Weather Records on 21 July 1942

318 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 July 1942. Highest significance: Norddal, NO.

Key Facts for 21 July 1942

On 21 July 1942, 318 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
158 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 302 daily.
Norddal set a daily record snow depth of 31.0 cm (12.2 in) on 21 July 1942.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

318 stations

318 station records on 21 July 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 July 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Norddal	Norway	Record snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Attarikhat	India	Record daily precipitation	159.5 mm (6.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Raisen	India	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gangarampur	India	Record daily precipitation	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gundare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ongole	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kanigiri	India	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ione	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Burpengary Ulmann Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wayne	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Addanki	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Markapur	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cumbam	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mescalero	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Giddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Podili(Podile)	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kanuparthi	India	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bradenton Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Key 1 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Godhra	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Canadian	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fogo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Araria	India	Record daily precipitation	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jhalod	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chinaganjam	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Margherita	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Balasinor	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

318 records

Records set or tied on 21 July 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 76, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 82, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 103, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 21 July 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	76
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	82
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	103
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 21 July 1942 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 10, daily 302.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

227 broken records

Margins by which the 227 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 310.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 July 1942

Top 20 records on 21 July 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 July 1942	Norddal, NO	daily snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1942	Attarikhat, IN	daily rain	159.5 mm (6.3 in)	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1942	Raisen, IN	daily rain	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	124.4 mm (4.9 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1942	Gangarampur, IN	daily rain	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1942	Gundare, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1942	Ongole, IN	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	5 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1942	Kanigiri, IN	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1942	Ione, US	monthly rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1942	Homestead Exp STN, US	all-time high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1942	Brunswick, US	all-time high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1942	Burpengary Ulmann Rd, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	7 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1942	Wayne, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1942	Addanki, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1942	Markapur, IN	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1942	Cumbam, IN	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1942	Mescalero, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1942	Giddalore, IN	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1942	Podili(Podile), IN	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1942	Jacksonville Wb City, US	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	66 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1942	Jakutsk, RU	daily low min	0.9 C (33.6 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	49 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1942. 1942 had 318 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 50	221
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1