Weather Records on 15 July 2011

989 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 July 2011. Highest significance: Lake Park 3SSE, US.

Key Facts for 15 July 2011

On 15 July 2011, 989 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
429 were record highs and 373 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 962 daily.
Lake Park 3SSE set a daily record precipitation of 96.0 mm (3.8 in) on 15 July 2011.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

989 stations

989 station records on 15 July 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 July 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Huntley Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria Chandler Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Poblado C-22	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
St Cloud Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Copala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Colorines (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wasco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Red Wing	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hazlehurst 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hysham	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Courtenay 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Auberry 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Worthington 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hysham 25 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Visalia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Litchfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick-McKinnon AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Altotonga	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Orland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jesup 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Okecie	Poland	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Napas	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Friant Government Camp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Merced	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pearce - Sunsites	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Petrified Forest Np	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
D'Lo 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zuni	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Corozal Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnoufimsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cleburne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rayon	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sarh	Chad	Record high maximum temperature	43.0 C (109.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Desviacion Alta Al Pedregal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Selagoncy	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	35.5 C (95.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gatlinburg 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crossville Mem AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ocampo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

989 records

Records set or tied on 15 July 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 154, Lowest daily maximum 205, Highest daily minimum 275, Lowest daily minimum 168, Heaviest daily rainfall 187.

Records on 15 July 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	154
Lowest daily maximum	205
Highest daily minimum	275
Lowest daily minimum	168
Heaviest daily rainfall	187
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 July 2011 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 23, daily 962.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

652 broken records

Margins by which the 652 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 80.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 July 2011

Top 20 records on 15 July 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 July 2011	Lake Park 3SSE, US	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	96 years	78 of 100 (Major)
15 July 2011	Huntley Exp STN, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2011	Rochester Intl AP, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2011	Federal Pt, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	100 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2011	Alexandria Chandler Fld, US	daily rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2011	Evergreen, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	101 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2011	Poblado C-22, MX	daily rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2011	Billings Wtp, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2011	St Cloud Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2011	Beaufort MCAS, US	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2011	Copala, MX	daily rain	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2011	Presa Colorines (Cfe), MX	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2011	Wasco, US	daily low max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	106 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2011	Red Wing, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2011	Hazlehurst 5 SW, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2011	Hysham, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2011	Courtenay 1 NW, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2011	Auberry 2 NW, US	daily low max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	92 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2011	Hanford 1 S, US	daily low max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	97 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2011	Worthington 2 NNE, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	44 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

1793 to 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2011. 2011 had 989 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 07-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1802	1
1808	1
1824	2
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1838	1
1839	1
1840	2
1866	1
1868	2
1874	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	4
1896	2
1897	2
1898	10
1899	1
1900	1
1901	7
1902	4
1903	24
1904	9
1905	1
1906	10
1907	8
1908	7
1909	7
1910	14
1911	11
1912	44
1913	19
1914	35
1915	34
1916	27
1917	134
1918	33
1919	59
1920	78
1921	55
1922	111
1923	120
1924	126
1925	137
1926	487
1927	151
1928	367
1929	213
1930	503
1931	591
1932	649
1933	205
1934	554
1935	208
1936	905
1937	279
1938	227
1939	394
1940	320
1941	444
1942	275
1943	338
1944	228
1945	693
1946	421
1947	373
1948	397
1949	455
1950	503
1951	606
1952	825
1953	398
1954	784
1955	612
1956	351
1957	304
1958	859
1959	411
1960	576
1961	386
1962	724
1963	291
1964	670
1965	282
1966	494
1967	1,419
1968	661
1969	670
1970	542
1971	552
1972	681
1973	800
1974	692
1975	869
1976	790
1977	766
1978	815
1979	585
1980	1,168
1981	646
1982	938
1983	1,241
1984	841
1985	793
1986	773
1987	968
1988	1,157
1989	827
1990	1,202
1991	589
1992	904
1993	1,198
1994	1,027
1995	1,347
1996	1,076
1997	688
1998	1,170
1999	1,428
2000	1,276
2001	1,004
2002	1,177
2003	1,256
2004	714
2005	932
2006	1,535
2007	1,171
2008	532
2009	816
2010	941
2011	989
2012	927
2013	761
2014	1,016
2015	547
2016	672
2017	467
2018	645
2019	561
2020	614
2021	674
2022	621
2023	1,157
2024	823
2025	720
2026	961

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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	620
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1