Weather Records on 20 July 1943

326 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 July 1943. Highest significance: Aligarh, IN.

Key Facts for 20 July 1943

On 20 July 1943, 326 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
100 were record highs and 68 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 322 daily.
Aligarh set a daily record precipitation of 170.2 mm (6.7 in) on 20 July 1943.
Across 161 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

326 stations

326 station records on 20 July 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 July 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aligarh	India	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mathura	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Deoli	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Susner	India	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sikandarabad	India	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Novosibirsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bhavnathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sardhana	India	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mandsaur	India	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sohana	India	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Geneve Observatoire	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Monument 2 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mescalero	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nossa Senhora da Gloria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ferozepur(Jhirka)	India	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Palampur	India	Record daily precipitation	150.6 mm (5.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Strathbogie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sakoli	India	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Budhana	India	Record daily precipitation	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Luna Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sitamau	India	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bharatpur	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Khilchipur	India	Record daily precipitation	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Partabgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Uniara (Aligarh)	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Harrai	India	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Banda	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bulandshahr	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Harlan	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record low maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	31.5 C (88.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Taranagar (Reni)	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chhata	India	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Presque Isle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar City Powerhouse	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Purnanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Byrock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Headingly Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carandotta Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenariff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winbar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

326 records

Records set or tied on 20 July 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 43, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 158.

Records on 20 July 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	43
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	158
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 July 1943 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 322.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

256 broken records

Margins by which the 256 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 94.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 July 1943

Top 20 records on 20 July 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 July 1943	Aligarh, IN	daily rain	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1943	Mathura, IN	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1943	Deoli, IN	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1943	Susner, IN	daily rain	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1943	Sikandarabad, IN	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1943	Novosibirsk, RU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1943	Bhavnathpur, IN	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1943	Sardhana, IN	daily rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1943	Mandsaur, IN	daily rain	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	14 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1943	Clifton, US	daily low min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	29 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1943	Sohana, IN	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1943	Geneve Observatoire, CH	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1943	Rockwell City, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1943	Monument 2 WSW, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	8 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1943	Mescalero, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1943	Nossa Senhora da Gloria, BR	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1943	Niznij Novgorod, RU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1943	Charleville Post Office, AU	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	48 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1943	Ferozepur(Jhirka), IN	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1943	Palampur, IN	daily rain	150.6 mm (5.9 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	33 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

1809 to 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1943. 1943 had 326 records.

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

Records on 07-20 in each year
Year	Records
1809	1
1810	1
1811	2
1832	2
1844	2
1850	1
1859	2
1863	1
1865	4
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	5
1892	7
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1897	4
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	3
1902	13
1903	6
1904	10
1905	6
1906	8
1907	12
1908	31
1909	6
1910	27
1911	12
1912	33
1913	28
1914	20
1915	163
1916	117
1917	57
1918	53
1919	40
1920	16
1921	55
1922	52
1923	173
1924	112
1925	125
1926	411
1927	106
1928	366
1929	480
1930	598
1931	362
1932	338
1933	201
1934	857
1935	386
1936	358
1937	213
1938	392
1939	336
1940	325
1941	270
1942	609
1943	326
1944	470
1945	278
1946	482
1947	635
1948	385
1949	807
1950	563
1951	448
1952	488
1953	316
1954	512
1955	377
1956	545
1957	351
1958	536
1959	605
1960	758
1961	338
1962	327
1963	457
1964	416
1965	1,110
1966	469
1967	455
1968	389
1969	649
1970	890
1971	619
1972	1,062
1973	804
1974	489
1975	470
1976	580
1977	899
1978	663
1979	1,249
1980	925
1981	1,048
1982	580
1983	1,117
1984	799
1985	604
1986	848
1987	1,156
1988	1,103
1989	1,183
1990	724
1991	1,024
1992	1,137
1993	901
1994	611
1995	961
1996	1,365
1997	903
1998	1,682
1999	815
2000	1,393
2001	755
2002	986
2003	1,313
2004	978
2005	1,266
2006	1,487
2007	1,124
2008	663
2009	1,533
2010	1,154
2011	1,339
2012	817
2013	850
2014	1,000
2015	812
2016	744
2017	398
2018	930
2019	867
2020	524
2021	683
2022	1,108
2023	812
2024	737
2025	680
2026	863

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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	229
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2