Weather Records on 20 July 1925

125 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 July 1925. Highest significance: Winterswijk, NL.

Key Facts for 20 July 1925

On 20 July 1925, 125 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
43 were record highs and 29 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 122 daily.
Winterswijk set an all-time record daily precipitation of 64.6 mm (2.5 in) on 20 July 1925.
Across 161 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

125 stations

125 station records on 20 July 1925 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 July 1925: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Winterswijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	32.5 C (90.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Putten (Gld)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pella	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vanrhysdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
De Aar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Hill (Murray Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert Road (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Britstown (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stradbroke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leeu Gamka (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Riddells Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Noupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Poonunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Steinkopf (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly West (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Oranjerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge St Hospital	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Eutawville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Rowan (Bungeet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low maximum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

125 records

Records set or tied on 20 July 1925 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 53.

Records on 20 July 1925 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	53
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 July 1925 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 1, daily 122.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

102 broken records

Margins by which the 102 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 19.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 July 1925

Top 20 records on 20 July 1925 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 July 1925	Winterswijk, NL	all-time rain	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1925	Enisejsk, RU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1925	Skara 1, SE	all-time high max	32.5 C (90.5 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	31 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1925	Blackwood, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1925	Putten (Gld), NL	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1925	Anderson 1 N, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1925	Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel, DE	daily high max	32.0 C (89.6 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1925	Crystal Springs Exp STN, US	daily low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	30 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1925	Pella, ZA	daily rain	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1925	Collbran, US	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	2 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1925	Vanrhysdorp, ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1925	De Aar, ZA	daily rain	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1925	Swan Hill (Murray Downs), AU	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1925	Prince Albert Road (Sar), ZA	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1925	Britstown (Pol), ZA	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1925	Stradbroke Post Office, AU	daily rain	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1925	Leeu Gamka (Sar), ZA	daily rain	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1925	Carlinville, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1925	Riddells Creek, AU	daily rain	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	30 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1925	Hanover (Pol), ZA	daily rain	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	43 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

1809 to 1925

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1925. 1925 had 125 records.

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

Records on 07-20 in each year
Year	Records
1809	1
1810	1
1811	2
1832	2
1844	2
1850	1
1859	2
1863	1
1865	4
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	5
1892	7
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1897	4
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	3
1902	13
1903	6
1904	10
1905	6
1906	8
1907	12
1908	31
1909	6
1910	27
1911	12
1912	33
1913	28
1914	20
1915	163
1916	117
1917	57
1918	53
1919	40
1920	16
1921	55
1922	52
1923	173
1924	112
1925	125
1926	411
1927	106
1928	366
1929	480
1930	598
1931	362
1932	338
1933	201
1934	857
1935	386
1936	358
1937	213
1938	392
1939	336
1940	325
1941	270
1942	609
1943	326
1944	470
1945	278
1946	482
1947	635
1948	385
1949	807
1950	563
1951	448
1952	488
1953	316
1954	512
1955	377
1956	545
1957	351
1958	536
1959	605
1960	758
1961	338
1962	327
1963	457
1964	416
1965	1,110
1966	469
1967	455
1968	389
1969	649
1970	890
1971	619
1972	1,062
1973	804
1974	489
1975	470
1976	580
1977	899
1978	663
1979	1,249
1980	925
1981	1,048
1982	580
1983	1,117
1984	799
1985	604
1986	848
1987	1,156
1988	1,103
1989	1,183
1990	724
1991	1,024
1992	1,137
1993	901
1994	611
1995	961
1996	1,365
1997	903
1998	1,682
1999	815
2000	1,393
2001	755
2002	986
2003	1,313
2004	978
2005	1,266
2006	1,487
2007	1,124
2008	663
2009	1,533
2010	1,154
2011	1,339
2012	817
2013	850
2014	1,000
2015	812
2016	744
2017	398
2018	930
2019	867
2020	524
2021	683
2022	1,108
2023	812
2024	737
2025	680
2026	863

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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 2026-10-14 (14 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 3	66
3 to 5	15
5 to 8	7
8 to 10	3
10 to 13	4
13 to 15	2
15 to 18	3
18 to 20	2