 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gambier Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.8 mm (0.8 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Naracoorte Cave RangeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Harrow (Pine Hills)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
InnisfailAustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.0 mm (1.2 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
EnfieldAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Macarthur (Glenhuntly)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
St AlbansCanadaRecord high maximum temperature40.0 C (104.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature35.4 C (95.7 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of FlUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature28.3 C (82.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Glenthompson (Brie Brie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
HamiltonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.3 mm (0.7 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord low minimum temperature4.0 C (39.2 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
WarragulAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Elaine (Larundel)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.9 mm (0.39 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Casterton (Warrock)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Sable IslandCanadaRecord daily precipitation17.3 mm (0.7 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
ZametchinoRussiaRecord low minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature15.5 C (59.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
SheffieldUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature27.8 C (82.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Halls GapAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
CottbusGermanyRecord low minimum temperature8.0 C (46.4 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
WoodsideAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.4 mm (0.29 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Coranderrk Badger WeirAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Coleraine (Tulse Hill)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkesdale (Post Office)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Beeac (Eurack)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature23.8 C (74.8 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature30.6 C (87.1 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord low minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-MalmslaettSwedenRecord low minimum temperature8.0 C (46.4 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
KristianstadSwedenRecord low minimum temperature7.0 C (44.6 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.4 mm (1.0 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Officer (Jesmond Dene)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

66 records
Records on 16 July 1921 by type Records set or tied on 16 July 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 34. 010203040Highest daily maximum: 11Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 8Lowest daily minimum: 12Heaviest daily rainfall: 34Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 16 July 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 34.
Records on 16 July 1921 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum11
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum8
Lowest daily minimum12
Heaviest daily rainfall34
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 16 July 1921 by timescale Records on 16 July 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 65. 020406080all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 65all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 16 July 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 65.
Records on 16 July 1921 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily65

How Much Records Were Beaten By

53 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 July 1921 Margins by which the 53 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 16.8. Ties are not counted. 0102030400 to 3: 353 to 5: 85 to 8: 58 to 10: 110 to 13: 213 to 15: 115 to 18: 10 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 1010 to 1313 to 1515 to 18
Margins by which the 53 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 16.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 July 1921
MarginRecords
0 to 335
3 to 58
5 to 85
8 to 101
10 to 132
13 to 151
15 to 181

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 1921
Top 20 records on 16 July 1921 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
16 July 1921Briagolong, AUdaily rain35.6 mm (1.4 in)16.8 mm (0.7 in)7 years30 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1921Merino, AUdaily rain26.7 mm (1.1 in)10.7 mm (0.4 in)18 years26 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1921Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily high min6.7 C (44.1 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)40 years23 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1921Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily high max20.6 C (69.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)47 years23 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1921Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily high max20.6 C (69.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)51 years23 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1921Edenhope (Post Office), AUdaily rain18.8 mm (0.7 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)26 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1921Portland, AUdaily rain22.6 mm (0.9 in)6.3 mm (0.25 in)37 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1921Rokewood (Kuruc A Ruc), AUdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)16 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1921Buangor 1, AUdaily rain16.0 mm (0.6 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1921Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily high min10.6 C (51.1 F)3.1 C (5.6 F)22 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1921Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily high min13.8 C (56.8 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)44 years19 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1921Branxholme (Bassett), AUdaily rain14.5 mm (0.6 in)5.4 mm (0.21 in)15 years19 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1921Murphy 4ESE, USdaily rain33.3 mm (1.3 in)8.7 mm (0.34 in)30 years19 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1921Naracoorte, AUdaily rain13.2 mm (0.5 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)26 years18 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1921Mount Macedon, AUdaily rain19.3 mm (0.8 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)15 years18 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1921Merino (Glenorchy Estate), AUdaily rain20.8 mm (0.8 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)18 years18 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1921Vestervig, DKdaily low min6.8 C (44.2 F)1.8 C (3.2 F)18 years18 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1921Orebro, SEdaily low min6.8 C (44.2 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)34 years18 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1921Cet Central England, GBdaily high max28.0 C (82.4 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)20 years18 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1921Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily high max19.4 C (66.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)28 years17 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 1921
Records on 07-16 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1921. 1921 had 66 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 1921. 1921 had 66 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).