Weather Records on 11 July 1971

547 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 July 1971. Highest significance: Muscatine 2, US.

Key Facts for 11 July 1971

On 11 July 1971, 547 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
99 were record highs and 257 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 539 daily.
Muscatine 2 set a daily record precipitation of 103.4 mm (4.1 in) on 11 July 1971.
Across 167 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 422 records.

Record Map

547 stations

547 station records on 11 July 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 July 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Muscatine 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Orenburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Turocak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sterlitamak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sarlyk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-7.9 C (17.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Benito	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Ozernoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ford Lock 1O	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Valley View Lock 9	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Luroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	97.7 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wabash	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nipawin 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salinillas	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
La Rue	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kenmare 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsburgh WSO City	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Samarskoe	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Canberra Airport Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zalma 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Donora 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wilbur	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zilair	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fruita	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sigourney	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Canfield 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Luis Obispo Poly	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mercedes 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Victor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
W Liberty 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton City	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
McAllen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cochrane	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Drevja	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hugoton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Foxpark	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

547 records

Records set or tied on 11 July 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 40, Lowest daily maximum 155, Highest daily minimum 59, Lowest daily minimum 102, Heaviest daily rainfall 190, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 11 July 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	40
Lowest daily maximum	155
Highest daily minimum	59
Lowest daily minimum	102
Heaviest daily rainfall	190
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 11 July 1971 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 539.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

422 broken records

Margins by which the 422 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 762.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 July 1971

Top 20 records on 11 July 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 July 1971	Muscatine 2, US	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	64 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 July 1971	Toledo 3N, US	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1971	Orenburg, RU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	83 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1971	Turocak, RU	daily rain	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1971	Sterlitamak, RU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1971	Sarlyk, RU	daily rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1971	Berne Wwtp, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1971	Chillicothe, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1971	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily low min	-7.9 C (17.8 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	97 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1971	San Benito, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1971	Ust-Ozernoe, RU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1971	Ford Lock 1O, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1971	Valley View Lock 9, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1971	Winnemucca AP, US	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	89 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1971	Luroy, NO	daily rain	97.7 mm (3.8 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1971	Wabash, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1971	Nipawin 2, CA	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1971	Salinillas, MX	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1971	La Rue, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1971	Charleston, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	35 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

1813 to 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1971. 1971 had 547 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 07-11 in each year
Year	Records
1813	2
1815	1
1816	1
1821	1
1843	1
1845	1
1846	1
1847	2
1849	1
1850	2
1851	2
1856	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1862	1
1863	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	2
1871	1
1873	1
1874	3
1875	1
1876	3
1878	2
1879	3
1882	2
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	9
1890	5
1891	4
1894	12
1895	3
1896	2
1897	2
1898	4
1899	7
1900	4
1901	4
1902	3
1903	7
1904	14
1905	16
1906	17
1907	23
1908	36
1909	16
1910	24
1911	87
1912	21
1913	36
1914	45
1915	21
1916	29
1917	121
1918	18
1919	37
1920	22
1921	179
1922	56
1923	107
1924	100
1925	425
1926	215
1927	106
1928	91
1929	121
1930	572
1931	206
1932	291
1933	705
1934	413
1935	387
1936	1,268
1937	405
1938	244
1939	496
1940	296
1941	517
1942	734
1943	369
1944	702
1945	978
1946	275
1947	388
1948	313
1949	286
1950	619
1951	849
1952	519
1953	554
1954	758
1955	343
1956	534
1957	495
1958	519
1959	523
1960	373
1961	731
1962	536
1963	706
1964	482
1965	406
1966	503
1967	368
1968	482
1969	569
1970	404
1971	547
1972	486
1973	658
1974	858
1975	1,107
1976	734
1977	537
1978	829
1979	519
1980	1,002
1981	663
1982	642
1983	984
1984	1,174
1985	607
1986	691
1987	1,030
1988	973
1989	832
1990	1,010
1991	1,038
1992	926
1993	1,227
1994	839
1995	1,037
1996	1,283
1997	686
1998	1,235
1999	1,175
2000	862
2001	874
2002	1,438
2003	1,033
2004	658
2005	1,105
2006	809
2007	962
2008	759
2009	801
2010	1,210
2011	1,016
2012	1,053
2013	553
2014	540
2015	766
2016	1,035
2017	589
2018	439
2019	606
2020	814
2021	935
2022	581
2023	873
2024	1,064
2025	440
2026	705

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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 100	421
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1