Weather Records on 20 July 1937

213 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 July 1937. Highest significance: New Canton, US.

Key Facts for 20 July 1937

On 20 July 1937, 213 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
35 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 204 daily.
New Canton set a monthly record daily precipitation of 109.2 mm (4.3 in) on 20 July 1937.
Across 161 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

213 stations

213 station records on 20 July 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 July 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
New Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nandikottur	India	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lynchburg - Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kurnool	India	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Talbotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chipurupally	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gajapathinagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Umerkhed	India	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Amity	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dandridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pindron	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Salon	India	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dalmau	India	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bissem-Cuttack	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marlinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sidhout(Siddavat)	India	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pattikonda	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nizamabad	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eubank	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yemmiganur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Venkatagirikota	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nandyal	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda River	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Burnside	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Roanoke	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ramnagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wamboota	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabethton	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bukkapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kunigal	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Claude	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gudur(Guduru)	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kotli	Pakistan	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wyndham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kjahta	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

213 records

Records set or tied on 20 July 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 116.

Records on 20 July 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	116
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 July 1937 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 204.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

169 broken records

Margins by which the 169 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 July 1937

Top 20 records on 20 July 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 July 1937	New Canton, US	monthly rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1937	Warren 2 ENE, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1937	Charlottesville 2W, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1937	Nandikottur, IN	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1937	Lynchburg - Coop, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1937	Kurnool, IN	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1937	Talbotton, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1937	Chipurupally, IN	monthly rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1937	Gajapathinagaram, IN	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1937	Umerkhed, IN	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1937	Amity, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1937	Gravette, US	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1937	Las Vegas 2 NW, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1937	Dandridge, US	all-time rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	3 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1937	Pindron, IN	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	14 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1937	Salon, IN	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	7 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1937	Dalmau, IN	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1937	Bissem-Cuttack, IN	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1937	Lexington, US	monthly low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	42 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1937	Marlinton, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	39 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

1809 to 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1937. 1937 had 213 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 2026-10-17 (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	110
10 to 20	27
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	3