Weather Records on 16 July 2011

1,221 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 2011. Highest significance: Atlantic 1 NE, US.

Key Facts for 16 July 2011

On 16 July 2011, 1,221 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
474 were record highs and 374 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 1,187 daily.
Atlantic 1 NE set a daily record precipitation of 84.3 mm (3.3 in) on 16 July 2011.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

1,221 stations

1,221 station records on 16 July 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 July 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bloomer	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jordan 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tecolutla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Faribault	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
U of Mn St Paul	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Owatonna	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Perl-Nennig	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Milstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Howard Prairie Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jabalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgeland 1NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kielder Castle	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grayland	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Manderscheid-Sonnenhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Victorville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Penicuik	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Martinez de la Torre (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Altotonga	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hartwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chickamauga 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
El Campo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elma	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose El Alto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Finsland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lampasas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Luxembourg Airport	Luxembourg	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eskdalemuir	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cornelia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Transou	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Olsdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,221 records

Records set or tied on 16 July 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 179, Lowest daily maximum 228, Highest daily minimum 295, Lowest daily minimum 146, Heaviest daily rainfall 373.

Records on 16 July 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	179
Lowest daily maximum	228
Highest daily minimum	295
Lowest daily minimum	146
Heaviest daily rainfall	373
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 July 2011 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 33, daily 1,187.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

871 broken records

Margins by which the 871 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 93.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 2011

Top 20 records on 16 July 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 July 2011	Atlantic 1 NE, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	110 years	76 of 100 (Major)
16 July 2011	Abbeville, US	daily rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	93.8 mm (3.7 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 July 2011	Bloomer, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2011	Winnsboro, US	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	113 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2011	Jordan 1SSW, US	daily rain	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2011	Tecolutla, MX	daily rain	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2011	Albert Lea 3SE, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2011	Faribault, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	94 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2011	Elizabethton, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	114 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2011	U of Mn St Paul, US	daily rain	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2011	Owatonna, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2011	Perl-Nennig, DE	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2011	Inverness, GB	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2011	Milstead, US	daily rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2011	Howard Prairie Dam, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2011	Burkes Garden, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	65 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2011	Wytheville, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	113 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2011	Jabalpur, IN	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2011	Ridgeland 1NNE, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2011	Jefferson 2 E, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	94 years	47 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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2011. 2011 had 1,221 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 2026-10-15 (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	812
20 to 40	42
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1