Weather Records on 20 July 1951

448 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 July 1951. Highest significance: Queenscliff, AU.

Key Facts for 20 July 1951

On 20 July 1951, 448 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
146 were record highs and 100 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 432 daily.
Queenscliff set a daily record precipitation of 31.8 mm (1.3 in) on 20 July 1951.
Across 161 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

448 stations

448 station records on 20 July 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 July 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Queenscliff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Caulfield (Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Portsea Quarantine Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Shevgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Groton	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bainbridge 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kem-Port	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Karanjia	India	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Garfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Peddapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maple Plain	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ahmadnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Risod	India	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Narre Warren North (Narre Warr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paragonah	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warragul (Carbethon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clyde State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Amalapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
French Island (McLeod Prison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warragul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lardner (Brandie Braes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yannathan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dubbo (Darling Street)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Razole(Rajole)	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cheltenham Kingston Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Thana	India	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Heidelberg (Rosanna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Madha	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Estes Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Falls Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Labertouche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rhinelander	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bicheno (Council Depot)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Narsapur	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Murrumbeena Leeds Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sompeta	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Drouin Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Penugonda	India	Record daily precipitation	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Etawah	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

448 records

Records set or tied on 20 July 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 76, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 202.

Records on 20 July 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	76
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	202
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 July 1951 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 12, daily 432.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

362 broken records

Margins by which the 362 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 July 1951

Top 20 records on 20 July 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 July 1951	Queenscliff, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 July 1951	Caulfield (Racecourse), AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1951	Portsea Quarantine Station, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1951	Shevgaon, IN	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1951	Groton, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1951	Bainbridge 2 E, US	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1951	Kem-Port, RU	daily rain	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1951	Karanjia, IN	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1951	Beaconsfield Upper, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1951	Garfield, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1951	Peddapuram, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1951	Maple Plain, US	all-time rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	49 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1951	Ahmadnagar, IN	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1951	Risod, IN	daily rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1951	Fitchburg 4 SE, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1951	Narre Warren North (Narre Warr, AU	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1951	Paragonah, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1951	Warragul (Carbethon), AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1951	Clyde State School, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1951	Moncton, CA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	38 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1951. 1951 had 448 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 10	292
10 to 20	44
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	2