Weather Records on 15 July 2001

1,004 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 July 2001. Highest significance: Carlindie, AU.

Key Facts for 15 July 2001

On 15 July 2001, 1,004 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
435 were record highs and 315 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 971 daily.
Carlindie set a daily record precipitation of 32.0 mm (1.3 in) on 15 July 2001.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

1,004 stations

1,004 station records on 15 July 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 July 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Carlindie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Pardoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Dalton	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bajkit	Russia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Thorhult	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Echeta 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kulgera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Atepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Incheon	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	180.8 mm (7.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Indee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hedland Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Seliatyn	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rockypoint 7NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Malacca	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nullagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Geisingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quemado	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weiden	Germany	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Schwabisch Gmund-Strassdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uberlingen/Bodensee	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maricao 2 SSW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kursk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Live Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leola	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zeitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Donaueschingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ellwangen-Rindelbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kershaw 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	34.7 C (94.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,004 records

Records set or tied on 15 July 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 217, Lowest daily maximum 114, Highest daily minimum 218, Lowest daily minimum 201, Heaviest daily rainfall 254.

Records on 15 July 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	217
Lowest daily maximum	114
Highest daily minimum	218
Lowest daily minimum	201
Heaviest daily rainfall	254
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 July 2001 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 27, daily 971.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

765 broken records

Margins by which the 765 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 July 2001

Top 20 records on 15 July 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 July 2001	Carlindie, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	92 years	68 of 100 (Major)
15 July 2001	Pardoo Station, AU	daily rain	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 July 2001	Dalton, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 July 2001	Bajkit, RU	all-time rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 July 2001	Thorhult, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 July 2001	Echeta 2 NW, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	86 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2001	Salisbury, US	monthly low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	82 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2001	Kulgera, AU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2001	San Juan Atepec, MX	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2001	Incheon, KR	daily rain	180.8 mm (7.1 in)	91.8 mm (3.6 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2001	Spanish Fk Pwr House, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2001	Indee, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2001	Port Hedland Airport, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2001	Seliatyn, UA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2001	Rockypoint 7NNE, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	83 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2001	Montrose #2, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	91 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2001	Marble Bar Comparison, AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2001	Elizabethton, US	daily low min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	100 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2001	Ft Pierce, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	83 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2001	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily rain	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	45 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

1793 to 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2001. 2001 had 1,004 records.

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

Records on 07-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1802	1
1808	1
1824	2
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1838	1
1839	1
1840	2
1866	1
1868	2
1874	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	4
1896	2
1897	2
1898	10
1899	1
1900	1
1901	7
1902	4
1903	24
1904	9
1905	1
1906	10
1907	8
1908	7
1909	7
1910	14
1911	11
1912	44
1913	19
1914	35
1915	34
1916	27
1917	134
1918	33
1919	59
1920	78
1921	55
1922	111
1923	120
1924	126
1925	137
1926	487
1927	151
1928	367
1929	213
1930	503
1931	591
1932	649
1933	205
1934	554
1935	208
1936	905
1937	279
1938	227
1939	394
1940	320
1941	444
1942	275
1943	338
1944	228
1945	693
1946	421
1947	373
1948	397
1949	455
1950	503
1951	606
1952	825
1953	398
1954	784
1955	612
1956	351
1957	304
1958	859
1959	411
1960	576
1961	386
1962	724
1963	291
1964	670
1965	282
1966	494
1967	1,419
1968	661
1969	670
1970	542
1971	552
1972	681
1973	800
1974	692
1975	869
1976	790
1977	766
1978	815
1979	585
1980	1,168
1981	646
1982	938
1983	1,241
1984	841
1985	793
1986	773
1987	968
1988	1,157
1989	827
1990	1,202
1991	589
1992	904
1993	1,198
1994	1,027
1995	1,347
1996	1,076
1997	688
1998	1,170
1999	1,428
2000	1,276
2001	1,004
2002	1,177
2003	1,256
2004	714
2005	932
2006	1,535
2007	1,171
2008	532
2009	816
2010	941
2011	989
2012	927
2013	761
2014	1,016
2015	547
2016	672
2017	467
2018	645
2019	561
2020	614
2021	674
2022	621
2023	1,157
2024	823
2025	720
2026	961

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Data for records on 2001-07-15: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	731
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1