Weather Records on 15 July 1971

552 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 July 1971. Highest significance: Ulamambri Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 15 July 1971

On 15 July 1971, 552 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
129 were record highs and 93 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 539 daily.
Ulamambri Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 15 July 1971.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

552 stations

552 station records on 15 July 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 July 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ulamambri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Barguzin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mungindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ashley (the Prairies)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Binnaway (Hawthorne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coonabarabran (Mia Mia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Topper State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville (Welton Dale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Braganca	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
La Plaisante	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lovelaceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Luiz Do Curu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fernlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi (Wongwie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Binnaway (Wattle St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Joinville (Rvpsc)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Salvador	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boomi (Barwon St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Weemelah (Crinolyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bellata (Aberfeldie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bugaldie (Ulundi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Purlewaugh (Byfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elsenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dirranbandi High School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Bando)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
De Soto	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Premer Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi (Burrenbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moree (Talmoi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville (Krui Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Murray	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weetaliba (Weetalabah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Annex Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Germein (Baroota Reservoi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Thallon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Albert St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley (Midkin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Virtsu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rowena (Waroonga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Baradine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ninety Nine Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga (Nirvana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mulga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wyandra Railway St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zugdidi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boolcarrol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pioche	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rowena (Bunna Bunna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Old Burren (Windella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Keg River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Narva	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tambar Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

552 records

Records set or tied on 15 July 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 71, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 329, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 15 July 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	71
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	329
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 15 July 1971 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 539.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

446 broken records

Margins by which the 446 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 711.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 July 1971

Top 20 records on 15 July 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 July 1971	Ulamambri Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	77 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1971	Barguzin, RU	daily rain	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1971	Mungindi Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1971	Ashley (the Prairies), AU	monthly rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1971	Binnaway (Hawthorne), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	77 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1971	Coonabarabran (Namoi Street), AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1971	Coonabarabran (Mia Mia), AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1971	Mount Topper State Forest, AU	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1971	Farmington, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1971	Blackville (Welton Dale), AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	77 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1971	Braganca, PT	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1971	La Plaisante, ZA	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1971	Lovelaceville, US	monthly rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	6 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1971	Sao Luiz Do Curu, BR	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1971	Fernlee, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1971	Mungindi (Wongwie), AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1971	Binnaway (Wattle St), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1971	Joinville (Rvpsc), BR	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1971	Salvador, BR	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1971	Boomi (Barwon St), AU	monthly rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	45 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

1793 to 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1971. 1971 had 552 records.

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

Records on 07-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1802	1
1808	1
1824	2
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1838	1
1839	1
1840	2
1866	1
1868	2
1874	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	4
1896	2
1897	2
1898	10
1899	1
1900	1
1901	7
1902	4
1903	24
1904	9
1905	1
1906	10
1907	8
1908	7
1909	7
1910	14
1911	11
1912	44
1913	19
1914	35
1915	34
1916	27
1917	134
1918	33
1919	59
1920	78
1921	55
1922	111
1923	120
1924	126
1925	137
1926	487
1927	151
1928	367
1929	213
1930	503
1931	591
1932	649
1933	205
1934	554
1935	208
1936	905
1937	279
1938	227
1939	394
1940	320
1941	444
1942	275
1943	338
1944	228
1945	693
1946	421
1947	373
1948	397
1949	455
1950	503
1951	606
1952	825
1953	398
1954	784
1955	612
1956	351
1957	304
1958	859
1959	411
1960	576
1961	386
1962	724
1963	291
1964	670
1965	282
1966	494
1967	1,419
1968	661
1969	670
1970	542
1971	552
1972	681
1973	800
1974	692
1975	869
1976	790
1977	766
1978	815
1979	585
1980	1,168
1981	646
1982	938
1983	1,241
1984	841
1985	793
1986	773
1987	968
1988	1,157
1989	827
1990	1,202
1991	589
1992	904
1993	1,198
1994	1,027
1995	1,347
1996	1,076
1997	688
1998	1,170
1999	1,428
2000	1,276
2001	1,004
2002	1,177
2003	1,256
2004	714
2005	932
2006	1,535
2007	1,171
2008	532
2009	816
2010	941
2011	989
2012	927
2013	761
2014	1,016
2015	547
2016	672
2017	467
2018	645
2019	561
2020	614
2021	674
2022	621
2023	1,157
2024	823
2025	720
2026	961

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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	445
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