Weather Records on 23 July 2001

1,242 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 July 2001. Highest significance: Northway AP, US.

Key Facts for 23 July 2001

On 23 July 2001, 1,242 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
879 were record highs and 200 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 1,200 daily.
Northway AP set a monthly record daily precipitation of 70.9 mm (2.8 in) on 23 July 2001.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

1,242 stations

1,242 station records on 23 July 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 July 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Northway AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Uccle	Belgium	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Huamuxtitlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nakanno	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oujda	Morocco	Record high maximum temperature	45.1 C (113.2 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Zapotitlan Salinas (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
San Salvador El Seco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ojo Caliente	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tularosa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Festus	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Asuncion Nochixtlan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Burgos (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Telpatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kutaisi	Georgia	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Suchiate	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hailar	China	Record high maximum temperature	38.2 C (100.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	36.9 C (98.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Decker	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Devils Twr #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Budapest	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Golondrinas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zalayeta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bagdarin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hugoton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Idabel	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kingfisher	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Minsk	Belarus	Record high maximum temperature	32.9 C (91.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record high maximum temperature	34.6 C (94.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,242 records

Records set or tied on 23 July 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 402, Lowest daily maximum 90, Highest daily minimum 477, Lowest daily minimum 110, Heaviest daily rainfall 163.

Records on 23 July 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	402
Lowest daily maximum	90
Highest daily minimum	477
Lowest daily minimum	110
Heaviest daily rainfall	163
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 July 2001 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 30, daily 1,200.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

840 broken records

Margins by which the 840 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 139.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 July 2001

Top 20 records on 23 July 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 July 2001	Northway AP, US	monthly rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 July 2001	Uccle, BE	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	100 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 July 2001	Huamuxtitlan (Dge), MX	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2001	Nakanno, RU	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2001	Oujda, MA	all-time high max	45.1 C (113.2 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	77 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2001	Zapotitlan Salinas (Smn), MX	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2001	San Salvador El Seco, MX	daily rain	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2001	Ojo Caliente, MX	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2001	Bridgewater, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2001	Xochitlan Todos Santos, MX	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2001	Alexandria, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	100 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2001	Tularosa, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2001	Festus, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2001	Sioux Falls, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2001	Asuncion Nochixtlan, MX	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	70 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2001	Burgos (Dge), MX	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2001	Burnet, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	103 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2001	Telpatlan, MX	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2001	Wellington, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	102 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2001	Kutaisi, GE	daily high min	29.4 C (84.9 F)	7.4 C (13.3 F)	20 years	44 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 1,242 records.

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

Records on 07-23 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1797	1
1804	1
1810	1
1811	2
1832	1
1835	1
1836	2
1838	1
1845	1
1846	2
1851	1
1852	1
1855	2
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1868	5
1870	1
1873	2
1875	2
1877	1
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	5
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	5
1890	4
1894	3
1895	7
1896	4
1898	9
1899	5
1900	8
1901	10
1902	6
1903	4
1904	18
1905	11
1906	19
1907	9
1908	15
1909	27
1910	54
1911	37
1912	43
1913	36
1914	59
1915	35
1916	34
1917	42
1918	96
1919	26
1920	40
1921	221
1922	113
1923	104
1924	158
1925	173
1926	266
1927	308
1928	146
1929	174
1930	214
1931	334
1932	232
1933	432
1934	898
1935	329
1936	403
1937	319
1938	354
1939	277
1940	494
1941	292
1942	265
1943	245
1944	350
1945	239
1946	531
1947	1,240
1948	610
1949	453
1950	500
1951	422
1952	788
1953	660
1954	545
1955	585
1956	402
1957	513
1958	633
1959	606
1960	568
1961	937
1962	465
1963	490
1964	373
1965	368
1966	368
1967	347
1968	480
1969	436
1970	935
1971	648
1972	640
1973	798
1974	578
1975	359
1976	425
1977	570
1978	1,064
1979	648
1980	703
1981	1,030
1982	594
1983	1,324
1984	980
1985	711
1986	1,239
1987	1,164
1988	1,124
1989	868
1990	1,033
1991	1,050
1992	1,469
1993	1,466
1994	1,215
1995	827
1996	1,227
1997	1,088
1998	885
1999	846
2000	1,225
2001	1,242
2002	875
2003	1,649
2004	1,148
2005	997
2006	1,757
2007	1,262
2008	1,057
2009	1,069
2010	1,627
2011	1,907
2012	822
2013	648
2014	783
2015	559
2016	760
2017	517
2018	873
2019	786
2020	514
2021	506
2022	707
2023	629
2024	798
2025	917
2026	788

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Data for records on 2001-07-23: 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 2026-10-16 (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 20	807
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1