Weather Records on 16 July 1991

627 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 1991. Highest significance: Chapman Hill, AU.

Key Facts for 16 July 1991

On 16 July 1991, 627 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
258 were record highs and 146 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 597 daily.
Chapman Hill set an all-time record daily precipitation of 254.0 mm (10.0 in) on 16 July 1991.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

627 stations

627 station records on 16 July 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 July 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chapman Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Morovis 1 N	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Corozal Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte de Itabapoana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Marechal Floriano (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cachoeira Suica (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rive	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Guarapari (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Jeronimo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hvojnaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sibiu	Romania	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Klamath	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fundao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record high maximum temperature	38.6 C (101.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Metter	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Valsugana Velha-Montante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.8 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Juana Diaz Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vacoas (Mauritius)	Mauritius	Record low minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dzilam de Bravo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dudinka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quitupan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Grande (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chervjanka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Poset	Russia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rico	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Walker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alma Bacon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Duas Bocas (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Salamanca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Apalachicola AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Plains SW Ga Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Munising	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Domingos Martins (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	105.3 mm (4.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Anchieta (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan del Mezquital	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Lucas Ojitlan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cayey 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hkorol	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Canjilon R/S	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Xichang	China	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

627 records

Records set or tied on 16 July 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 108, Lowest daily maximum 87, Highest daily minimum 150, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 223.

Records on 16 July 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	108
Lowest daily maximum	87
Highest daily minimum	150
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	223
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 July 1991 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 27, daily 597.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

481 broken records

Margins by which the 481 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 1991

Top 20 records on 16 July 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 July 1991	Chapman Hill, AU	all-time rain	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	140.4 mm (5.5 in)	0 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 July 1991	Morovis 1 N, PR	monthly rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1991	Cidra 1 E, PR	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	81 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1991	Corozal Substn, PR	monthly rain	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1991	Ponte de Itabapoana, BR	monthly rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1991	Marechal Floriano (Dnos), BR	monthly rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1991	Cachoeira Suica (Dnos), BR	monthly rain	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1991	Rive, BR	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1991	Brackettville, US	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	88 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1991	Guarapari (Dnos), BR	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1991	San Jeronimo, MX	all-time low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1991	Hvojnaja, RU	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1991	Sibiu, RO	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1991	Klamath, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1991	Fundao, BR	monthly rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1991	Lisboa Geofisica, PT	daily high max	38.6 C (101.5 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	77 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1991	Metter, US	monthly rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1991	Guayama 1SW, PR	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	80 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1991	Manati 2 E, PR	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	76 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1991	Willow City, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	80 years	38 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1991. 1991 had 627 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 20	440
20 to 40	37
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1