Weather Records on 20 July 2001

755 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 July 2001. Highest significance: Mobridge 2NNW, US.

Key Facts for 20 July 2001

On 20 July 2001, 755 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
404 were record highs and 216 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 741 daily.
Mobridge 2NNW set a daily record precipitation of 70.1 mm (2.8 in) on 20 July 2001.
Across 161 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

755 stations

755 station records on 20 July 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 July 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Port Sudan	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Karaganda	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hanko Tvarminne	Finland	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bertrand	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Suchiate	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Patterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Suolovuopmi	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
University Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Galveston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
El Carrizo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tamiami Trail 40 Mi Bend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stambaugh 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oujda	Morocco	Record low minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	32.5 C (90.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tarifa	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Twr 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Samburg Wr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Turku Turun Lentoasema	Finland	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lac Vieux Desert	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Okeechobee	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tequesquitengo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lampasas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rhinelander	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chiconautla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	35.1 C (95.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elwood 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Union City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kzylzar	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quemado	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan Bautista Cuicatlan (	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ankenes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mariinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dingle	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

755 records

Records set or tied on 20 July 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 176, Lowest daily maximum 91, Highest daily minimum 228, Lowest daily minimum 125, Heaviest daily rainfall 135.

Records on 20 July 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	176
Lowest daily maximum	91
Highest daily minimum	228
Lowest daily minimum	125
Heaviest daily rainfall	135
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 July 2001 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 741.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

542 broken records

Margins by which the 542 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 52.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 July 2001

Top 20 records on 20 July 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 July 2001	Mobridge 2NNW, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	72 years	70 of 100 (Major)
20 July 2001	Ferrara, IT	daily rain	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	15 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2001	Port Sudan, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2001	Marshall, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2001	Brackettville, US	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	78 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2001	Karaganda, KZ	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2001	Hanko Tvarminne, FI	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2001	Bertrand, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2001	Bologna, IT	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	150 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2001	Suchiate, MX	daily low min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2001	Martinsdale 3 NNW, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	101 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2001	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	119 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2001	Kargopol, RU	daily high min	20.7 C (69.3 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	108 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2001	Patterson, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2001	Elberton 2 N, US	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	91 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2001	Poplar Bluff, US	daily low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	99 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2001	Suolovuopmi, NO	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	84 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2001	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily low max	1.1 C (34.0 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	116 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2001	Pearsall, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	99 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2001	University Exp STN, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	90 years	41 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 2001. 2001 had 755 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 2026-10-16 (16 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 10	498
10 to 20	26
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2