Weather Records on 20 July 2005

1,266 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 July 2005. Highest significance: Casillas, MX.

Key Facts for 20 July 2005

On 20 July 2005, 1,266 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
728 were record highs and 151 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 34 were all-time records, 64 monthly and 1,168 daily.
Casillas set an all-time record daily precipitation of 242.8 mm (9.6 in) on 20 July 2005.
Across 161 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

1,266 stations

1,266 station records on 20 July 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 July 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Casillas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	242.8 mm (9.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Saltillo (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Mendez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	359.9 mm (14.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Cerro Prieto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	285.5 mm (11.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Rayones	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	229.9 mm (9.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
El Cuchillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	229.9 mm (9.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Agua Blanca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	249.9 mm (9.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lampazos (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Cruillas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
El Cerrito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	329.9 mm (13.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
San Fernando	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	62 of 100 (Major)
Gomez Farias	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	352.8 mm (13.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
El Realito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
San Antonio Las Alazanas (Smn	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Padilla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kroksjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pentland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cabezones	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	213.9 mm (8.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
El Pajonal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	292.9 mm (11.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna de Sanchez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	286.3 mm (11.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Barranco Azul	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
El Barretal I	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Montemorelos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Savukoski Ruuvaoja	Finland	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Allende	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	210.6 mm (8.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cerralvo (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	349.8 mm (13.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ornskoldsvik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bjurholm	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cuernavaca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ratan	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Werrington Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chapala	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
El Ocotillal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Morovis 1 N	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rovaniemi Lentoasema	Finland	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Iturbide	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Los Ramones	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Guemez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
El Pilon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
La Alberca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Corral Viejo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
La Junta Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Torrens Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zhitckovichi	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Galeana (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bellavista	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	311.9 mm (12.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Burgos (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kasa	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rovaniemi Apukka	Finland	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Camacho	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	212.9 mm (8.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lundsjon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,266 records

Records set or tied on 20 July 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 379, Lowest daily maximum 95, Highest daily minimum 349, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 387.

Records on 20 July 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	379
Lowest daily maximum	95
Highest daily minimum	349
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	387
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 July 2005 by timescale: all-time 34, monthly 64, daily 1,168.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

917 broken records

Margins by which the 917 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 220.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 July 2005

Top 20 records on 20 July 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 July 2005	Casillas, MX	all-time rain	242.8 mm (9.6 in)	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	26 years	73 of 100 (Major)
20 July 2005	Saltillo (Dge), MX	monthly rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 years	72 of 100 (Major)
20 July 2005	Mendez, MX	all-time rain	359.9 mm (14.2 in)	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	21 years	70 of 100 (Major)
20 July 2005	Cerro Prieto, MX	all-time rain	285.5 mm (11.2 in)	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	11 years	67 of 100 (Major)
20 July 2005	Rayones, MX	all-time rain	229.9 mm (9.1 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	1 year	66 of 100 (Major)
20 July 2005	El Cuchillo, MX	monthly rain	229.9 mm (9.1 in)	87.7 mm (3.5 in)	30 years	65 of 100 (Major)
20 July 2005	Agua Blanca, MX	all-time rain	249.9 mm (9.8 in)	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	2 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 July 2005	Lampazos (Smn), MX	monthly rain	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	98.9 mm (3.9 in)	23 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 July 2005	Rinconada, MX	monthly rain	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	113.1 mm (4.5 in)	29 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 July 2005	Cruillas, MX	monthly rain	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	30 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 July 2005	El Cerrito, MX	monthly rain	329.9 mm (13.0 in)	155.1 mm (6.1 in)	29 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 July 2005	San Fernando, MX	daily rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 July 2005	Ft Bayard 4W, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	107 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 July 2005	Gomez Farias, MX	all-time rain	352.8 mm (13.9 in)	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	29 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 July 2005	El Realito, MX	monthly rain	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 July 2005	San Antonio Las Alazanas (Smn, MX	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2005	Padilla, MX	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2005	Guayama 1SW, PR	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2005	Kroksjo, SE	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2005	Pentland Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	104 years	55 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 2005. 2005 had 1,266 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 2026-10-17 (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 50	884
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1