Weather Records on 16 July 1951

537 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 1951. Highest significance: Bathurst Gaol, AU.

Key Facts for 16 July 1951

On 16 July 1951, 537 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
143 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 522 daily.
Bathurst Gaol set a daily record precipitation of 48.3 mm (1.9 in) on 16 July 1951.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

537 stations

537 station records on 16 July 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 July 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Venukonda	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kudligi	India	Record daily precipitation	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Marais	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Perthville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Shillong	India	Record daily precipitation	167.1 mm (6.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Orange Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tuena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Corowa Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Murrurundi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wellwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jerrys Plains Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hill End Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Shillong	India	Record daily precipitation	209.8 mm (8.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Doyles Creek (Wood Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Paling Yards (Ulabri)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrawonga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Agricultural Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Molong (King St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jejuri	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Victor Harbor Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cumnock (Willow Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Ont Hydro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Orange (McLaughlin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wattle Flat General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Denman (Palace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wollar (Barrigan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bassett Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Running Stream (Brooklyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sofala Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Muddebihal	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston SE	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tocumwal Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Yarrabah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shepherds Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gingee	India	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Hope (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Maitland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Penola (Comaum Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Highlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rotherwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Berrigan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rylstone (Ilford Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
O'Connell (Stratford)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wandiwash	India	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ungarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Belair (State Flora Nursery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Millers Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tambar Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Warrah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

537 records

Records set or tied on 16 July 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 66, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 77, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 371.

Records on 16 July 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	66
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	77
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	371
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 July 1951 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 12, daily 522.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

464 broken records

Margins by which the 464 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 154.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 1951

Top 20 records on 16 July 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 July 1951	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 July 1951	Venukonda, IN	monthly rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 July 1951	Kudligi, IN	monthly rain	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	14 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1951	Grand Marais, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1951	Perthville, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1951	Shillong, IN	daily rain	167.1 mm (6.6 in)	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1951	Orange Post Office, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1951	Tuena, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1951	Corowa Airport, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1951	Murrurundi Post Office, AU	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	22 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1951	Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1951	Wellwood, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1951	Jerrys Plains Post Office, AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1951	Hill End Post Office, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	22 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1951	Upper Shillong, IN	daily rain	209.8 mm (8.3 in)	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1951	Doyles Creek (Wood Park), AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1951	Paling Yards (Ulabri), AU	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1951	Yarrawonga Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1951	Knysna (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1951	Bathurst Agricultural Station, AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	50 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1951. 1951 had 537 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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Data for records on 1951-07-16: 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	390
20 to 40	58
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1