Weather Records on 22 July 2016

895 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 July 2016. Highest significance: Crested Butte, US.

Key Facts for 22 July 2016

On 22 July 2016, 895 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
658 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 866 daily.
Crested Butte set a daily record precipitation of 31.8 mm (1.3 in) on 22 July 2016.
Across 171 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

895 stations

895 station records on 22 July 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 July 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Crested Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Birregurra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
East Sale Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Loningen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Uw Arboretum - Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Charmany Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ross (Rose Villa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Penza	Russia	Record daily precipitation	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Soloneshnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sosnovo-Ozerskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mayfield Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Harzgerode	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bilbao Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gilze-Rijen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Volciha	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aledo	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Macedon Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dalton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Minami Tori Shima Ma	Japan	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waiopai Rch 256	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bareilly	India	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Miri	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ajo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Launceston (Ti Tree Bend)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Launceston (Kings Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kimberley (Siding)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Archerfield Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwood Creek (Kopanica)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barrington Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tromso	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sylacauga 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wombeyan Caves	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Parafield Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Weetah (Weetah Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Spas-Demensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Terminillo Mountain	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

895 records

Records set or tied on 22 July 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 247, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 411, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 200.

Records on 22 July 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	247
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	411
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	200
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 July 2016 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 24, daily 866.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

667 broken records

Margins by which the 667 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 July 2016

Top 20 records on 22 July 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 July 2016	Crested Butte, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	104 years	71 of 100 (Major)
22 July 2016	Birregurra (Post Office), AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	89 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 2016	East Sale Comparison, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 2016	Loningen, DE	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 2016	Talladega, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	123 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 2016	Uw Arboretum - Madison, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 2016	Charmany Farm, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 2016	Ross (Rose Villa), AU	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 2016	Penza, RU	daily rain	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	7 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 2016	Soloneshnoe, RU	daily rain	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 2016	Sosnovo-Ozerskoe, RU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 2016	Mayfield Pwr Plt, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 2016	Harzgerode, DE	daily rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 2016	Bilbao Aeropuerto, ES	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 2016	Gilze-Rijen, NL	daily rain	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 2016	Volciha, RU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 2016	Aledo, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	65 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 2016	Macedon Forestry, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	121 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 2016	Dalton, US	all-time high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 2016	Clayton Muni Air Pk, US	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	106 years	44 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 895 records.

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

Records on 07-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1794	1
1796	1
1797	2
1806	2
1808	1
1809	1
1811	1
1813	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1844	1
1845	1
1850	1
1854	2
1855	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1867	1
1868	5
1870	1
1871	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1883	1
1885	3
1886	5
1887	2
1889	5
1890	5
1891	3
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	2
1896	5
1897	2
1898	4
1900	4
1901	12
1902	3
1903	10
1904	4
1905	12
1906	20
1907	11
1908	9
1909	7
1910	30
1911	26
1912	40
1913	38
1914	52
1915	28
1916	39
1917	34
1918	212
1919	36
1920	71
1921	172
1922	54
1923	107
1924	342
1925	268
1926	345
1927	329
1928	200
1929	267
1930	282
1931	367
1932	291
1933	307
1934	805
1935	250
1936	331
1937	368
1938	404
1939	345
1940	470
1941	236
1942	278
1943	392
1944	633
1945	280
1946	455
1947	1,196
1948	533
1949	419
1950	738
1951	384
1952	797
1953	404
1954	668
1955	618
1956	350
1957	544
1958	450
1959	581
1960	419
1961	519
1962	393
1963	504
1964	418
1965	543
1966	541
1967	295
1968	473
1969	454
1970	1,105
1971	449
1972	715
1973	981
1974	602
1975	335
1976	521
1977	478
1978	1,172
1979	646
1980	844
1981	1,551
1982	710
1983	1,025
1984	945
1985	712
1986	784
1987	1,234
1988	1,001
1989	838
1990	1,026
1991	810
1992	1,393
1993	1,193
1994	1,075
1995	1,241
1996	1,062
1997	1,106
1998	989
1999	756
2000	1,020
2001	1,183
2002	1,002
2003	1,536
2004	805
2005	1,197
2006	1,938
2007	1,190
2008	839
2009	1,294
2010	1,350
2011	1,940
2012	675
2013	604
2014	669
2015	661
2016	895
2017	509
2018	910
2019	513
2020	453
2021	558
2022	782
2023	676
2024	718
2025	877
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 2026-10-14 (14 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	609
10 to 20	34
20 to 30	17
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	3