Weather Records on 23 July 1975

359 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 July 1975. Highest significance: Madison, US.

Key Facts for 23 July 1975

On 23 July 1975, 359 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
109 were record highs and 66 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 353 daily.
Madison set a daily record precipitation of 71.6 mm (2.8 in) on 23 July 1975.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

359 stations

359 station records on 23 July 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 July 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Joao Amaro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sandhammaren	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tekamah	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Nova Floresta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose de Raices	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Khibiny	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dumas	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gage AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quinter	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
D'Java	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Roldal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clarkson	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
General Wayne A Downing Intl A	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fruitland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fountain	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aledo	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Meadow Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rockland 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Castlewood	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Panhandle	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quito	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rodeo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wakeeney	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Butka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Leavenworth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Bern 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rodeo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cornudas Svc STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clear Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Summit WSO AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kostroma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Canelo 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ingenio Tamazula	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hansboro 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Claude	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

359 records

Records set or tied on 23 July 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 184.

Records on 23 July 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	184
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 July 1975 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 353.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

286 broken records

Margins by which the 286 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 July 1975

Top 20 records on 23 July 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 July 1975	Madison, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	78 years	71 of 100 (Major)
23 July 1975	Joao Amaro, BR	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1975	Sandhammaren, SE	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	80 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1975	Tekamah, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1975	W Pt, US	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	4 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1975	Canyon, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1975	Alexandria (Pol), ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1975	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily high min	12.5 C (54.5 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	111 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1975	Acude Nova Floresta, BR	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1975	Wahpeton 3 N, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1975	San Jose de Raices, MX	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1975	Lyons, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	78 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1975	Port Washington, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1975	Khibiny, RU	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1975	Dumas, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1975	Gage AP, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	70 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1975	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily high max	20.2 C (68.4 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	70 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1975	Quinter, US	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	1 year	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1975	D'Java, GE	monthly rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1975	Roldal, NO	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	48 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

1794 to 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1975. 1975 had 359 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 10	217
10 to 20	35
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	1