Weather Records on 21 July 2011

1,414 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 July 2011. Highest significance: Falsterbo, SE.

Key Facts for 21 July 2011

On 21 July 2011, 1,414 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,060 were record highs and 109 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 27 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 1,342 daily.
Falsterbo set a daily record precipitation of 61.3 mm (2.4 in) on 21 July 2011.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

1,414 stations

1,414 station records on 21 July 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 July 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Muncheberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ensay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ueckermunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hacienda de Arriba	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Trelleborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Roermond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Deurne	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Zehdenick	Germany	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Skurup_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Swifts Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bollerup	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Angermunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jurien Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Black Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lund	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
East Sale Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lawica	Poland	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Craven (Longview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cabbage Tree Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Liberec	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Minas Nuevas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cann River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bete Bolong (Russells Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Minsk	Belarus	Record high minimum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Altotonga	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Truth Or Consequences Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca Beach Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marrickville Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stehag	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ironwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kelliher	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glens Falls Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Club Terrace	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wulgulmerang (Pleasant View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kuusiku	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose El Alto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oxelosund	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rest Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tonisvorst	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Progreso	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vomb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hightower	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Seal Rocks Camping Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,414 records

Records set or tied on 21 July 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 406, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 654, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 245.

Records on 21 July 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	406
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	654
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	245
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 July 2011 by timescale: all-time 27, monthly 45, daily 1,342.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

973 broken records

Margins by which the 973 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 60.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 July 2011

Top 20 records on 21 July 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 July 2011	Falsterbo, SE	daily rain	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	113 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
21 July 2011	Muncheberg, DE	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
21 July 2011	Bonang, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	100 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 July 2011	Ensay, AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	100 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 July 2011	Ueckermunde, DE	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	117 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 July 2011	Hacienda de Arriba, MX	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 July 2011	Trelleborg, SE	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2011	Roermond, NL	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	131 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2011	Deurne, NL	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2011	Zehdenick, DE	monthly rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2011	Skurup_D, SE	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2011	Swifts Creek, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2011	Talladega, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	90 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2011	Bollerup, SE	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2011	Gorlitz, DE	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2011	Angermunde, DE	daily rain	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2011	Plainfield, US	monthly high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	97 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2011	Jurien Bay, AU	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2011	Black Mountain, AU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2011	Lund, SE	daily rain	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	135 years	51 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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2011. 2011 had 1,414 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 2011-07-21: 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 2026-10-13 (13 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 10	847
10 to 20	75
20 to 30	30
30 to 40	16
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1