Weather Records on 19 July 1921

55 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 July 1921. Highest significance: Cape Norman, CA.

Key Facts for 19 July 1921

On 19 July 1921, 55 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
28 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 51 daily.
Cape Norman set a daily record precipitation of 63.5 mm (2.5 in) on 19 July 1921.
Across 164 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

55 stations

55 station records on 19 July 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 July 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape Norman	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barrie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Quebec	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti Heath Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	48.9 C (120.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
North Bruce	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wiarton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.8 C (87.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	32.6 C (90.7 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Ashbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.4 C (86.7 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Sevastopol',Mgs	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

55 records

Records set or tied on 19 July 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 22.

Records on 19 July 1921 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	22
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 July 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 51.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

47 broken records

Margins by which the 47 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 43.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 July 1921

Top 20 records on 19 July 1921 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 July 1921	Cape Norman, CA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1921	Barrie, CA	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1921	Quebec, CA	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1921	Armagh, GB	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	73 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 1921	Anticosti Heath Point, CA	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 1921	Needles, US	monthly high max	48.9 C (120.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 1921	Somerville 4 NW, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 1921	Northfield, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 1921	Cap Madeleine, CA	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 1921	Tobolsk, RU	monthly rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	22 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 1921	Cornwall, US	monthly rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 1921	North Bruce, CA	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 1921	Peterborough, CA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 1921	Alton, CA	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	11 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 1921	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	20 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 1921	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	42 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 1921	Port Alfred, ZA	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	22 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 1921	Adelaide West Terrace, AU	daily high min	12.3 C (54.1 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	23 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 1921	Mt Carmel, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 1921	Hambantota, LK	daily high min	25.7 C (78.3 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	18 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

1799 to 1921

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1921. 1921 had 55 records.

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

Records on 07-19 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1805	1
1809	1
1811	1
1837	1
1838	1
1839	1
1843	1
1845	2
1848	1
1851	1
1859	2
1863	2
1864	1
1865	2
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	3
1873	2
1874	3
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	5
1892	3
1893	2
1894	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	4
1898	2
1899	3
1900	6
1901	4
1902	12
1903	4
1904	15
1905	20
1906	14
1907	19
1908	21
1909	17
1910	49
1911	14
1912	39
1913	48
1914	35
1915	140
1916	234
1917	177
1918	36
1919	34
1920	50
1921	55
1922	121
1923	224
1924	191
1925	153
1926	319
1927	96
1928	148
1929	232
1930	585
1931	269
1932	385
1933	258
1934	765
1935	268
1936	402
1937	227
1938	290
1939	285
1940	338
1941	424
1942	568
1943	276
1944	361
1945	308
1946	485
1947	613
1948	384
1949	762
1950	613
1951	545
1952	541
1953	330
1954	535
1955	343
1956	552
1957	348
1958	481
1959	393
1960	746
1961	402
1962	453
1963	502
1964	534
1965	755
1966	481
1967	560
1968	740
1969	610
1970	545
1971	636
1972	699
1973	538
1974	513
1975	441
1976	824
1977	898
1978	636
1979	964
1980	835
1981	915
1982	676
1983	1,011
1984	1,076
1985	569
1986	810
1987	1,608
1988	995
1989	1,081
1990	954
1991	803
1992	717
1993	847
1994	589
1995	893
1996	1,353
1997	856
1998	1,325
1999	878
2000	1,802
2001	905
2002	985
2003	1,192
2004	1,082
2005	1,049
2006	1,392
2007	1,181
2008	753
2009	1,844
2010	911
2011	1,266
2012	878
2013	1,061
2014	1,207
2015	735
2016	605
2017	495
2018	836
2019	651
2020	409
2021	779
2022	1,143
2023	884
2024	544
2025	600
2026	653

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 19 July 1921
Margin	Records
0 to 10	38
10 to 20	4
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1