Weather Records on 20 July 2006

1,487 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 July 2006. Highest significance: Mayaguez City, PR.

Key Facts for 20 July 2006

On 20 July 2006, 1,487 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,093 were record highs and 213 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 26 were all-time records, 82 monthly and 1,379 daily.
Mayaguez City set a daily record high minimum temperature of 26.7 C (80.1 F) on 20 July 2006.
Across 161 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

1,487 stations

1,487 station records on 20 July 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 July 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Premer Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	39.2 C (102.6 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Las Truchas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Blanco	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Stockton 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Zumbrota	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Blasillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hachijojima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	178.6 mm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bochil	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	194.8 mm (7.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tantoyuca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	35.3 C (95.5 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Potsdam	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	37.3 C (99.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Matsuyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Atepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Almolonga	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	35.9 C (96.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	36.9 C (98.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	34.7 C (94.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fukuoka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jaransk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Meade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Torrington Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Limon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	37.6 C (99.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	35.8 C (96.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shimonoseki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Iizuka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salekhard	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Flahult	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	29.8 C (85.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wewahitchka	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
El Derrame	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Holzminden Bevern	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boutilimit	Mauritania	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tecomates	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tallulah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uwajima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,487 records

Records set or tied on 20 July 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 596, Lowest daily maximum 100, Highest daily minimum 497, Lowest daily minimum 113, Heaviest daily rainfall 181.

Records on 20 July 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	596
Lowest daily maximum	100
Highest daily minimum	497
Lowest daily minimum	113
Heaviest daily rainfall	181
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 July 2006 by timescale: all-time 26, monthly 82, daily 1,379.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,103 broken records

Margins by which the 1,103 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 121.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 July 2006

Top 20 records on 20 July 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 July 2006	Mayaguez City, PR	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	105 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2006	Premer Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	91 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2006	Milan, IT	monthly high max	39.2 C (102.6 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	104 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2006	Las Truchas, MX	monthly rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2006	Santa Rosa, MX	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2006	Blanco, US	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	72 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2006	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	monthly high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	102 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2006	Oxford, GB	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	180 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2006	Stockton 3NNE, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2006	Zumbrota, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	99 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2006	Freiburg, DE	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	124 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2006	Blasillo, MX	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2006	Kailua 446, US	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	100 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2006	Hachijojima, JP	daily rain	178.6 mm (7.0 in)	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2006	Bochil, MX	monthly rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2006	San Francisco, MX	all-time rain	194.8 mm (7.7 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2006	Tantoyuca, MX	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2006	Schwerin, DE	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	105 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2006	Gorlitz, DE	daily high max	35.3 C (95.5 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	124 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2006	Potsdam, DE	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	105 years	45 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 2006. 2006 had 1,487 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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Data for records on 2006-07-20: 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 2026-10-17 (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	1,046
20 to 40	37
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1