Weather Records on 21 July 2005

1,420 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 July 2005. Highest significance: Mingela Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 21 July 2005

On 21 July 2005, 1,420 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
763 were record highs and 222 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 21 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 1,358 daily.
Mingela Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 46.5 mm (1.8 in) on 21 July 2005.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

1,420 stations

1,420 station records on 21 July 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 July 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mingela Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Salida	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	65 of 100 (Major)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Genthin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mercedes 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Landsborough Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Spencer 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Craigs Pocket Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Elphinstone Pocket No1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Hidalgo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
C.E.I. Ciudad Mante	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cruillas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oonoonba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
El Potosi	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Velikij_Ustjug	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Paluma Ivy Cottage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Home Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg-Neuwiedenthal	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg-Wandsbek	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Huautla de Jimenez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	150.6 mm (5.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brandenburg-Gorden	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Magiscatzin (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fletcher View Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Apodaca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	164.8 mm (6.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Crediton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
El Higo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blenheim Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
El Olivo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Horinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Babinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamia Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sellheim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rovaniemi Kilvenaapa	Finland	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ceballos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chapala	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Belogorka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bolshaja Murta	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wittstock-Rote Muhle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sakon Nakhon	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Vista 2W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside - Lund 31S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yabulu Qld Nickel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Camel Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Joquicingo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Los Reyes	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bellavista	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ayr Dpi Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Salinillas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Amealco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,420 records

Records set or tied on 21 July 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 390, Lowest daily maximum 163, Highest daily minimum 373, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 435.

Records on 21 July 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	390
Lowest daily maximum	163
Highest daily minimum	373
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	435
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 July 2005 by timescale: all-time 21, monthly 41, daily 1,358.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,034 broken records

Margins by which the 1,034 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 129.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 July 2005

Top 20 records on 21 July 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 July 2005	Mingela Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	88 years	68 of 100 (Major)
21 July 2005	Salida, US	all-time high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	102 years	65 of 100 (Major)
21 July 2005	Athens, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2005	Nebo, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	88 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2005	Genthin, DE	daily rain	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2005	Mercedes 6 SSE, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	88 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2005	Landsborough Station, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2005	Ft Collins, US	all-time high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	80 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2005	Grand Junction Walker Fld, US	all-time high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	80 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2005	Mount Spencer 2, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	88 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2005	Craigs Pocket Station, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2005	Elphinstone Pocket No1, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2005	Villa Hidalgo (Smn), MX	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2005	C.E.I. Ciudad Mante, MX	daily rain	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2005	Cruillas, MX	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2005	Oonoonba, AU	monthly rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2005	El Potosi, MX	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2005	Velikij_Ustjug, RU	daily rain	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2005	Paluma Ivy Cottage, AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2005	Home Hill Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	49 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2005. 2005 had 1,420 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 2026-10-14 (14 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	944
20 to 40	69
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1