Weather Records on 20 July 1991

1,024 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 July 1991. Highest significance: Bhopal/Bairagarh, IN.

Key Facts for 20 July 1991

On 20 July 1991, 1,024 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
529 were record highs and 121 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 51 monthly and 961 daily.
Bhopal/Bairagarh set an all-time record daily precipitation of 470.9 mm (18.5 in) on 20 July 1991.
Across 161 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

1,024 stations

1,024 station records on 20 July 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 July 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bhopal/Bairagarh	India	Record daily precipitation	470.9 mm (18.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Yanrey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Dobra Scritia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Koonadgin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Riche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Manypeaks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.2 mm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
White Gums	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Warriup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tamar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ojinaga (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Debaltseve	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Carmody	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kuringup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Krasno-Armeysk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gigant	Russia	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Peppermint Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Grace Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Youngs Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Woodburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
King River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yellanup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Muntadgin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hyden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lake King	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Walker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cardabia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
North Stirlings	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Camm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Birni N'Konni	Niger	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woogenellup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Roselea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Peru 2 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kukerin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Falcondale - Edeowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warroora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boodarockin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moorine Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Edenholme	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kalgan River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Karlgarin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bullfinch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hyden North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chandler Heights	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arcade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,024 records

Records set or tied on 20 July 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 272, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 257, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 374.

Records on 20 July 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	272
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	257
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	374
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 July 1991 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 51, daily 961.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

746 broken records

Margins by which the 746 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 150.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 July 1991

Top 20 records on 20 July 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 July 1991	Bhopal/Bairagarh, IN	all-time rain	470.9 mm (18.5 in)	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	17 years	69 of 100 (Major)
20 July 1991	Yanrey, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	78 years	65 of 100 (Major)
20 July 1991	Dobra Scritia, AU	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	73 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 July 1991	Arcadia, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	89 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1991	Koonadgin, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1991	Cape Riche, AU	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1991	Manypeaks, AU	monthly rain	97.2 mm (3.8 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1991	White Gums, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1991	Warriup, AU	monthly rain	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1991	Tamar, AU	monthly rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1991	Ojinaga (Smn), MX	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1991	Debaltseve, UA	daily rain	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1991	Three Rivers, AU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1991	Lake Carmody, AU	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1991	Kuringup, AU	monthly rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1991	Krasno-Armeysk, KZ	daily rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1991	Gigant, RU	daily rain	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1991	Peppermint Grove, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	6 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1991	Lake Grace Comparison, AU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1991	Little Falls, US	all-time high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	73 years	50 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

1809 to 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1991. 1991 had 1,024 records.

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

Records on 07-20 in each year
Year	Records
1809	1
1810	1
1811	2
1832	2
1844	2
1850	1
1859	2
1863	1
1865	4
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	5
1892	7
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1897	4
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	3
1902	13
1903	6
1904	10
1905	6
1906	8
1907	12
1908	31
1909	6
1910	27
1911	12
1912	33
1913	28
1914	20
1915	163
1916	117
1917	57
1918	53
1919	40
1920	16
1921	55
1922	52
1923	173
1924	112
1925	125
1926	411
1927	106
1928	366
1929	480
1930	598
1931	362
1932	338
1933	201
1934	857
1935	386
1936	358
1937	213
1938	392
1939	336
1940	325
1941	270
1942	609
1943	326
1944	470
1945	278
1946	482
1947	635
1948	385
1949	807
1950	563
1951	448
1952	488
1953	316
1954	512
1955	377
1956	545
1957	351
1958	536
1959	605
1960	758
1961	338
1962	327
1963	457
1964	416
1965	1,110
1966	469
1967	455
1968	389
1969	649
1970	890
1971	619
1972	1,062
1973	804
1974	489
1975	470
1976	580
1977	899
1978	663
1979	1,249
1980	925
1981	1,048
1982	580
1983	1,117
1984	799
1985	604
1986	848
1987	1,156
1988	1,103
1989	1,183
1990	724
1991	1,024
1992	1,137
1993	901
1994	611
1995	961
1996	1,365
1997	903
1998	1,682
1999	815
2000	1,393
2001	755
2002	986
2003	1,313
2004	978
2005	1,266
2006	1,487
2007	1,124
2008	663
2009	1,533
2010	1,154
2011	1,339
2012	817
2013	850
2014	1,000
2015	812
2016	744
2017	398
2018	930
2019	867
2020	524
2021	683
2022	1,108
2023	812
2024	737
2025	680
2026	863

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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	714
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1