Weather Records on 14 July 1971

436 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 July 1971. Highest significance: Lake Nash, AU.

Key Facts for 14 July 1971

On 14 July 1971, 436 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
127 were record highs and 139 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 427 daily.
Lake Nash set a daily record precipitation of 29.2 mm (1.1 in) on 14 July 1971.
Across 158 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

436 stations

436 station records on 14 July 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 July 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lake Nash	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Mount Murchison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Farnham	Canada	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cork Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yamburgan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paris 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bladensburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nairibin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gabriels	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Addison Dam 45	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tuba City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Premer (Eden Moor)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sar'ja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gouverneur 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dumbleyung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stuart	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Conceicao da Barra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Daniel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gabriels	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
McAllen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Escalante	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stony River Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cordes	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sodus 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
McAllen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chapala	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bajkit	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Anadyr	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Junsele	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Window Rock 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Apatzingan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Canastota	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Parishville 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cuitzeo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Kotelnyj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saluda	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Escalante	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kula Sanatorium 267	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

436 records

Records set or tied on 14 July 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 65, Lowest daily maximum 60, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 79, Heaviest daily rainfall 169, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 14 July 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	65
Lowest daily maximum	60
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	79
Heaviest daily rainfall	169
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 14 July 1971 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 6, daily 427.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

333 broken records

Margins by which the 333 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

14 July 1971

Top 20 records on 14 July 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 July 1971	Lake Nash, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	75 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1971	Denton, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1971	Wilcannia (Mount Murchison), AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1971	Farnham, CA	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1971	Rocky Ford 2 SE, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1971	Cork Station, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1971	Yamburgan, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1971	Paris 5 S, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	9 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1971	Bladensburg, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1971	Nairibin, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1971	Gabriels, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1971	Napa State Hospital, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	77 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1971	Addison Dam 45, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1971	Weissenburg, DE	daily low min	5.9 C (42.6 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	80 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1971	Tuba City, US	daily high max	42.8 C (109.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	68 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1971	Pacific, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1971	Premer (Eden Moor), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1971	Sar'ja, RU	daily rain	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1971	Gouverneur 3 NW, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1971	Dumbleyung, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	34 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

1802 to 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1971. 1971 had 436 records.

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

Records on 07-14 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1808	1
1824	1
1832	1
1840	2
1845	1
1856	1
1860	2
1864	2
1866	1
1875	1
1876	4
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1883	3
1884	3
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	4
1895	7
1896	1
1897	2
1898	10
1899	6
1900	1
1901	2
1902	4
1903	21
1904	18
1905	11
1906	18
1907	13
1908	15
1909	7
1910	23
1911	28
1912	116
1913	21
1914	43
1915	17
1916	18
1917	55
1918	72
1919	44
1920	44
1921	105
1922	31
1923	127
1924	156
1925	138
1926	500
1927	212
1928	221
1929	87
1930	497
1931	430
1932	623
1933	378
1934	413
1935	278
1936	1,019
1937	282
1938	202
1939	367
1940	536
1941	548
1942	278
1943	364
1944	240
1945	466
1946	229
1947	379
1948	422
1949	436
1950	726
1951	335
1952	995
1953	518
1954	1,141
1955	1,058
1956	360
1957	368
1958	455
1959	349
1960	554
1961	441
1962	922
1963	535
1964	618
1965	256
1966	668
1967	1,124
1968	553
1969	595
1970	477
1971	436
1972	588
1973	652
1974	654
1975	1,054
1976	693
1977	544
1978	495
1979	559
1980	1,178
1981	708
1982	809
1983	930
1984	862
1985	720
1986	722
1987	1,035
1988	806
1989	640
1990	1,748
1991	860
1992	999
1993	1,432
1994	1,250
1995	1,459
1996	1,038
1997	723
1998	1,350
1999	1,536
2000	999
2001	870
2002	1,401
2003	1,037
2004	638
2005	758
2006	998
2007	862
2008	683
2009	920
2010	1,678
2011	1,093
2012	1,114
2013	539
2014	711
2015	622
2016	682
2017	674
2018	475
2019	415
2020	635
2021	788
2022	575
2023	724
2024	784
2025	756
2026	1,037

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Data for records on 1971-07-14: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	332
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