Weather Records on 15 July 1937

279 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 July 1937. Highest significance: Grafton, US.

Key Facts for 15 July 1937

On 15 July 1937, 279 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
112 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 272 daily.
Grafton set a daily record precipitation of 57.7 mm (2.3 in) on 15 July 1937.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

279 stations

279 station records on 15 July 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 July 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Roseau	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hoofddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barh	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Morden	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wetaskiwin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Battleford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Niab	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bemidji	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waseca	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Edmonton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dhoraji	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chatarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crawfordsville Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hallock	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kenora	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pal-Lahara	India	Record daily precipitation	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moth	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Schreiber	Canada	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Satna	India	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mandawar	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Davis	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Shahpura	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bilara	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jhansi	India	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg River Gage	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high minimum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Datia	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Liberal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
S Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

279 records

Records set or tied on 15 July 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 86, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 123.

Records on 15 July 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	86
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	123
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 July 1937 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 272.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

220 broken records

Margins by which the 220 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 July 1937

Top 20 records on 15 July 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 July 1937	Grafton, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1937	Sheffield, GB	daily rain	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1937	Roseau, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1937	Hoofddorp, NL	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	69 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1937	Barh, IN	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1937	Morden, CA	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1937	Park Rapids Muni AP, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1937	Wetaskiwin, CA	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1937	Battleford, CA	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1937	Cambridge Niab, GB	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1937	Bemidji, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1937	Port Jervis, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1937	Waseca, CA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1937	Edmonton, CA	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1937	Malvern, GB	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1937	Sandy Cape Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1937	Dhoraji, IN	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1937	Chatarpur, IN	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1937	Crawfordsville Pwr Plt, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1937	Hallock, US	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	32 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1937. 1937 had 279 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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Data for records on 1937-07-15: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	161
10 to 20	29
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	4