Weather Records on 20 July 2016

744 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 July 2016. Highest significance: Arthurville (Cramond), AU.

Key Facts for 20 July 2016

On 20 July 2016, 744 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
436 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 17 were all-time records, 50 monthly and 677 daily.
Arthurville (Cramond) set a daily record precipitation of 50.0 mm (2.0 in) on 20 July 2016.
Across 161 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

744 stations

744 station records on 20 July 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 July 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Arthurville (Cramond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Wellington (Agrowplow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Dandaloo (Kelvin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Tottenham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Alectown (Vanvilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Mumbil (Burrendong Dam)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Peak Hill (Bruie Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Nymagee (Truganini)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gulgong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Dubbo (Mentone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pokolbin (Somerset)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Russkaja Poljana	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tompo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Mudall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe (Mt Manara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Trangie Research Station AWS	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Manildra (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Warrnambool Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Weona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tottenham (Burdenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pella 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nevertire (Clyde St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mudgee (George Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Weethalle (Mountain View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ostrov Vize	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tottenham (Euambeline)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beijing	China	Record daily precipitation	262.6 mm (10.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Hill (Waratah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bijsk Zonalnaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Goonumbla (Avondale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pokolbin (Jacksons Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nevertire (Beverley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tomingley (Gundongs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Huailai	China	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yeoval Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shijiazhuang	China	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tianjin	China	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Galambine (Gooree Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart Town (Canobla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Agricultural Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boorowa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barmedman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	32.5 C (90.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Corona Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leting	China	Record daily precipitation	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Stone Exelby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wyanga (Barcoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (the Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Premer (Eden Moor)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Molong (King St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alectown (Bridgewater)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ostrov Kotelnyj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bemidji	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

744 records

Records set or tied on 20 July 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 145, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 291, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 266.

Records on 20 July 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	145
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	291
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	266
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 July 2016 by timescale: all-time 17, monthly 50, daily 677.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

623 broken records

Margins by which the 623 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 59.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 July 2016

Top 20 records on 20 July 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 July 2016	Arthurville (Cramond), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	101 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
20 July 2016	Wellington (Agrowplow), AU	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	101 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
20 July 2016	Indianola 1SW, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	109 years	74 of 100 (Major)
20 July 2016	Dandaloo (Kelvin), AU	monthly rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	99 years	67 of 100 (Major)
20 July 2016	Tottenham Post Office, AU	monthly rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	67 of 100 (Major)
20 July 2016	Alectown (Vanvilla), AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	65 years	65 of 100 (Major)
20 July 2016	Mumbil (Burrendong Dam), AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	65 years	65 of 100 (Major)
20 July 2016	Peak Hill (Bruie Plains), AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	114 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 July 2016	Nymagee (Truganini), AU	monthly rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 July 2016	Gulgong Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	101 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 July 2016	Dubbo (Mentone), AU	daily rain	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 July 2016	Pokolbin (Somerset), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2016	Russkaja Poljana, RU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2016	Tompo, RU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2016	Nyngan (Mudall), AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2016	Ivanhoe (Mt Manara), AU	monthly rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	53 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2016	Trangie Research Station AWS, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2016	Manildra (George St), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	65 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2016	Warrnambool Downs, AU	daily rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	61 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2016	Weona, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	53 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

1809 to 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 2016. 2016 had 744 records.

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

Records on 07-20 in each year
Year	Records
1809	1
1810	1
1811	2
1832	2
1844	2
1850	1
1859	2
1863	1
1865	4
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	5
1892	7
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1897	4
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	3
1902	13
1903	6
1904	10
1905	6
1906	8
1907	12
1908	31
1909	6
1910	27
1911	12
1912	33
1913	28
1914	20
1915	163
1916	117
1917	57
1918	53
1919	40
1920	16
1921	55
1922	52
1923	173
1924	112
1925	125
1926	411
1927	106
1928	366
1929	480
1930	598
1931	362
1932	338
1933	201
1934	857
1935	386
1936	358
1937	213
1938	392
1939	336
1940	325
1941	270
1942	609
1943	326
1944	470
1945	278
1946	482
1947	635
1948	385
1949	807
1950	563
1951	448
1952	488
1953	316
1954	512
1955	377
1956	545
1957	351
1958	536
1959	605
1960	758
1961	338
1962	327
1963	457
1964	416
1965	1,110
1966	469
1967	455
1968	389
1969	649
1970	890
1971	619
1972	1,062
1973	804
1974	489
1975	470
1976	580
1977	899
1978	663
1979	1,249
1980	925
1981	1,048
1982	580
1983	1,117
1984	799
1985	604
1986	848
1987	1,156
1988	1,103
1989	1,183
1990	724
1991	1,024
1992	1,137
1993	901
1994	611
1995	961
1996	1,365
1997	903
1998	1,682
1999	815
2000	1,393
2001	755
2002	986
2003	1,313
2004	978
2005	1,266
2006	1,487
2007	1,124
2008	663
2009	1,533
2010	1,154
2011	1,339
2012	817
2013	850
2014	1,000
2015	812
2016	744
2017	398
2018	930
2019	867
2020	524
2021	683
2022	1,108
2023	812
2024	737
2025	680
2026	863

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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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 July 2016
Margin	Records
0 to 10	511
10 to 20	65
20 to 30	27
30 to 40	12
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	3