Weather Records on 16 July 1941

363 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 1941. Highest significance: Toronto, CA.

Key Facts for 16 July 1941

On 16 July 1941, 363 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
188 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 27 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 323 daily.
Toronto set a daily record precipitation of 62.2 mm (2.4 in) on 16 July 1941.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

363 stations

363 station records on 16 July 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 July 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Toronto	Canada	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mahul Pnulpur	India	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hata	India	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Deoria	India	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Barharwa	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Canguaretama	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Shahganj	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Katra	India	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Darauli	India	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Padrauna	India	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow	India	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bagaha	India	Record daily precipitation	189.0 mm (7.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Domeriaganj Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark 6 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto Agincourt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crockett	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ulm	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bettiah	India	Record daily precipitation	224.8 mm (8.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Siwan	India	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vashon Island	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jalalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lynchburg - Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hope Little Mountain	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Prince	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Azamgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bikapur	India	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hasanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon Arm	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hathwa	India	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle UNIV of Washin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Golden A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ghosi	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pommelsbrunn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle UNIV of Washin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Loukahi	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Berhampore	India	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Settle	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bansgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cheesman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

363 records

Records set or tied on 16 July 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 101, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 87, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 145.

Records on 16 July 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	101
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	87
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	145
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 July 1941 by timescale: all-time 27, monthly 13, daily 323.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

291 broken records

Margins by which the 291 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 124.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 1941

Top 20 records on 16 July 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 July 1941	Toronto, CA	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	54 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 July 1941	Mahul Pnulpur, IN	daily rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1941	Hata, IN	daily rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1941	Deoria, IN	daily rain	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1941	Barharwa, IN	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1941	Canguaretama, BR	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1941	Shahganj, IN	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1941	Wien, AT	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1941	Katra, IN	daily rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1941	Darauli, IN	daily rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1941	Padrauna, IN	daily rain	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1941	Vancouver Pmo, CA	all-time high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1941	Princeton, CA	all-time high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	43 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1941	Lucknow, IN	daily rain	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1941	Bagaha, IN	daily rain	189.0 mm (7.4 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1941	Domeriaganj Sr, IN	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1941	Ozark 6 NNW, US	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	10 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1941	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	monthly high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	57 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1941	Toronto Agincourt, CA	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1941	Lakefield, CA	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	34 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1941. 1941 had 363 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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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	245
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	7
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1