Weather Records on 16 July 1957

221 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 1957. Highest significance: Williams 3 SW, US.

Key Facts for 16 July 1957

On 16 July 1957, 221 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
63 were record highs and 88 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 215 daily.
Williams 3 SW set a daily record precipitation of 78.2 mm (3.1 in) on 16 July 1957.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

221 stations

221 station records on 16 July 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 July 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Williams 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
McKinley Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ruhnu	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Weldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mondovi	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse River	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Junsele	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zumbrota	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Debiabhoj Diyabh	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Evans Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Winnebago	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Imlay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
River Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Omak 4 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie du Sac 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gulu	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sigourney	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Etne	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Deobhog	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Copperhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gogland	Russia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lezay	France	Record daily precipitation	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Derby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Myroodah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Anderson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kaslo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tobias Barreto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nappa Merrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Liveringa Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kingsgate	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ferozepur City	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	36.5 C (97.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glomfjord	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

221 records

Records set or tied on 16 July 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 70.

Records on 16 July 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	70
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 July 1957 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 4, daily 215.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

159 broken records

Margins by which the 159 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 1957

Top 20 records on 16 July 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 July 1957	Williams 3 SW, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1957	Neillsville 3ESE, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1957	Ft Bidwell, US	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	83 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1957	McKinley Park, US	all-time high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1957	Ruhnu, LV	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1957	Weldon, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1957	Leitchfield 2 N, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1957	Edmore 4NW, US	all-time rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	11 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1957	Mondovi, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	6 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1957	St. Petersburg, RU	daily high min	20.1 C (68.2 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	71 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1957	Karesuando, SE	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	69 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1957	Conway, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	52 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1957	Grand Meadow, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1957	Dillon, US	daily low min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	52 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1957	La Crosse River, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	55 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1957	Madison Wb City, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	60 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1957	Houston Wb City, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	56 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1957	Agassiz Cda, CA	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	64 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1957	Irapuato, MX	monthly high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	10 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1957	Junsele, SE	daily high min	15.4 C (59.7 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	57 years	26 of 100 (Routine)

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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1957. 1957 had 221 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	135
10 to 20	12
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1