Weather Records on 21 July 2000

1,230 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 July 2000. Highest significance: Edithburgh Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 21 July 2000

On 21 July 2000, 1,230 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
552 were record highs and 365 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 18 were all-time records, 63 monthly and 1,149 daily.
Edithburgh Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 30.8 mm (1.2 in) on 21 July 2000.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

1,230 stations

1,230 station records on 21 July 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 July 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Edithburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Lilydale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Avoca (Railway House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Longford (Denton Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Northdown (Hamley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Branxholme (Bassett)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Edith Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Ulverstone (Knights Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Cressy House	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Irishtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
La Estanzuela	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Hampshire (Neena Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Naracoopa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Yambacoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Launceston (Kings Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Launceston Airport Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hagley (Fairbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kalangadoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Alvin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ringarooma (Charles Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Elliott Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Epping Forest (Forton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
South Forest (Plummers Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Meadville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Flensburg (Schaferhaus)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
East Sassafras (Elphin Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Burnie (Round Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Preolenna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Selbourne (Kirnbrae)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Perth (Forestry Nursery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Togari (Renison Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tyrendarra (Ellangowan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lorinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Meander	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Railton (Cement Australia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Penguin (Ironcliffe Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro del Gallo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Albion 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Braemar	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
St Petersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mathinna (Fingal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jayuya	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Branxholme	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Westbury (Valley View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Trowutta (Ringwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Blessington (Heathcote)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cardenas	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wewahitchka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Castlewood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bismarck	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Heywood Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Habarovsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moorleah (Preolenna Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,230 records

Records set or tied on 21 July 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 405, Lowest daily maximum 142, Highest daily minimum 147, Lowest daily minimum 223, Heaviest daily rainfall 313.

Records on 21 July 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	405
Lowest daily maximum	142
Highest daily minimum	147
Lowest daily minimum	223
Heaviest daily rainfall	313
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 July 2000 by timescale: all-time 18, monthly 63, daily 1,149.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

879 broken records

Margins by which the 879 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 72.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 July 2000

Top 20 records on 21 July 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 July 2000	Edithburgh Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	111 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
21 July 2000	Lilydale Post Office, AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	106 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
21 July 2000	Avoca (Railway House), AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	109 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
21 July 2000	Longford (Denton Close), AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	109 years	78 of 100 (Major)
21 July 2000	Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage, AU	daily rain	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	83 years	73 of 100 (Major)
21 July 2000	Northdown (Hamley), AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	69 years	69 of 100 (Major)
21 July 2000	Branxholme (Bassett), AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	104 years	68 of 100 (Major)
21 July 2000	Edith Creek, AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
21 July 2000	Low Head (Comparison), AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	94 years	67 of 100 (Major)
21 July 2000	Ulverstone (Knights Road), AU	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	109 years	67 of 100 (Major)
21 July 2000	Cressy House, AU	monthly rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	66 of 100 (Major)
21 July 2000	Irishtown, AU	monthly rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	66 of 100 (Major)
21 July 2000	La Estanzuela, MX	all-time rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	66 of 100 (Major)
21 July 2000	Hampshire (Neena Road), AU	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	58 years	65 of 100 (Major)
21 July 2000	Naracoopa, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	65 of 100 (Major)
21 July 2000	Yambacoona, AU	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	92 years	65 of 100 (Major)
21 July 2000	Cape Grim (Woolnorth), AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	73 years	64 of 100 (Major)
21 July 2000	Launceston (Kings Meadows), AU	monthly rain	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 July 2000	Launceston Airport Comparison, AU	monthly rain	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 July 2000	Hagley (Fairbank), AU	monthly rain	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	60 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2000. 2000 had 1,230 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 2026-10-12 (12 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 10	774
10 to 20	53
20 to 30	24
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	10
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	3
70 to 80	1