Weather Records on 20 July 1974

489 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 July 1974. Highest significance: Ekimchan, RU.

Key Facts for 20 July 1974

On 20 July 1974, 489 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
144 were record highs and 219 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 477 daily.
Ekimchan set a daily record precipitation of 86.7 mm (3.4 in) on 20 July 1974.
Across 161 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

489 stations

489 station records on 20 July 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 July 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ekimchan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	86.7 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Northdown (Hamley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Berezovo-1	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma Citrus STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wickenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chaco Canyon Natl Mon	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ordynskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Taipu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bison	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Patagonia #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El Sauz	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sabino Canyon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Valley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blackleaf	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Penola (Comaum Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ganado	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Heidelberg	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 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)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chilo Meldahl Locks & Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Huachuca	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ashbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Callendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gagetown 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record low maximum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rodeo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Needles AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
The Hermatige	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sierra Ancha	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

489 records

Records set or tied on 20 July 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 64, Lowest daily maximum 113, Highest daily minimum 80, Lowest daily minimum 106, Heaviest daily rainfall 125, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 20 July 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	64
Lowest daily maximum	113
Highest daily minimum	80
Lowest daily minimum	106
Heaviest daily rainfall	125
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 20 July 1974 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 477.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

350 broken records

Margins by which the 350 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1016.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 July 1974

Top 20 records on 20 July 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 July 1974	Ekimchan, RU	daily rain	86.7 mm (3.4 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1974	Northdown (Hamley), AU	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1974	Berezovo-1, RU	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	2 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1974	Biskra, DZ	daily low max	31.0 C (87.8 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	90 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1974	Yuma Citrus STN, US	daily low max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1974	Cuyamaca, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1974	Wickenburg, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1974	Casa Grande, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	69 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1974	Portland, AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	85 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1974	Fargo Hector Intl AP, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1974	Red Oak, US	daily high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	72 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1974	Chaco Canyon Natl Mon, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	51 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1974	Ordynskoe, RU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1974	Taipu, BR	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1974	Bison, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1974	Barras, BR	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1974	Patagonia #2, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1974	Yates Ctr, US	daily high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	72 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1974	Kohala Mis 175.1, US	daily low min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	65 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1974	Innsbruck, AT	daily low max	13.6 C (56.5 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	89 years	35 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

1809 to 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1974. 1974 had 489 records.

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

Records on 07-20 in each year
Year	Records
1809	1
1810	1
1811	2
1832	2
1844	2
1850	1
1859	2
1863	1
1865	4
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	5
1892	7
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1897	4
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	3
1902	13
1903	6
1904	10
1905	6
1906	8
1907	12
1908	31
1909	6
1910	27
1911	12
1912	33
1913	28
1914	20
1915	163
1916	117
1917	57
1918	53
1919	40
1920	16
1921	55
1922	52
1923	173
1924	112
1925	125
1926	411
1927	106
1928	366
1929	480
1930	598
1931	362
1932	338
1933	201
1934	857
1935	386
1936	358
1937	213
1938	392
1939	336
1940	325
1941	270
1942	609
1943	326
1944	470
1945	278
1946	482
1947	635
1948	385
1949	807
1950	563
1951	448
1952	488
1953	316
1954	512
1955	377
1956	545
1957	351
1958	536
1959	605
1960	758
1961	338
1962	327
1963	457
1964	416
1965	1,110
1966	469
1967	455
1968	389
1969	649
1970	890
1971	619
1972	1,062
1973	804
1974	489
1975	470
1976	580
1977	899
1978	663
1979	1,249
1980	925
1981	1,048
1982	580
1983	1,117
1984	799
1985	604
1986	848
1987	1,156
1988	1,103
1989	1,183
1990	724
1991	1,024
1992	1,137
1993	901
1994	611
1995	961
1996	1,365
1997	903
1998	1,682
1999	815
2000	1,393
2001	755
2002	986
2003	1,313
2004	978
2005	1,266
2006	1,487
2007	1,124
2008	663
2009	1,533
2010	1,154
2011	1,339
2012	817
2013	850
2014	1,000
2015	812
2016	744
2017	398
2018	930
2019	867
2020	524
2021	683
2022	1,108
2023	812
2024	737
2025	680
2026	863

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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	349
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1