Weather Records on 16 July 1937

307 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 1937. Highest significance: Teonthar, IN.

Key Facts for 16 July 1937

On 16 July 1937, 307 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
172 were record highs and 40 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 303 daily.
Teonthar set a daily record precipitation of 209.6 mm (8.3 in) on 16 July 1937.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

307 stations

307 station records on 16 July 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 July 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Teonthar	India	Record daily precipitation	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgway	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jalaun	India	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Heath Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lunkaransar	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Savanne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hutchinson River	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Matamoras	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hallock	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dehradun	India	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Narsingpur	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alamogordo 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Roseau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Philo	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Haiku 490	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ratangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Larned	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Stratton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ambikapur	India	Record daily precipitation	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pathankot	India	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lynchburg - Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Thermopolis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grove Farm 1021	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ness City	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leavenworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Ignace	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deesa	India	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

307 records

Records set or tied on 16 July 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 55, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 117, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 95.

Records on 16 July 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	55
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	117
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	95
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 July 1937 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 303.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

235 broken records

Margins by which the 235 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 98.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 1937

Top 20 records on 16 July 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 July 1937	Teonthar, IN	daily rain	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	98.9 mm (3.9 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1937	Ridgway, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1937	Jalaun, IN	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1937	Heath Springs, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1937	Chattanooga Wb City, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	55 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1937	Lunkaransar, IN	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1937	Greenville, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1937	Savanne, CA	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1937	Hutchinson River, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1937	Philo 3 SW, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1937	Matamoras, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1937	Hallock, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1937	Clarion 3 SW, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1937	Dehradun, IN	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	18 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1937	Simcoe, CA	all-time high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	6 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1937	Narsingpur, IN	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1937	Ada, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	43 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1937	Alamogordo 1, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	12 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1937	Revelstoke, CA	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1937	Port Arthur, CA	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	53 years	28 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1937. 1937 had 307 records.

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

Records on 07-16 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1801	1
1802	1
1808	1
1819	1
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1840	2
1845	1
1852	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1868	2
1870	1
1871	1
1875	2
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	9
1902	2
1903	18
1904	20
1905	4
1906	23
1907	7
1908	21
1909	17
1910	9
1911	24
1912	28
1913	23
1914	53
1915	41
1916	39
1917	90
1918	18
1919	56
1920	46
1921	66
1922	303
1923	180
1924	75
1925	179
1926	295
1927	170
1928	405
1929	192
1930	402
1931	527
1932	446
1933	224
1934	432
1935	284
1936	715
1937	307
1938	213
1939	599
1940	255
1941	363
1942	321
1943	297
1944	193
1945	702
1946	454
1947	568
1948	259
1949	417
1950	542
1951	537
1952	560
1953	366
1954	592
1955	548
1956	417
1957	221
1958	1,270
1959	341
1960	329
1961	402
1962	538
1963	251
1964	341
1965	437
1966	415
1967	1,067
1968	788
1969	702
1970	674
1971	766
1972	641
1973	880
1974	666
1975	742
1976	840
1977	829
1978	1,095
1979	543
1980	1,457
1981	569
1982	985
1983	1,362
1984	937
1985	528
1986	845
1987	916
1988	1,306
1989	1,074
1990	955
1991	627
1992	943
1993	1,053
1994	730
1995	929
1996	739
1997	707
1998	1,051
1999	998
2000	1,207
2001	1,073
2002	1,029
2003	1,492
2004	724
2005	1,023
2006	1,527
2007	1,186
2008	669
2009	839
2010	927
2011	1,221
2012	829
2013	853
2014	1,448
2015	605
2016	706
2017	419
2018	694
2019	476
2020	464
2021	661
2022	538
2023	1,150
2024	938
2025	764
2026	727

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Data for records on 1937-07-16: 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 20	213
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	2