Weather Records on 20 July 1950

563 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 July 1950. Highest significance: Teryawynia, AU.

Key Facts for 20 July 1950

On 20 July 1950, 563 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
38 were record highs and 212 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 537 daily.
Teryawynia set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 20 July 1950.
Across 161 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

563 stations

563 station records on 20 July 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 July 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Teryawynia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Coffs Harbour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	238.3 mm (9.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dindori	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton City Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pimpalgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Calliope Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
South Grafton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tomewin (Border Gate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ancho	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beechmont Binna Burra Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Lindsay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Harwood Island (Harwood Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bodangora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brushgrove Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nymboida (Armidale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Broadwater Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Urara (the Knoll)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Orara (Aurania)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Canungra Finch Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maclean (McLachlan Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ramornie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nambucca Heads Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Geary	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sofala Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Peint	India	Record daily precipitation	235.0 mm (9.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paxton	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maleny Tamarind St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chickasha	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pillar Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Itabaianinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dansville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cudgegong (Kiora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Albion 5 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Olean	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Linesville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hindaun	India	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hemlock	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbity (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Angola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alfred	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

563 records

Records set or tied on 20 July 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 133, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 79, Heaviest daily rainfall 313.

Records on 20 July 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	133
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	79
Heaviest daily rainfall	313
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 July 1950 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 24, daily 537.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

470 broken records

Margins by which the 470 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 125.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 July 1950

Top 20 records on 20 July 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 July 1950	Teryawynia, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 July 1950	Coffs Harbour, AU	monthly rain	238.3 mm (9.4 in)	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	28 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 July 1950	Watertown Wwtp, US	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1950	Dindori, IN	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1950	Grafton City Council, AU	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1950	Mt Tamborine Fern St, AU	daily rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1950	Pimpalgaon, IN	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1950	Calliope Public School, AU	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1950	South Grafton Post Office, AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1950	Ulmarra (Newsagency), AU	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1950	Tomewin (Border Gate), AU	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1950	Corning, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1950	Ancho, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1950	Beechmont Binna Burra Road, AU	daily rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	125.3 mm (4.9 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1950	Mount Lindsay, AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1950	Harwood Island (Harwood Sugar, AU	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1950	Bodangora Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1950	Brushgrove Post Office, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1950	Nymboida (Armidale Road), AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1950	Broadwater Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	19 years	48 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

1809 to 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1950. 1950 had 563 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	376
20 to 40	57
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	11
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	5
120 to 140	1