Weather Records on 15 July 1950

503 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 July 1950. Highest significance: Lammermoor Station, AU.

Key Facts for 15 July 1950

On 15 July 1950, 503 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
37 were record highs and 212 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 496 daily.
Lammermoor Station set a daily record precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 15 July 1950.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

503 stations

503 station records on 15 July 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 July 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lammermoor Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bowen Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Stoneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Glendower Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Barud(Warud)	India	Record daily precipitation	205.2 mm (8.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jericho Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Anjar	India	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gilbert River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mine Centre	Canada	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Richland Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mirtna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alpha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mariahu	India	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zara Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saltern Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anklam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coongoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Hill Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kakabeka Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Corinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hickory 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yandarloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barcaldine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mexia	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Karad	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rouchel Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bogantungan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coreena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Redford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Touros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alandi	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Angus 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kerrville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Broadwater Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ueckermunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Diamond Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

503 records

Records set or tied on 15 July 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 142, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 254.

Records on 15 July 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	142
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	254
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 July 1950 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 496.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

410 broken records

Margins by which the 410 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 96.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 July 1950

Top 20 records on 15 July 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 July 1950	Lammermoor Station, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	59 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1950	Bowen Downs, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1950	Stoneville Exp STN, US	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1950	Glendower Station, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1950	Barud(Warud), IN	all-time rain	205.2 mm (8.1 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1950	Jericho Store, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1950	Anjar, IN	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1950	Coldwater, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1950	Fort Macleod, CA	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1950	Gilbert River Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1950	Mine Centre, CA	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1950	Beaumont City, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1950	Richland Ctr, US	monthly rain	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	0 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1950	Mirtna, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1950	Alpha Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1950	Mariahu, IN	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1950	Decorah, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1950	Greenville, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1950	Zara Station, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1950	Saltern Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)

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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1950. 1950 had 503 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 1950-07-15: 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 20	353
20 to 40	43
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1