Weather Records on 15 July 1974

692 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 July 1974. Highest significance: Mount Gould, AU.

Key Facts for 15 July 1974

On 15 July 1974, 692 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
194 were record highs and 245 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 665 daily.
Mount Gould set a monthly record daily precipitation of 131.0 mm (5.2 in) on 15 July 1974.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

692 stations

692 station records on 15 July 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 July 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mount Gould	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Wooleen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Winderie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Murcia/Alcantarilla	Spain	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Stockport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrov Gaj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nokomis	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Formoso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Olho Dagua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Orange (Adair)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Narryer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Montemorelos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lughrata	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fort St John A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Adamovka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Austin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Natchitoches	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burnerbinmah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Edaggee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Orogrande	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
El Sauz	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Alfred Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cobra Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alto 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Garrison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anketell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carpina (Floresta Dos Leoes)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greenethorpe (Iandra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tambe (Itambe)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rantoul	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Palatka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Baldonnel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Campbellton Power St	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Matehuala (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Apache Powder Company	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ocampo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rutland	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

692 records

Records set or tied on 15 July 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 99, Highest daily minimum 117, Lowest daily minimum 146, Heaviest daily rainfall 252, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 15 July 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	99
Highest daily minimum	117
Lowest daily minimum	146
Heaviest daily rainfall	252
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 15 July 1974 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 26, daily 665.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

542 broken records

Margins by which the 542 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 458.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 July 1974

Top 20 records on 15 July 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 July 1974	Mount Gould, AU	monthly rain	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	50 years	73 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1974	Lifton Pumping STN, US	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	69 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1974	Winkelman 6 S, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1974	Wooleen, AU	monthly rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1974	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1974	Winderie, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1974	Hillsboro, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1974	Murcia/Alcantarilla, ES	monthly rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1974	Stockport, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1974	Aleksandrov Gaj, RU	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1974	Nokomis, CA	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1974	Jacksonville, US	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1974	Rio Formoso, BR	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1974	Olho Dagua, BR	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1974	Orange (Adair), AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1974	Mount Narryer, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1974	Montemorelos, MX	monthly low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1974	Lughrata, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1974	Mtn Lake, US	daily low min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1974	Fort St John A, CA	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	9 years	43 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1974. 1974 had 692 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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Data for records on 1974-07-15: 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	541
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1