Weather Records on 23 July 1981

1,030 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 July 1981. Highest significance: Trenton, US.

Key Facts for 23 July 1981

On 23 July 1981, 1,030 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
355 were record highs and 337 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 1,005 daily.
Trenton set a daily record precipitation of 128.3 mm (5.1 in) on 23 July 1981.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

1,030 stations

1,030 station records on 23 July 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 July 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Salmon Arm	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Dushanbe	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mexico	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Salmon Arm 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Suddesjaur	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brookfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Klippen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Blockton 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wenzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	159.1 mm (6.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmot	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nautijaur	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Storberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Doodenanning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cordele	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moberly	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ratnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	389.9 mm (15.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Iroquois	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.8 C (92.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jaransk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	35.7 C (96.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Norsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Qiqihar	China	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bremer Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hattonvale Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anzobskij Pereval	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sumner 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vichy Rolla Natl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wooroloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nukinenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brucefield	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pana	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ferron	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record low maximum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,030 records

Records set or tied on 23 July 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 167, Lowest daily maximum 160, Highest daily minimum 188, Lowest daily minimum 177, Heaviest daily rainfall 337, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 23 July 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	167
Lowest daily maximum	160
Highest daily minimum	188
Lowest daily minimum	177
Heaviest daily rainfall	337
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 July 1981 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 18, daily 1,005.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

793 broken records

Margins by which the 793 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 94.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 July 1981

Top 20 records on 23 July 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 July 1981	Trenton, US	daily rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	74 years	70 of 100 (Major)
23 July 1981	Salmon Arm, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 July 1981	Dushanbe, TJ	monthly rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 July 1981	Mexico, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	83 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1981	Fulton, US	daily rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	18 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1981	Valley Park, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1981	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	75 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1981	Salmon Arm 2, CA	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1981	Suddesjaur, SE	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1981	Brookfield, US	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1981	Grant City, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	80 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1981	Klippen, SE	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1981	Blockton 1W, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1981	Wenzhou, CN	daily rain	159.1 mm (6.3 in)	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1981	Wilmot, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1981	Clearwater, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	81 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1981	Nautijaur, SE	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1981	Salisbury, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	10 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1981	Storberg, SE	monthly rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1981	Everett, US	monthly low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	83 years	43 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1981. 1981 had 1,030 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	1,238
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 2026-10-14 (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 20	755
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	3