Weather Records on 16 July 1975

742 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 1975. Highest significance: Chernjaevo, RU.

Key Facts for 16 July 1975

On 16 July 1975, 742 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
168 were record highs and 282 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 713 daily.
Chernjaevo set an all-time record daily precipitation of 111.9 mm (4.4 in) on 16 July 1975.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

742 stations

742 station records on 16 July 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 July 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chernjaevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	111.9 mm (4.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Curral Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Flores (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Princesa Isabel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Laranjeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Aracaju	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tataira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cuncas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mama	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Porto da Folha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Piacabucu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mocambo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mission 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lagarto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Joao Do Tigre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
McCloud	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nossa Senhora Das Dores	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bonfim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sodertalje	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kolomyia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Itoupava Central	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vitim	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gangarebo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hat Creek	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cruz Do Espirito Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Juarez	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alturas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shasta Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Minsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Areia Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Encinal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Luiz Correia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose de Piranhas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kihnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tavira	Portugal	Record high minimum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yerington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vicosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bodajbo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huelva	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	42.6 C (108.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Pardee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Downieville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Amos	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vjazemskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Placerville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoe City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Batesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Midland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Isabel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eldorado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Meanook	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
McGrath AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Luiz Do Quitunde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aquidaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

742 records

Records set or tied on 16 July 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 48, Lowest daily maximum 213, Highest daily minimum 120, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 292.

Records on 16 July 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	48
Lowest daily maximum	213
Highest daily minimum	120
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	292
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 July 1975 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 23, daily 713.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

603 broken records

Margins by which the 603 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 67.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 1975

Top 20 records on 16 July 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 July 1975	Chernjaevo, RU	all-time rain	111.9 mm (4.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 July 1975	Curral Novo, BR	monthly rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1975	Flores (Dnocs), BR	monthly rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1975	Princesa Isabel, BR	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1975	Laranjeiras, BR	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1975	Aracaju, BR	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1975	Tataira, BR	monthly rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1975	Cuncas, BR	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1975	Mama, RU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1975	Porto da Folha, BR	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1975	Piacabucu, BR	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1975	Mocambo, BR	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1975	Mission 4 W, US	daily low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	53 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1975	Lagarto, BR	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1975	Sao Joao Do Tigre, BR	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1975	McCloud, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	58 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1975	Cedarville, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	70 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1975	Nossa Senhora Das Dores, BR	daily rain	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1975	Bonfim, BR	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1975	Sodertalje, SE	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	40 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

1798 to 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1975. 1975 had 742 records.

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

Records on 07-16 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1801	1
1802	1
1808	1
1819	1
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1840	2
1845	1
1852	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1868	2
1870	1
1871	1
1875	2
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	9
1902	2
1903	18
1904	20
1905	4
1906	23
1907	7
1908	21
1909	17
1910	9
1911	24
1912	28
1913	23
1914	53
1915	41
1916	39
1917	90
1918	18
1919	56
1920	46
1921	66
1922	303
1923	180
1924	75
1925	179
1926	295
1927	170
1928	405
1929	192
1930	402
1931	527
1932	446
1933	224
1934	432
1935	284
1936	715
1937	307
1938	213
1939	599
1940	255
1941	363
1942	321
1943	297
1944	193
1945	702
1946	454
1947	568
1948	259
1949	417
1950	542
1951	537
1952	560
1953	366
1954	592
1955	548
1956	417
1957	221
1958	1,270
1959	341
1960	329
1961	402
1962	538
1963	251
1964	341
1965	437
1966	415
1967	1,067
1968	788
1969	702
1970	674
1971	766
1972	641
1973	880
1974	666
1975	742
1976	840
1977	829
1978	1,095
1979	543
1980	1,457
1981	569
1982	985
1983	1,362
1984	937
1985	528
1986	845
1987	916
1988	1,306
1989	1,074
1990	955
1991	627
1992	943
1993	1,053
1994	730
1995	929
1996	739
1997	707
1998	1,051
1999	998
2000	1,207
2001	1,073
2002	1,029
2003	1,492
2004	724
2005	1,023
2006	1,527
2007	1,186
2008	669
2009	839
2010	927
2011	1,221
2012	829
2013	853
2014	1,448
2015	605
2016	706
2017	419
2018	694
2019	476
2020	464
2021	661
2022	538
2023	1,150
2024	938
2025	764
2026	727

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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 10	520
10 to 20	47
20 to 30	20
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1