Weather Records on 16 July 2010

927 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 2010. Highest significance: Harbor Beach 1 SSE, US.

Key Facts for 16 July 2010

On 16 July 2010, 927 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
706 were record highs and 114 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 20 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 879 daily.
Harbor Beach 1 SSE set a daily record precipitation of 51.3 mm (2.0 in) on 16 July 2010.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

927 stations

927 station records on 16 July 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 July 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Gilbert	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Black Spur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Muncheberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Axe	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Narva	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sredny Vasjugan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Meningie (Waltowa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Baruth	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cotonou	Benin	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alfhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Standish 4NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Luna Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barabinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kr.Rottal-Inn Falkenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Animas 3ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aldersbach-Kriestorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	33.4 C (92.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Norra_Stroo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Opaeula 870	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jerrys Plains Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Las Presas	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	32.7 C (90.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pasadena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hudson	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Attenkam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tixtla (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Altar (Obs)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Isla Aguada	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria Yucuhiti (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Michoacanejo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mercedes 6 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tupelo Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	33.1 C (91.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria del Monte	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cosautlan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Meinrad	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Asswan	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	34.6 C (94.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vyborg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Norsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kobe	Japan	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kingisepp	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pudino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Deer	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hiddensee-Vitte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.6 C (85.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

927 records

Records set or tied on 16 July 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 270, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 436, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 107.

Records on 16 July 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	270
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	436
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	107
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 July 2010 by timescale: all-time 20, monthly 28, daily 879.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

658 broken records

Margins by which the 658 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 68.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 2010

Top 20 records on 16 July 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 July 2010	Harbor Beach 1 SSE, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	100 years	78 of 100 (Major)
16 July 2010	Gilbert, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 July 2010	Black Spur, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	63 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 July 2010	Muncheberg, DE	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	112 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2010	Bad Axe, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	79 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2010	Williams, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	104 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2010	Narva, EE	all-time high min	23.2 C (73.8 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	69 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2010	Sredny Vasjugan, RU	daily rain	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	92 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2010	Meningie (Waltowa), AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2010	Baruth, DE	daily rain	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2010	Zagreb-Gric, HR	all-time high min	25.7 C (78.3 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2010	Cotonou, BJ	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2010	Alfhausen, DE	daily rain	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2010	Standish 4NE, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2010	Waynesboro 2 W, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	108 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2010	Luna Rs, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2010	Barabinsk, RU	daily high min	18.8 C (65.8 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	101 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2010	Kr.Rottal-Inn Falkenberg, DE	daily rain	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2010	W Branch 3SE, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	109 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2010	Animas 3ESE, US	daily low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	53 years	42 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 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2010. 2010 had 927 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 10	613
10 to 20	25
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1