Weather Records on 23 July 2016

760 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 July 2016. Highest significance: Borzja, RU.

Key Facts for 23 July 2016

On 23 July 2016, 760 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
506 were record highs and 61 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 735 daily.
Borzja set a daily record precipitation of 62.5 mm (2.5 in) on 23 July 2016.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

760 stations

760 station records on 23 July 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 July 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Borzja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Suomussalmi Naljanka	Finland	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Golspie (Ayrston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Shawneetown Old Town	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kapapala Rch 36	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tuena (Wyoming)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Thredbo AWS	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chiltern (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Aschaffenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Buller	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Richlands (Bouverie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Boise City 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Timber Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Honokaa Town 215	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Callignee North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Uplands (Gibbo River Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Leusi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sretensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mirboo North Water Board	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Medstugan	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
East Sale Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
St Cloud Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bigga (Woolbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Whitlands (Burder's Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winnebago	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crookwell (Gundowringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Drouin Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ignasino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hobbs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Melsungen-Burstoss	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Severin St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Omeo Shannon Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fladungen-Heufurt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	65.9 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tromso	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Livny	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ajo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Hot Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bungendore (Gidleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vardo	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Culman	Russia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
London State Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Annex Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Minami Tori Shima Ma	Japan	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

760 records

Records set or tied on 23 July 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 213, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 293, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 193.

Records on 23 July 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	213
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	293
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	193
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 July 2016 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 23, daily 735.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

565 broken records

Margins by which the 565 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 111.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 July 2016

Top 20 records on 23 July 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 July 2016	Borzja, RU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	69 years	70 of 100 (Major)
23 July 2016	Suomussalmi Naljanka, FI	all-time rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 July 2016	Golspie (Ayrston), AU	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	90 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2016	Shawneetown Old Town, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	90 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2016	Kapapala Rch 36, US	daily rain	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2016	Tuena (Wyoming), AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2016	Thredbo AWS, AU	daily rain	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2016	Chiltern (Post Office), AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2016	Aschaffenburg, DE	daily rain	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2016	Mount Buller, AU	daily rain	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2016	Richlands (Bouverie), AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2016	Willow Grove, AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2016	Boise City 2 E, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	82 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2016	Timber Lake, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	89 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2016	Honokaa Town 215, US	daily rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	7 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2016	Callignee North, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2016	Uplands (Gibbo River Park), AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	93 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2016	Leusi, RU	daily rain	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	74 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2016	Jennings, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	113 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2016	Sretensk, RU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	46 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 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2016. 2016 had 760 records.

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

Records on 07-23 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1797	1
1804	1
1810	1
1811	2
1832	1
1835	1
1836	2
1838	1
1845	1
1846	2
1851	1
1852	1
1855	2
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1868	5
1870	1
1873	2
1875	2
1877	1
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	5
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	5
1890	4
1894	3
1895	7
1896	4
1898	9
1899	5
1900	8
1901	10
1902	6
1903	4
1904	18
1905	11
1906	19
1907	9
1908	15
1909	27
1910	54
1911	37
1912	43
1913	36
1914	59
1915	35
1916	34
1917	42
1918	96
1919	26
1920	40
1921	221
1922	113
1923	104
1924	158
1925	173
1926	266
1927	308
1928	146
1929	174
1930	214
1931	334
1932	232
1933	432
1934	898
1935	329
1936	403
1937	319
1938	354
1939	277
1940	494
1941	292
1942	265
1943	245
1944	350
1945	239
1946	531
1947	1,238
1948	610
1949	453
1950	500
1951	422
1952	788
1953	660
1954	545
1955	585
1956	402
1957	513
1958	633
1959	606
1960	568
1961	937
1962	465
1963	490
1964	373
1965	368
1966	368
1967	347
1968	480
1969	436
1970	935
1971	648
1972	640
1973	798
1974	578
1975	359
1976	425
1977	570
1978	1,064
1979	648
1980	703
1981	1,030
1982	594
1983	1,324
1984	980
1985	711
1986	1,239
1987	1,164
1988	1,124
1989	868
1990	1,033
1991	1,050
1992	1,469
1993	1,466
1994	1,215
1995	827
1996	1,227
1997	1,088
1998	885
1999	846
2000	1,225
2001	1,242
2002	875
2003	1,649
2004	1,148
2005	997
2006	1,757
2007	1,262
2008	1,057
2009	1,069
2010	1,627
2011	1,907
2012	822
2013	648
2014	783
2015	559
2016	760
2017	517
2018	873
2019	786
2020	514
2021	506
2022	707
2023	629
2024	798
2025	917
2026	788

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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 20	537
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1