Weather Records on 16 July 2018

694 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 2018. Highest significance: Greenwood Leflore AP, US.

Key Facts for 16 July 2018

On 16 July 2018, 694 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
487 were record highs and 57 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 666 daily.
Greenwood Leflore AP set a daily record precipitation of 94.5 mm (3.7 in) on 16 July 2018.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

694 stations

694 station records on 16 July 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 July 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Greenwood Leflore AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tonghe	China	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
St-Girons	France	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Puri	India	Record daily precipitation	200.9 mm (7.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kajlastuj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Plumfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Obojan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Cepet	France	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kent	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Certkovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Toora-Hem	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	33.5 C (92.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nikko	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	30.4 C (86.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Antichan	France	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	31.6 C (88.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Robinson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine Miller Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Surat	India	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jomala Jomalaby	Finland	Record high maximum temperature	30.8 C (87.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sigmaringen-Laiz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bogucar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Braddock Lock 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tarbes - Ossun	France	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Karval	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mangareva	French Polynesia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nakhon Phanom	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	294.6 mm (11.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Falun	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	33.1 C (91.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chisos Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vaernes	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	32.4 C (90.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	33.6 C (92.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oxelosund	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sakon Nakhon	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tamaqua 4 N Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lindong	China	Record high minimum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Akkuduk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	30.8 C (87.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Umba	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kalmar_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	29.9 C (85.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Roi Et	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wytheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

694 records

Records set or tied on 16 July 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 213, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 274, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 150.

Records on 16 July 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	213
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	274
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	150
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 July 2018 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 20, daily 666.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

529 broken records

Margins by which the 529 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 82.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 2018

Top 20 records on 16 July 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 July 2018	Greenwood Leflore AP, US	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 July 2018	Tonghe, CN	daily rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2018	Ft Valley, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2018	St-Girons, FR	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2018	Puri, IN	daily rain	200.9 mm (7.9 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2018	Kajlastuj, RU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2018	Plumfield, US	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2018	Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	73 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2018	Obojan, RU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2018	Cap Cepet, FR	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2018	Kent, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2018	Certkovo, RU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2018	Jonesboro 3 SSE, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	112 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2018	Canyon, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2018	Toora-Hem, RU	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2018	Halmstad, SE	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	135 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2018	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	149 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2018	Jackson Exp STN, US	monthly rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	82 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2018	Centralia, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	76 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2018	Biskra, DZ	daily high min	33.5 C (92.3 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	96 years	43 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

1798 to 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2018. 2018 had 694 records.

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

Records on 07-16 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1801	1
1802	1
1808	1
1819	1
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1840	2
1845	1
1852	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1868	2
1870	1
1871	1
1875	2
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	9
1902	2
1903	18
1904	20
1905	4
1906	23
1907	7
1908	21
1909	17
1910	9
1911	24
1912	28
1913	23
1914	53
1915	41
1916	39
1917	90
1918	18
1919	56
1920	46
1921	66
1922	303
1923	180
1924	75
1925	179
1926	295
1927	170
1928	405
1929	192
1930	402
1931	527
1932	446
1933	224
1934	432
1935	284
1936	715
1937	307
1938	213
1939	599
1940	255
1941	363
1942	321
1943	297
1944	193
1945	702
1946	454
1947	568
1948	259
1949	417
1950	542
1951	537
1952	560
1953	366
1954	592
1955	548
1956	417
1957	221
1958	1,270
1959	341
1960	329
1961	402
1962	538
1963	251
1964	341
1965	437
1966	415
1967	1,067
1968	788
1969	702
1970	674
1971	766
1972	641
1973	880
1974	666
1975	742
1976	840
1977	829
1978	1,095
1979	543
1980	1,457
1981	569
1982	985
1983	1,362
1984	937
1985	528
1986	845
1987	916
1988	1,306
1989	1,074
1990	955
1991	627
1992	943
1993	1,053
1994	730
1995	929
1996	739
1997	707
1998	1,051
1999	998
2000	1,207
2001	1,073
2002	1,029
2003	1,492
2004	724
2005	1,023
2006	1,527
2007	1,186
2008	669
2009	839
2010	927
2011	1,221
2012	829
2013	853
2014	1,448
2015	605
2016	706
2017	419
2018	694
2019	476
2020	464
2021	661
2022	538
2023	1,150
2024	938
2025	764
2026	727

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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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	509
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1