Weather Records on 23 July 1971

648 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 July 1971. Highest significance: Dundurn, CA.

Key Facts for 23 July 1971

On 23 July 1971, 648 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
103 were record highs and 136 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 637 daily.
Dundurn set a daily record precipitation of 48.3 mm (1.9 in) on 23 July 1971.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

648 stations

648 station records on 23 July 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 July 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dundurn	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Desterro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dotswood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wastina Hemaruka	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sedgewick	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kindersley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nikopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Indiga	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Garber	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Biggar	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Majkop	Russia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pavlograd	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Farleigh Co-Op Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Forder 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alva 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hughenden	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Turbine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Catus	France	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta 5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Outlook	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dacoma 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kazan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Naples 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Babuskin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paracuru	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lost River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Narjan Mar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carinda (Allawah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Selbu-Stubbe	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Sugor	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brjansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Victor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Islet Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rosetown Cda Epf	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Perkins	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Garden City	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Uakit	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Galesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gumlu Days Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nipawin 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

648 records

Records set or tied on 23 July 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 79, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 408, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 23 July 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	79
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	408
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 23 July 1971 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 637.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

579 broken records

Margins by which the 579 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

23 July 1971

Top 20 records on 23 July 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 July 1971	Dundurn, CA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1971	Chapman, US	daily rain	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1971	Desterro, BR	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1971	Dotswood Station, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	73 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1971	Wastina Hemaruka, CA	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1971	Abilene, US	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	70 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1971	Sedgewick, CA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1971	Kindersley, CA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1971	Nikopol, UA	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1971	Jefferson 3SE, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1971	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	87 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1971	Enterprise, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1971	Indiga, RU	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1971	Garber, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1971	Biggar, CA	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1971	Majkop, RU	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1971	Pavlograd, UA	daily rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1971	Manhattan, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	62 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1971	Farleigh Co-Op Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1971	Forder 8 S, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	44 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

1794 to 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1971. 1971 had 648 records.

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

Records on 07-23 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1797	1
1804	1
1810	1
1811	2
1832	1
1835	1
1836	2
1838	1
1845	1
1846	2
1851	1
1852	1
1855	2
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1868	5
1870	1
1873	2
1875	2
1877	1
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	5
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	5
1890	4
1894	3
1895	7
1896	4
1898	9
1899	5
1900	8
1901	10
1902	6
1903	4
1904	18
1905	11
1906	19
1907	9
1908	15
1909	27
1910	54
1911	37
1912	43
1913	36
1914	59
1915	35
1916	34
1917	42
1918	96
1919	26
1920	40
1921	221
1922	113
1923	104
1924	158
1925	173
1926	266
1927	308
1928	146
1929	174
1930	214
1931	334
1932	232
1933	432
1934	898
1935	329
1936	403
1937	319
1938	354
1939	277
1940	494
1941	292
1942	265
1943	245
1944	350
1945	239
1946	531
1947	1,240
1948	610
1949	453
1950	500
1951	422
1952	788
1953	660
1954	545
1955	585
1956	402
1957	513
1958	633
1959	606
1960	568
1961	937
1962	465
1963	490
1964	373
1965	368
1966	368
1967	347
1968	480
1969	436
1970	935
1971	648
1972	640
1973	798
1974	578
1975	359
1976	425
1977	570
1978	1,064
1979	648
1980	703
1981	1,030
1982	594
1983	1,324
1984	980
1985	711
1986	1,239
1987	1,164
1988	1,124
1989	868
1990	1,033
1991	1,050
1992	1,469
1993	1,466
1994	1,215
1995	827
1996	1,227
1997	1,088
1998	885
1999	846
2000	1,225
2001	1,242
2002	875
2003	1,649
2004	1,148
2005	997
2006	1,757
2007	1,262
2008	1,057
2009	1,069
2010	1,627
2011	1,907
2012	822
2013	648
2014	783
2015	559
2016	760
2017	517
2018	873
2019	786
2020	514
2021	506
2022	707
2023	629
2024	798
2025	917
2026	788

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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	577
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1