Weather Records on 21 July 1981

1,352 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 July 1981. Highest significance: Darlington Point (Tubbo), AU.

Key Facts for 21 July 1981

On 21 July 1981, 1,352 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
399 were record highs and 113 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 1,311 daily.
Darlington Point (Tubbo) set a daily record precipitation of 37.6 mm (1.5 in) on 21 July 1981.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

1,352 stations

1,352 station records on 21 July 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 July 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Darlington Point (Tubbo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Corowa Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Rennie (Pine View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Groongal (Gundaline)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Westland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Wanaaring (Thurloo Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Walbundrie (Crediton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Urana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Whitton (Conapaira St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Morstone Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Groongal (Groongal Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Ilfracombe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Wellshot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
White Cliffs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bulliwallah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Darlington Point (St Pauls Clo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Warrenbayne (Baddaginnie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Stonyfell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Whitfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Barellan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Goorambat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tungamah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Strathbogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Saltern Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Berrigan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Burrumbuttock (Holyrood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Moyhu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wangaratta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Isisford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kilmore Assumption College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Leeton Caravan Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Yanco Regulator	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rushworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gillespie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rankins Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Indigo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rutherglen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tullibigeal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yenda (Blue Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dandongadale (Mountain View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour Shire Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Penola Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Blackall Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Double Gates)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wagga Wagga (Berrillee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yarroweyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Myrrhee (Joelyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rutherglen Research	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Broadford Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Urana (Nowranie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Euroa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Parrakie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,352 records

Records set or tied on 21 July 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 206, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 193, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 840.

Records on 21 July 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	206
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	193
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	840
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 July 1981 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 33, daily 1,311.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,154 broken records

Margins by which the 1,154 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 88.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 July 1981

Top 20 records on 21 July 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 July 1981	Darlington Point (Tubbo), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	84 years	75 of 100 (Major)
21 July 1981	Yackandandah, AU	daily rain	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	86 years	75 of 100 (Major)
21 July 1981	Corowa Airport, AU	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	84 years	74 of 100 (Major)
21 July 1981	Rennie (Pine View), AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	90 years	74 of 100 (Major)
21 July 1981	Groongal (Gundaline), AU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	74 of 100 (Major)
21 July 1981	Westland, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	93 years	72 of 100 (Major)
21 July 1981	Wanaaring (Thurloo Downs), AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
21 July 1981	Walbundrie (Crediton Street), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	84 years	72 of 100 (Major)
21 July 1981	Urana Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	90 years	70 of 100 (Major)
21 July 1981	Whitton (Conapaira St), AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	84 years	70 of 100 (Major)
21 July 1981	Morstone Station, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	90 years	69 of 100 (Major)
21 July 1981	Groongal (Groongal Station), AU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	68 of 100 (Major)
21 July 1981	Ilfracombe Post Office, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
21 July 1981	Longreach Post Office, AU	daily rain	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
21 July 1981	Wellshot, AU	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
21 July 1981	White Cliffs Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
21 July 1981	Bulliwallah, AU	monthly rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	25 years	64 of 100 (Major)
21 July 1981	Darlington Point (St Pauls Clo, AU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
21 July 1981	Warrenbayne (Baddaginnie), AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
21 July 1981	Stonyfell, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	63 of 100 (Major)

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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1981. 1981 had 1,352 records.

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

Records on 07-21 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1797	1
1813	2
1832	2
1837	1
1839	1
1843	1
1844	2
1854	1
1859	3
1865	3
1868	3
1872	1
1876	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1892	3
1893	3
1894	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	2
1900	6
1901	13
1902	12
1903	10
1904	8
1905	13
1906	13
1907	12
1908	25
1909	18
1910	12
1911	37
1912	52
1913	41
1914	48
1915	81
1916	72
1917	136
1918	130
1919	51
1920	33
1921	55
1922	48
1923	132
1924	286
1925	202
1926	401
1927	191
1928	205
1929	360
1930	521
1931	549
1932	322
1933	208
1934	965
1935	236
1936	322
1937	253
1938	638
1939	415
1940	318
1941	226
1942	318
1943	253
1944	716
1945	300
1946	398
1947	795
1948	403
1949	603
1950	662
1951	427
1952	657
1953	351
1954	656
1955	582
1956	490
1957	447
1958	531
1959	940
1960	651
1961	388
1962	263
1963	470
1964	457
1965	748
1966	626
1967	313
1968	334
1969	636
1970	1,241
1971	475
1972	1,046
1973	871
1974	536
1975	380
1976	477
1977	708
1978	1,155
1979	964
1980	926
1981	1,352
1982	588
1983	1,234
1984	764
1985	554
1986	791
1987	1,025
1988	1,015
1989	973
1990	914
1991	812
1992	1,562
1993	866
1994	773
1995	1,247
1996	1,141
1997	849
1998	1,674
1999	814
2000	1,230
2001	889
2002	990
2003	1,250
2004	694
2005	1,420
2006	1,479
2007	1,145
2008	989
2009	1,306
2010	1,148
2011	1,414
2012	815
2013	526
2014	762
2015	704
2016	645
2017	433
2018	942
2019	755
2020	363
2021	574
2022	866
2023	816
2024	873
2025	881
2026	874

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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 2026-10-13 (13 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 20	1,008
20 to 40	105
40 to 60	29
60 to 80	11
80 to 100	1