Weather Records on 19 July 1974

513 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 July 1974. Highest significance: Winkelman 6 S, US.

Key Facts for 19 July 1974

On 19 July 1974, 513 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
155 were record highs and 193 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 500 daily.
Winkelman 6 S set a daily record precipitation of 35.3 mm (1.4 in) on 19 July 1974.
Across 164 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

513 stations

513 station records on 19 July 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 July 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tarago (Kildare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
La Sal	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Benson	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Inverloch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Crown King	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Amasia	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chasm Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Taipu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Suntar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hoburg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Toora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Y Lightning Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bolnisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wellton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Best (Upper Toora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose de Mipibu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Foster (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Maloya	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Ahumada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hermosa 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Needles AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Touros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	160.2 mm (6.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McMurray A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tifton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney 1SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yurecuaro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Hidalgo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wellton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington Harbour	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warroad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Luling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Paulo Do Potengi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Francisco Tlalcilalcalpan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Valley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gabriels	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Corozal Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sierra Ancha	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record low maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hinckley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Forrest State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wilbur	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Buffalo Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Luis Rio Colorado (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Citrus STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

513 records

Records set or tied on 19 July 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 67, Lowest daily maximum 87, Highest daily minimum 88, Lowest daily minimum 106, Heaviest daily rainfall 164, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 19 July 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	67
Lowest daily maximum	87
Highest daily minimum	88
Lowest daily minimum	106
Heaviest daily rainfall	164
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 19 July 1974 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 8, daily 500.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

389 broken records

Margins by which the 389 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 965.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 July 1974

Top 20 records on 19 July 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 July 1974	Winkelman 6 S, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 July 1974	Tarago (Kildare), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1974	Duncan, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1974	La Sal, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1974	Benson, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1974	Inverloch, AU	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1974	Crown King, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1974	Amasia, AM	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1974	Chasm Falls, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1974	Taipu, BR	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1974	Suntar, RU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1974	Hoburg, SE	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1974	Toora, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1974	Y Lightning Rch, US	all-time rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1974	Bolnisi, GE	daily rain	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1974	Wellton, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1974	Mount Best (Upper Toora), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1974	Sao Jose de Mipibu, BR	all-time rain	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1974	Foster (Post Office), AU	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1974	Lake Maloya, US	all-time high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	19 years	42 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

1799 to 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1974. 1974 had 513 records.

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

Records on 07-19 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1805	1
1809	1
1811	1
1837	1
1838	1
1839	1
1843	1
1845	2
1848	1
1851	1
1859	2
1863	2
1864	1
1865	2
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	3
1873	2
1874	3
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	5
1892	3
1893	2
1894	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	4
1898	2
1899	3
1900	6
1901	4
1902	12
1903	4
1904	15
1905	20
1906	14
1907	19
1908	21
1909	17
1910	49
1911	14
1912	39
1913	48
1914	35
1915	140
1916	234
1917	177
1918	36
1919	34
1920	50
1921	55
1922	121
1923	224
1924	191
1925	153
1926	319
1927	96
1928	148
1929	232
1930	585
1931	269
1932	385
1933	258
1934	765
1935	268
1936	402
1937	227
1938	290
1939	285
1940	338
1941	424
1942	568
1943	276
1944	361
1945	308
1946	485
1947	613
1948	384
1949	762
1950	613
1951	545
1952	541
1953	330
1954	535
1955	343
1956	552
1957	348
1958	481
1959	393
1960	746
1961	402
1962	453
1963	502
1964	534
1965	755
1966	481
1967	560
1968	740
1969	610
1970	545
1971	636
1972	699
1973	538
1974	513
1975	441
1976	824
1977	898
1978	636
1979	964
1980	835
1981	915
1982	676
1983	1,011
1984	1,076
1985	569
1986	810
1987	1,608
1988	995
1989	1,081
1990	954
1991	803
1992	717
1993	847
1994	589
1995	893
1996	1,353
1997	856
1998	1,325
1999	878
2000	1,802
2001	905
2002	985
2003	1,192
2004	1,082
2005	1,049
2006	1,392
2007	1,181
2008	753
2009	1,844
2010	911
2011	1,266
2012	878
2013	1,061
2014	1,207
2015	735
2016	605
2017	495
2018	836
2019	651
2020	409
2021	779
2022	1,143
2023	884
2024	544
2025	600
2026	653

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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 200	388
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1