Weather Records on 21 July 1937

253 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 July 1937. Highest significance: Yeotmal, IN.

Key Facts for 21 July 1937

On 21 July 1937, 253 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
50 were record highs and 63 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 246 daily.
Yeotmal set an all-time record daily precipitation of 337.6 mm (13.3 in) on 21 July 1937.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

253 stations

253 station records on 21 July 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 July 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yeotmal	India	Record daily precipitation	337.6 mm (13.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Darwha	India	Record daily precipitation	236.5 mm (9.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pathankot	India	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chidavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wardha	India	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lunkaransar	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hinton 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ramnagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bhadra	India	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yadki	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Betul(Badnur)	India	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Katol	India	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ner	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Penryn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Neemuch	India	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jodhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waimanalo 794	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gooty	India	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Giddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nohar	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Uri	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chandauli	India	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nimach	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hinganghat	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cheltenham 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerston (Glenrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ramban	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Roanoke	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
D.Baria	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kumta	India	Record daily precipitation	157.7 mm (6.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Atlin	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tadpatri	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Callaville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Seoni	India	Record daily precipitation	188.2 mm (7.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Varanasi	India	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lynchburg - Coop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Randolph 5 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan (Carwoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wingen (Murrulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hambledon Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wetaskiwin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kalahasti	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kalol	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muhammadpur	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

253 records

Records set or tied on 21 July 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 140.

Records on 21 July 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	140
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 July 1937 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 4, daily 246.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

212 broken records

Margins by which the 212 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 126.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 July 1937

Top 20 records on 21 July 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 July 1937	Yeotmal, IN	all-time rain	337.6 mm (13.3 in)	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	24 years	70 of 100 (Major)
21 July 1937	Darwha, IN	all-time rain	236.5 mm (9.3 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1937	Hillsdown, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1937	Pathankot, IN	daily rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1937	Chidavaram, IN	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1937	Wardha, IN	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1937	Lunkaransar, IN	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1937	Hinton 1, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1937	Ramnagaram, IN	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1937	Bhadra, IN	daily rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1937	Yadki, IN	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1937	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	56 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1937	Betul(Badnur), IN	daily rain	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	7 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1937	Katol, IN	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1937	Ner, IN	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1937	Columbia 2SSE, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1937	Boggabri (Penryn), AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1937	Neemuch, IN	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1937	Jodhpur, IN	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	15 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1937	Lima Wwtp, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	30 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

1794 to 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1937. 1937 had 253 records.

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

Records on 07-21 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1797	1
1813	2
1832	2
1837	1
1839	1
1843	1
1844	2
1854	1
1859	3
1865	3
1868	3
1872	1
1876	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1892	3
1893	3
1894	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	2
1900	6
1901	13
1902	12
1903	10
1904	8
1905	13
1906	13
1907	12
1908	25
1909	18
1910	12
1911	37
1912	52
1913	41
1914	48
1915	81
1916	72
1917	136
1918	130
1919	51
1920	33
1921	55
1922	48
1923	132
1924	286
1925	202
1926	401
1927	191
1928	205
1929	360
1930	521
1931	549
1932	322
1933	208
1934	965
1935	236
1936	322
1937	253
1938	638
1939	415
1940	318
1941	226
1942	318
1943	253
1944	716
1945	300
1946	398
1947	795
1948	403
1949	603
1950	662
1951	427
1952	657
1953	351
1954	656
1955	582
1956	490
1957	447
1958	531
1959	940
1960	651
1961	388
1962	263
1963	470
1964	457
1965	748
1966	626
1967	313
1968	334
1969	636
1970	1,241
1971	475
1972	1,046
1973	871
1974	536
1975	380
1976	477
1977	708
1978	1,155
1979	964
1980	926
1981	1,352
1982	588
1983	1,234
1984	764
1985	554
1986	791
1987	1,025
1988	1,015
1989	973
1990	914
1991	812
1992	1,562
1993	866
1994	773
1995	1,247
1996	1,141
1997	849
1998	1,674
1999	814
2000	1,230
2001	889
2002	990
2003	1,250
2004	694
2005	1,420
2006	1,479
2007	1,145
2008	989
2009	1,306
2010	1,148
2011	1,414
2012	815
2013	526
2014	762
2015	704
2016	645
2017	433
2018	942
2019	755
2020	363
2021	574
2022	866
2023	816
2024	873
2025	881
2026	874

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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 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	170
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1