Weather Records on 16 July 1981

569 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 1981. Highest significance: Sedalia Wtp, US.

Key Facts for 16 July 1981

On 16 July 1981, 569 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
243 were record highs and 139 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 546 daily.
Sedalia Wtp set a daily record precipitation of 101.6 mm (4.0 in) on 16 July 1981.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

569 stations

569 station records on 16 July 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 July 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Madras/Minambakkam	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wangerooge	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
La Union	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nenzel 20 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Narjan Mar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sweet Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Punchbowl Crater 709	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mazapa	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Dithmarschen Helse	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stewart Mtn Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Live Oak	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Norderney	Germany	Record daily precipitation	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Marks 5 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton City	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Noire	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pompano Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Riito	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Langeoog	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rugozero	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jonstorp	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newburgh L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stilwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tifton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Antigo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wadena 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello 2E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
La Dura	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pacific	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Prentice #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chula Vista	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brooklet 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waupaca	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hellendoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mogoca	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cuthbert	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Everglades	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vega 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Long Lake Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

569 records

Records set or tied on 16 July 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 90, Lowest daily maximum 87, Highest daily minimum 153, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 187.

Records on 16 July 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	90
Lowest daily maximum	87
Highest daily minimum	153
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	187
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 July 1981 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 14, daily 546.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

418 broken records

Margins by which the 418 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 74.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 1981

Top 20 records on 16 July 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 July 1981	Sedalia Wtp, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	87 years	74 of 100 (Major)
16 July 1981	Madras/Minambakkam, IN	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	66 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 July 1981	Wangerooge, DE	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1981	Newkirk, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1981	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	all-time high min	28.3 C (82.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	70 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1981	La Union, MX	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1981	Nenzel 20 S, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1981	Narjan Mar, RU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1981	Sweet Springs, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1981	Warrensburg 4NW, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1981	Punchbowl Crater 709, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1981	Hesperia 4 WNW, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	84 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1981	Mazapa, MX	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1981	Glennville 3NW, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	67 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1981	Kr. Dithmarschen Helse, DE	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1981	Stewart Mtn Dam, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1981	Live Oak, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1981	Mt Vernon, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1981	Norderney, DE	monthly rain	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1981	St Marks 5 SSE, US	monthly high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	66 years	39 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1981. 1981 had 569 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	852
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	728

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	374
10 to 20	22
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1