Weather Records on 21 July 2015

704 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 July 2015. Highest significance: Karara, AU.

Key Facts for 21 July 2015

On 21 July 2015, 704 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
391 were record highs and 100 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 673 daily.
Karara set a daily record precipitation of 27.4 mm (1.1 in) on 21 July 2015.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

704 stations

704 station records on 21 July 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 July 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Karara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Eradu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wandana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Binnu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gleneva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Indore	India	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Truckee #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ogilvie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yakushima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dimmitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yaamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tanegashima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Erick	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vici 1NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nindethana Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dimitrovgrad	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Park Reservoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Willis Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Montelimar	France	Record high minimum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
McCarty Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Higgins	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Natchez	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Minatare Dam (Usbr)	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Caliente	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Big Creek Sum	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morrilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Haikou	China	Record daily precipitation	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bajandaj	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	32.3 C (90.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mae Sot	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bay Minette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cassville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Muskogee	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Novyj Tor'jal	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tonopah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kalbarri	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Split Marjan	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yallalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mumby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mondy	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	32.3 C (90.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
D'Lo 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Smith Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	36.6 C (97.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bucuresti-Baneasa	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record high minimum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pipe Spring Nm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

704 records

Records set or tied on 21 July 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 123, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 268, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 213.

Records on 21 July 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	123
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	268
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	213
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 July 2015 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 24, daily 673.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

544 broken records

Margins by which the 544 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 126.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 July 2015

Top 20 records on 21 July 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 July 2015	Karara, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	66 of 100 (Major)
21 July 2015	Eradu, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	102 years	63 of 100 (Major)
21 July 2015	Wandana, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 July 2015	Binnu, AU	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2015	Gleneva, AU	monthly rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2015	Indore, IN	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	108 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2015	Truckee #2, US	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2015	Ogilvie, AU	monthly rain	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2015	Yakushima, JP	daily rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	126.9 mm (5.0 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2015	Dimmitt, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2015	Yaamba, AU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	98 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2015	Tanegashima, JP	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2015	San Carlos Rsvr, US	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	104 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2015	Erick, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2015	Vici 1NNW, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2015	Nindethana Farm, AU	monthly rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2015	Nashville 2 NNE, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	102 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2015	Ashland, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	109 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2015	Srinagar, IN	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	105 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2015	Dimitrovgrad, RU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	45 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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2015. 2015 had 704 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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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 20	519
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1