Weather Records on 15 July 1940

320 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 July 1940. Highest significance: Montreal McGill, CA.

Key Facts for 15 July 1940

On 15 July 1940, 320 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
50 were record highs and 127 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 313 daily.
Montreal McGill set a daily record precipitation of 68.8 mm (2.7 in) on 15 July 1940.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

320 stations

320 station records on 15 July 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 July 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Khaga	India	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Banda	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Khutar	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Babuskin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Silvan State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palitana	India	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Churu	India	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cuero	United States	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hebbronville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waco	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bhaunagar	India	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vita (Khanapur)	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ricardo	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Berens River	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lonavala	India	Record daily precipitation	224.0 mm (8.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beberu	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Songadh	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mokhada	India	Record daily precipitation	204.5 mm (8.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Edenton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Macdonald College	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vadgaon (Maval)	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Akola	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caulfield (Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clyde State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Flemington Racecourse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eltham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lakes Entrance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tallygaroopna State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mickleham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lewers Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Diamond Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kualapuu 534	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bairnsdale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Heyfield State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Barramunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ranpur	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

320 records

Records set or tied on 15 July 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 84, Heaviest daily rainfall 143.

Records on 15 July 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	84
Heaviest daily rainfall	143
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 July 1940 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 313.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

233 broken records

Margins by which the 233 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 July 1940

Top 20 records on 15 July 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 July 1940	Montreal McGill, CA	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	5 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1940	Dillon 1 E, US	monthly rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1940	Vilnius, LT	daily rain	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1940	Khaga, IN	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1940	Arhangelsk, RU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1940	Banda, IN	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	10 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1940	Khutar, IN	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	17 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1940	Babuskin, RU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1940	Poronajsk, RU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1940	Troy, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1940	Silvan State School, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1940	Palitana, IN	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1940	Churu, IN	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1940	Kirov, RU	monthly high min	21.3 C (70.3 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	49 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1940	Cuero, US	daily low min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	35 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1940	Hebbronville, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1940	Waco, US	daily low min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	54 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1940	Bhaunagar, IN	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	5 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1940	Vita (Khanapur), IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	38 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1940	Ricardo, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 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

1793 to 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1940. 1940 had 320 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 1940-07-15: 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	191
10 to 20	20
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	3
70 to 80	1