Weather Records on 18 July 2001

909 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 July 2001. Highest significance: Maysville Wwtp, US.

Key Facts for 18 July 2001

On 18 July 2001, 909 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
447 were record highs and 185 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 880 daily.
Maysville Wwtp set a daily record precipitation of 87.6 mm (3.4 in) on 18 July 2001.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

909 stations

909 station records on 18 July 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 July 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Middletown	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lazdijai	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Eaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky I	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Brookville	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Minsk	Belarus	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
De Kooy	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
West Terschelling	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eastland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kinchil	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorsville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hereford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Idracowra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rovaniemi Lehtojarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sodankyla Lokka	Finland	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tilburg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cheviot	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kanku	Russia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Erldunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	32.1 C (89.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Robles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Knightstown 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Callantsoog	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kings Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Minsk	Belarus	Record high maximum temperature	30.8 C (87.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Viljandi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Davis	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Henbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mikkeli Rantakyla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Portales	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Champion van Riper Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mannford 6 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kouvola Anjala	Finland	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
W Manchester 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Conconully	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kantunilkin	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chilo Meldahl Locks & Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Keflavik	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Petersburg 3SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Terry	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Johvi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kuusiku	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	31.2 C (88.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Narva	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

909 records

Records set or tied on 18 July 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 146, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 301, Lowest daily minimum 102, Heaviest daily rainfall 277.

Records on 18 July 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	146
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	301
Lowest daily minimum	102
Heaviest daily rainfall	277
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 July 2001 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 24, daily 880.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

661 broken records

Margins by which the 661 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 July 2001

Top 20 records on 18 July 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 July 2001	Maysville Wwtp, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	58 years	67 of 100 (Major)
18 July 2001	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	80 years	65 of 100 (Major)
18 July 2001	Middletown, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
18 July 2001	Lazdijai, LT	daily rain	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 July 2001	Eaton, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	79 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2001	Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky I, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2001	Brookville, US	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2001	Minsk, BY	daily high min	21.0 C (69.8 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	103 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2001	Ripley Exp Farm, US	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2001	De Kooy, NL	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2001	Velikie Luki, RU	daily high min	19.6 C (67.3 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	103 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2001	Cambridge City 3 N, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2001	West Terschelling, NL	all-time rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2001	Eastland, US	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2001	Kinchil, MX	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2001	Taylorsville 2SW, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	94 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2001	Hereford, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	90 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2001	Madison 3NNW, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	101 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2001	Idracowra, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2001	Rovaniemi Lehtojarvi, FI	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	43 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 909 records.

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

Records on 07-18 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1801	1
1845	1
1847	1
1851	1
1858	1
1862	1
1863	2
1865	1
1866	2
1871	2
1872	1
1874	1
1877	1
1878	4
1880	1
1881	2
1883	2
1886	2
1887	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	4
1891	1
1892	2
1895	1
1896	2
1897	6
1898	2
1899	3
1900	8
1901	5
1902	3
1903	14
1904	7
1905	22
1906	13
1907	12
1908	39
1909	11
1910	33
1911	42
1912	28
1913	21
1914	47
1915	95
1916	235
1917	265
1918	58
1919	38
1920	59
1921	67
1922	138
1923	126
1924	306
1925	217
1926	191
1927	85
1928	108
1929	123
1930	462
1931	382
1932	343
1933	228
1934	502
1935	212
1936	665
1937	334
1938	306
1939	424
1940	352
1941	349
1942	661
1943	277
1944	333
1945	350
1946	334
1947	385
1948	289
1949	521
1950	632
1951	307
1952	597
1953	493
1954	501
1955	423
1956	466
1957	325
1958	475
1959	548
1960	669
1961	280
1962	516
1963	269
1964	523
1965	707
1966	545
1967	735
1968	998
1969	590
1970	530
1971	625
1972	701
1973	976
1974	729
1975	643
1976	1,047
1977	839
1978	881
1979	821
1980	747
1981	624
1982	749
1983	1,071
1984	1,000
1985	582
1986	908
1987	1,845
1988	1,001
1989	1,233
1990	1,053
1991	589
1992	1,135
1993	1,013
1994	720
1995	904
1996	1,157
1997	785
1998	1,169
1999	900
2000	1,214
2001	909
2002	840
2003	1,159
2004	985
2005	1,210
2006	1,285
2007	1,267
2008	593
2009	1,757
2010	878
2011	1,148
2012	1,070
2013	920
2014	1,348
2015	746
2016	609
2017	426
2018	699
2019	548
2020	361
2021	674
2022	1,071
2023	867
2024	581
2025	779
2026	806

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Data for records on 2001-07-18: 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 2026-10-14 (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 10	570
10 to 20	62
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	1