Weather Records on 23 July 1937

319 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 July 1937. Highest significance: Kiruna, SE.

Key Facts for 23 July 1937

On 23 July 1937, 319 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
71 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 314 daily.
Kiruna set a daily record precipitation of 49.6 mm (2.0 in) on 23 July 1937.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

319 stations

319 station records on 23 July 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 July 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kiruna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rajathgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrabah Comm Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pachwara	India	Record daily precipitation	168.7 mm (6.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Attunga (Garthowen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bundarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roomal	India	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lanji	India	Record daily precipitation	229.9 mm (9.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Somerton (Bective Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Werris Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waraseoni	India	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Khurda	India	Record daily precipitation	236.2 mm (9.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beulah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mandla	India	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Keolari	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fanny Cove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bonshaw (Campbell St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Currabubula	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tingha (Crystal Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kurwai	India	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Quipolly Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tamworth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nundle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Narrabri Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll (the Ranch)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pandaria	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Khairagarh	India	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sheo	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bemetara	India	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Breeza (Main Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Coolanbilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Siwana	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kota-In-Rajasthan	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maryland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cuerindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tylden "Tulden"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Streaky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln (Big Swamp)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Terowie (Neathvale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mercadool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

319 records

Records set or tied on 23 July 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 204.

Records on 23 July 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	204
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 July 1937 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 2, daily 314.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

273 broken records

Margins by which the 273 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 133.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 July 1937

Top 20 records on 23 July 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 July 1937	Kiruna, SE	daily rain	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1937	Rajathgarh, IN	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1937	Yarrabah Comm Council, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1937	Pachwara, IN	daily rain	168.7 mm (6.6 in)	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1937	Robe Comparison, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1937	Attunga (Garthowen), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1937	Bundarra Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1937	Roomal, IN	daily rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1937	Coloso, PR	daily low max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	26 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1937	Lanji, IN	daily rain	229.9 mm (9.1 in)	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1937	Somerton (Bective Estate), AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1937	Werris Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1937	Waraseoni, IN	daily rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	15 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1937	Khurda, IN	all-time rain	236.2 mm (9.3 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1937	Beulah, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1937	Mandla, IN	daily rain	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1937	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1937	Innisfail, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1937	Keolari, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1937	Adrian 2 NNE, US	all-time high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	18 years	31 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 319 records.

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

Records on 07-23 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1797	1
1804	1
1810	1
1811	2
1832	1
1835	1
1836	2
1838	1
1845	1
1846	2
1851	1
1852	1
1855	2
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1868	5
1870	1
1873	2
1875	2
1877	1
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	5
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	5
1890	4
1894	3
1895	7
1896	4
1898	9
1899	5
1900	8
1901	10
1902	6
1903	4
1904	18
1905	11
1906	19
1907	9
1908	15
1909	27
1910	54
1911	37
1912	43
1913	36
1914	59
1915	35
1916	34
1917	42
1918	96
1919	26
1920	40
1921	221
1922	113
1923	104
1924	158
1925	173
1926	266
1927	308
1928	146
1929	174
1930	214
1931	334
1932	232
1933	432
1934	898
1935	329
1936	403
1937	319
1938	354
1939	277
1940	494
1941	292
1942	265
1943	245
1944	350
1945	239
1946	531
1947	1,240
1948	610
1949	453
1950	500
1951	422
1952	788
1953	660
1954	545
1955	585
1956	402
1957	513
1958	633
1959	606
1960	568
1961	937
1962	465
1963	490
1964	373
1965	368
1966	368
1967	347
1968	480
1969	436
1970	935
1971	648
1972	640
1973	798
1974	578
1975	359
1976	425
1977	570
1978	1,064
1979	648
1980	703
1981	1,030
1982	594
1983	1,324
1984	980
1985	711
1986	1,239
1987	1,164
1988	1,124
1989	868
1990	1,033
1991	1,050
1992	1,469
1993	1,466
1994	1,215
1995	827
1996	1,227
1997	1,088
1998	885
1999	846
2000	1,225
2001	1,242
2002	875
2003	1,649
2004	1,148
2005	997
2006	1,757
2007	1,262
2008	1,057
2009	1,069
2010	1,627
2011	1,907
2012	822
2013	648
2014	783
2015	559
2016	760
2017	517
2018	873
2019	786
2020	514
2021	506
2022	707
2023	629
2024	798
2025	917
2026	788

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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 20	247
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1