Weather Records on 16 July 2000

1,207 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 2000. Highest significance: Farmington, US.

Key Facts for 16 July 2000

On 16 July 2000, 1,207 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
720 were record highs and 283 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 17 were all-time records, 62 monthly and 1,128 daily.
Farmington set a daily record precipitation of 64.0 mm (2.5 in) on 16 July 2000.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

1,207 stations

1,207 station records on 16 July 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 July 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Rovaniemi Juotasniemi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Alvin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Shepaug Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lovozero	Russia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bagdarin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pskem	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Saugatuck Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Alcove Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro del Gallo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta State AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Epping	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rumford 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chesterfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
W Otis	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Claryville	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Merriman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saratoga Springs 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sosjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Heath	United States	Record daily precipitation	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Multra	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glens Falls Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Collins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Akroken	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Windham 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
The Dalles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low maximum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Colotlipa (Cfe)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Huejuquilla El Alto (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Padun	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kovdor	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bispgarden 1	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bingham Wyman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaque Raymond Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gloversville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Slide Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sanford 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gloversville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Holland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hjalta_Kraftverk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Meadville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vicksburg Military Pk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lannas	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ansonia 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Canistear Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Ridge Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,207 records

Records set or tied on 16 July 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 457, Lowest daily maximum 103, Highest daily minimum 263, Lowest daily minimum 180, Heaviest daily rainfall 204.

Records on 16 July 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	457
Lowest daily maximum	103
Highest daily minimum	263
Lowest daily minimum	180
Heaviest daily rainfall	204
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 July 2000 by timescale: all-time 17, monthly 62, daily 1,128.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

832 broken records

Margins by which the 832 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 81.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 2000

Top 20 records on 16 July 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 July 2000	Farmington, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	91 years	77 of 100 (Major)
16 July 2000	Rovaniemi Juotasniemi, FI	monthly rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 July 2000	Boonton 1 SE, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2000	Alvin, US	daily high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	88 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2000	Shepaug Dam, US	monthly rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2000	Lovozero, RU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2000	Bagdarin, RU	daily rain	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2000	Pskem, UZ	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2000	Saugatuck Rsvr, US	monthly rain	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2000	Alcove Dam, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2000	Mt Washington, US	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2000	Lewiston, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	81 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2000	San Pedro del Gallo (Smn), MX	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	55 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2000	Augusta State AP, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2000	Epping, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2000	Rumford 1 SSE, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2000	Chesterfield, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2000	W Otis, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2000	Claryville, US	monthly rain	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2000	Ipswich, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	47 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2000. 2000 had 1,207 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 20	787
20 to 40	33
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1