Weather Records on 15 July 2020

614 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 July 2020. Highest significance: Syracuse 1NE, US.

Key Facts for 15 July 2020

On 15 July 2020, 614 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
348 were record highs and 139 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 16 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 559 daily.
Syracuse 1NE set a daily record precipitation of 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 15 July 2020.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

614 stations

614 station records on 15 July 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 July 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Syracuse 1NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Troy 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bowgada	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City Brenner Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville Trtmt Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Floydada	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pattonsburg 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aasufou	American Samoa [United States]	Record daily precipitation	162.3 mm (6.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ankeny	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Offerle 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
York Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
General Wayne A Downing Intl A	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alexander	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Climax	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mobile Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gambona	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Long Branch Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fern Ridge-Veneta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Conroe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Crossett 2 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizo Springs 3S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe Bay MCAS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Porthill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lakin	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hudson 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Balmorhea	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	33.6 C (92.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sorocinsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	40.8 C (105.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fagre	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Seminole	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orenburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	40.2 C (104.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wind Cave	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Spur	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Spur	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Akune	Japan	Record low maximum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

614 records

Records set or tied on 15 July 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 174, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 174, Lowest daily minimum 96, Heaviest daily rainfall 127.

Records on 15 July 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	174
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	174
Lowest daily minimum	96
Heaviest daily rainfall	127
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 July 2020 by timescale: all-time 16, monthly 39, daily 559.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

454 broken records

Margins by which the 454 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 July 2020

Top 20 records on 15 July 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 July 2020	Syracuse 1NE, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	101 years	74 of 100 (Major)
15 July 2020	Beloit, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	114 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 July 2020	Troy 3N, US	monthly rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 July 2020	Bowgada, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	101 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2020	Falls City Brenner Fld, US	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2020	1 ENE Fairfield, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	62 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2020	Waterville Trtmt Plt, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2020	Floydada, US	all-time high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	76 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2020	Allerton, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	113 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2020	Lincoln 1 SE, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	93 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2020	Pattonsburg 2S, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	110 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2020	Aasufou, AS	daily rain	162.3 mm (6.4 in)	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2020	Ankeny, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2020	Offerle 5 S, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2020	York Pond, US	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2020	General Wayne A Downing Intl A, US	all-time rain	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	70 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2020	Alexander, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2020	Tot-Ma, RU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	78 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2020	Crosbyton, US	monthly high max	43.3 C (109.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	87 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2020	Irkutsk, RU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	29 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

1793 to 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2020. 2020 had 614 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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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	417
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1