Weather Records on 21 July 2006

1,479 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 July 2006. Highest significance: Bulgan, MN.

Key Facts for 21 July 2006

On 21 July 2006, 1,479 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
978 were record highs and 267 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 24 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 1,415 daily.
Bulgan set an all-time record daily precipitation of 152.1 mm (6.0 in) on 21 July 2006.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

1,479 stations

1,479 station records on 21 July 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 July 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bulgan	Mongolia	Record daily precipitation	152.1 mm (6.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Conway	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Holdrege	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hogbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Abu Hamed	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
El Derrame	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ockelbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Parker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	48.3 C (118.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Barth	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande	United States	Record high maximum temperature	47.2 C (117.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Huachuca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	34.9 C (94.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Takamatsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bochil	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cook 17 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Payette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lakin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Red Willow Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hiddensee-Vitte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dudinka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Angeles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Denmark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Joskar-Ola	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stockton Fire STN 4	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Weiser	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Guadalupe Grijalva	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vytegra	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Haleyville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	50.0 C (122.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oita	Japan	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cabo San Lucas	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,479 records

Records set or tied on 21 July 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 468, Lowest daily maximum 162, Highest daily minimum 510, Lowest daily minimum 105, Heaviest daily rainfall 234.

Records on 21 July 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	468
Lowest daily maximum	162
Highest daily minimum	510
Lowest daily minimum	105
Heaviest daily rainfall	234
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 July 2006 by timescale: all-time 24, monthly 40, daily 1,415.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,051 broken records

Margins by which the 1,051 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 109.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 July 2006

Top 20 records on 21 July 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 July 2006	Bulgan, MN	all-time rain	152.1 mm (6.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 July 2006	Conway, US	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	103 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2006	Petersburg 1, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2006	Tellico Plains, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	101 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2006	Holdrege, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2006	Tahlee (Carrington (Church St), AU	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2006	Hogbo, SE	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2006	Casa Grande Nm, US	daily high min	31.7 C (89.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	96 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2006	Abu Hamed, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2006	Hastings 4N, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2006	Hebron, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	104 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2006	El Derrame, MX	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2006	Ockelbo, SE	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2006	Parker, US	daily high max	48.3 C (118.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2006	Redlands, US	daily high max	44.4 C (111.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	96 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2006	Pratt 3NW, US	daily high max	42.8 C (109.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	103 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2006	Coupeville 1 S, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	101 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2006	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily high min	19.2 C (66.6 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2006	Barth, DE	all-time high min	20.2 C (68.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	59 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2006	Casa Grande, US	daily high max	47.2 C (117.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	43 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2006. 2006 had 1,479 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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Data for records on 2006-07-21: 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 2026-10-14 (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	1,014
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2