Weather Records on 16 July 1950

542 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 1950. Highest significance: Musgrave, AU.

Key Facts for 16 July 1950

On 16 July 1950, 542 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
36 were record highs and 168 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 528 daily.
Musgrave set a daily record precipitation of 39.9 mm (1.6 in) on 16 July 1950.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

542 stations

542 station records on 16 July 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 July 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Musgrave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wallace	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman South Alchera Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ashville 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lansing	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Morris	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Listowel Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lerida	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kynnersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Werrina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
West Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Abundance	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tinnenburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barrine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Thurulgoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wyandra Railway St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Joliet	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Narrawa (Hollywood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sedgwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tekamah	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman Central Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Halifax Macrossan St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Noorama	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beaconsfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greenbushes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gargett Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bierbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hoshiarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harlan	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Osage	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burnett 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

542 records

Records set or tied on 16 July 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 127, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 338.

Records on 16 July 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	127
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	338
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 July 1950 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 528.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

454 broken records

Margins by which the 454 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 81.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 1950

Top 20 records on 16 July 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 July 1950	Musgrave, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 July 1950	Wallace, US	monthly rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 July 1950	Fremont, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1950	Lancaster 4 WSW, US	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1950	Ellsworth, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1950	Prairie du Chien, US	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1950	Mossman South Alchera Drive, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1950	Ashville 4 W, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1950	Lansing, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1950	Donaldsonville 4 SW, US	daily low min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1950	Mount Morris, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1950	Listowel Downs, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	72 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1950	Fortine 1 N, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1950	Lerida, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1950	Kynnersley, AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1950	Werrina, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1950	West Bend, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1950	Mount Abundance, AU	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1950	Tinnenburra, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1950	Winfield 3NE, US	daily rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	49 years	45 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

1798 to 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1950. 1950 had 542 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	382
20 to 40	56
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1