Weather Records on 16 July 2005

1,023 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 2005. Highest significance: Chitradurga, IN.

Key Facts for 16 July 2005

On 16 July 2005, 1,023 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
732 were record highs and 108 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 987 daily.
Chitradurga set a daily record precipitation of 45.0 mm (1.8 in) on 16 July 2005.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

1,023 stations

1,023 station records on 16 July 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 July 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chitradurga	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Merklingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Robstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Point Hicks (Lighthouse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Grundforsen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Knightstown 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Waxahachie	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chapala	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
N'Guigni	Niger	Record low minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
El Campo	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ferron	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Medio Monte	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Acatlan de Juarez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minocqua	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McAllen Miller Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Begumpet Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Torrance AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alturas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wendover AP AWOS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore-Washington Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Storbron	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cuixtla	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Escalante	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ibapah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nizhne-Tambovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Willcox	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yerington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stillhouse Hollow Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Los Reyes	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kramfors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Batavia	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shippensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont-Ferrand	France	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tantizohuiche	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Myskelasen_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Provo Byu	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sundance	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,023 records

Records set or tied on 16 July 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 313, Lowest daily maximum 70, Highest daily minimum 419, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 183.

Records on 16 July 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	313
Lowest daily maximum	70
Highest daily minimum	419
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	183
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 July 2005 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 25, daily 987.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

655 broken records

Margins by which the 655 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 85.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 2005

Top 20 records on 16 July 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 July 2005	Chitradurga, IN	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	96 years	74 of 100 (Major)
16 July 2005	Merklingen, DE	daily rain	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 July 2005	Ann Arbor U of Mich, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	88 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 July 2005	Robstown, US	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2005	Albany 3 SE, US	daily high min	28.9 C (84.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	72 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2005	Point Hicks (Lighthouse), AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2005	Isabela Substn, PR	monthly high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	86 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2005	Grundforsen, SE	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2005	Knightstown 2 ENE, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	105 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2005	Troy, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2005	Waxahachie, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2005	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily high min	24.9 C (76.8 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	115 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2005	Chapala, MX	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2005	Greenfield, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	87 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2005	N'Guigni, NE	daily low min	16.0 C (60.8 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2005	El Campo, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2005	Ferron, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	106 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2005	Medio Monte, MX	daily rain	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2005	Coloso, PR	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2005	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily high min	28.3 C (82.9 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	115 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

1798 to 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2005. 2005 had 1,023 records.

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

Records on 07-16 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1801	1
1802	1
1808	1
1819	1
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1840	2
1845	1
1852	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1868	2
1870	1
1871	1
1875	2
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	9
1902	2
1903	18
1904	20
1905	4
1906	23
1907	7
1908	21
1909	17
1910	9
1911	24
1912	28
1913	23
1914	53
1915	41
1916	39
1917	90
1918	18
1919	56
1920	46
1921	66
1922	303
1923	180
1924	75
1925	179
1926	295
1927	170
1928	405
1929	192
1930	402
1931	527
1932	446
1933	224
1934	432
1935	284
1936	715
1937	307
1938	213
1939	599
1940	255
1941	363
1942	321
1943	297
1944	193
1945	702
1946	454
1947	568
1948	259
1949	417
1950	542
1951	537
1952	560
1953	366
1954	592
1955	548
1956	417
1957	221
1958	1,270
1959	341
1960	329
1961	402
1962	538
1963	251
1964	341
1965	437
1966	415
1967	1,067
1968	788
1969	702
1970	674
1971	766
1972	641
1973	880
1974	666
1975	742
1976	840
1977	829
1978	1,095
1979	543
1980	1,457
1981	569
1982	985
1983	1,362
1984	937
1985	528
1986	845
1987	916
1988	1,306
1989	1,074
1990	955
1991	627
1992	943
1993	1,053
1994	730
1995	929
1996	739
1997	707
1998	1,051
1999	998
2000	1,207
2001	1,073
2002	1,029
2003	1,492
2004	724
2005	1,023
2006	1,527
2007	1,186
2008	669
2009	839
2010	927
2011	1,221
2012	829
2013	853
2014	1,448
2015	605
2016	706
2017	419
2018	694
2019	476
2020	464
2021	661
2022	538
2023	1,150
2024	938
2025	764
2026	727

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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 2026-10-17 (17 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	617
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1