Weather Records on 15 July 2016

672 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 July 2016. Highest significance: Holmleigh, AU.

Key Facts for 15 July 2016

On 15 July 2016, 672 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
293 were record highs and 133 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 641 daily.
Holmleigh set a daily record precipitation of 57.8 mm (2.3 in) on 15 July 2016.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

672 stations

672 station records on 15 July 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 July 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Holmleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Bambaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Majors Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Szeged	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hillview Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Zara Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cameron Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Novi Sad	Serbia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rollingstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Liberec	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Townsville Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
The Lynd Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kamenskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mingela Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Margaret Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Garden City Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elphinstone Pocket No1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mutarnee Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bowen Cheetham Salt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gilberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbine Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glenhaven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Solway Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory Springs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Strathgordon (Gordon Power Sta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carter 14 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tatum	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Stone Exelby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tiree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Daltonganj	India	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sobolevo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Croydon Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bagstowe Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ingham Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kaustinen Tastula	Finland	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pet Jorhat	India	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Isfjord Radio	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ugut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shreveport	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lethebrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hameenlinna Pirttikoski	Finland	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bely Island	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

672 records

Records set or tied on 15 July 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 129, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 164, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 246.

Records on 15 July 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	129
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	164
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	246
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 July 2016 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 24, daily 641.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

525 broken records

Margins by which the 525 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 65.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 July 2016

Top 20 records on 15 July 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 July 2016	Holmleigh, AU	daily rain	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	66 years	69 of 100 (Major)
15 July 2016	Bambaroo, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	65 years	68 of 100 (Major)
15 July 2016	Majors Creek, AU	daily rain	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	71 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 July 2016	Victoria Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	117 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 July 2016	Szeged, HU	daily rain	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 July 2016	Hillview Station, AU	monthly rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 July 2016	Zara Station, AU	monthly rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	81 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 July 2016	Cardwell Marine Pde, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	111 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 July 2016	Cameron Downs, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2016	Novi Sad, RS	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	66 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2016	Ravenswood Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	125 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2016	Ellendale Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	112 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2016	Palmerville, AU	monthly low max	20.4 C (68.7 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	119 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2016	Rollingstone, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2016	Richmond Post Office, AU	daily low max	12.1 C (53.8 F)	5.1 C (9.2 F)	96 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2016	Liberec, CZ	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2016	Townsville Aero, AU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2016	The Lynd Station, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2016	Kamenskoe, RU	all-time high min	17.7 C (63.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2016	Hot Springs 1 NNE, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	125 years	48 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 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2016. 2016 had 672 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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Data for records on 2016-07-15: 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 2026-10-15 (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 10	404
10 to 20	68
20 to 30	33
30 to 40	12
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	1