Weather Records on 21 July 2001

889 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 July 2001. Highest significance: Berne Wwtp, US.

Key Facts for 21 July 2001

On 21 July 2001, 889 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
515 were record highs and 224 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 875 daily.
Berne Wwtp set a daily record precipitation of 87.9 mm (3.5 in) on 21 July 2001.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

889 stations

889 station records on 21 July 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 July 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Socorro	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Devils Lake Kdlr	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sysma Joutsjarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise Valley 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Long Lake Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Deva	Romania	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sullivans Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jamsa Halli Lentokentta	Finland	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cluj Napoca	Romania	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Edenton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record low minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Asuncion Nochixtlan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wausaukee	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Circle	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minsk	Belarus	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hartola Hotila	Finland	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Centro Experimental W-75	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stockton 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gulkana AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Finca El Triunfo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Caransebes	Romania	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan del Rio	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Calle Seiscientos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Craiova	Romania	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Myakka Rvr Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moultrie 2 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hobbs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Joutsa Mieskonmaki Saynatniemi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ilirnej	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	34.1 C (93.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Idabel	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Narva	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	29.9 C (85.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Suchiate	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Valerio Trujano	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	33.2 C (91.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santiago 3 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pinkham Notch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

889 records

Records set or tied on 21 July 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 238, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 277, Lowest daily minimum 157, Heaviest daily rainfall 150.

Records on 21 July 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	238
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	277
Lowest daily minimum	157
Heaviest daily rainfall	150
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 July 2001 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 10, daily 875.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

617 broken records

Margins by which the 617 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 96.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 July 2001

Top 20 records on 21 July 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 July 2001	Berne Wwtp, US	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 July 2001	Socorro, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	86 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2001	New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl, US	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	15 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2001	Alpine, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	88 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2001	Deland 1 SSE, US	daily low min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	76 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2001	Devils Lake Kdlr, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2001	Sysma Joutsjarvi, FI	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2001	Paradise Valley 1 NW, US	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	80 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2001	Long Lake Dam, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2001	Deva, RO	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2001	Sullivans Is, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2001	Jamsa Halli Lentokentta, FI	daily rain	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2001	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	daily low min	13.4 C (56.1 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	70 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2001	Xochitlan Todos Santos, MX	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2001	Cluj Napoca, RO	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2001	Elberton 2 N, US	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	107 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2001	Edenton, US	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	87 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2001	Perpignan, FR	daily low min	13.1 C (55.6 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	96 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2001	Asuncion Nochixtlan, MX	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	70 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2001	Wausaukee, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	100 years	42 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

1794 to 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2001. 2001 had 889 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 2026-10-13 (13 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	596
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1