Weather Records on 16 July 2020

464 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 2020. Highest significance: Minonk, US.

Key Facts for 16 July 2020

On 16 July 2020, 464 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
265 were record highs and 92 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 455 daily.
Minonk set a monthly record daily precipitation of 165.1 mm (6.5 in) on 16 July 2020.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

464 stations

464 station records on 16 July 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 July 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Minonk	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Aksa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bentley	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Macomb	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Greene	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Two Rivers	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Canton L&D 20	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chenoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clay City 6SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Spur	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spur	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record high minimum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Little Mtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aburatsu	Japan	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wynne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jerseyville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pinckneyville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Akola	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morrilton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gari	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Peotone	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbina	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Miyakonojo	Japan	Record low maximum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse Hancock Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ellensburg Bowers Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Oceanside	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sigmarszell-Zeisertsweiler	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sterlitamak	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	38.1 C (100.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quemado	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Homer AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boyne Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yakushima	Japan	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Birsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arhara	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	34.6 C (94.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
La Harpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy Dam 21	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Grove Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Edina	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinaw 3WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shirland	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mammoth Cave	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Divide Peak	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tawarri West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ischim Amsg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	33.6 C (92.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aksakovo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	35.4 C (95.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alma Dam 4	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

464 records

Records set or tied on 16 July 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 98, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 167, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 107.

Records on 16 July 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	98
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	167
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	107
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 July 2020 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 2, daily 455.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

355 broken records

Margins by which the 355 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 2020

Top 20 records on 16 July 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 July 2020	Minonk, US	monthly rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	69 years	74 of 100 (Major)
16 July 2020	Aksa, RU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	58 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 July 2020	Bentley, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	69 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 July 2020	Macomb, US	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	113 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 July 2020	Greene, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 July 2020	Two Rivers, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	21 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2020	Avon, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2020	Rocky Ford 2 SE, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2020	Canton L&D 20, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	62 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2020	Irkutsk, RU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	73 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2020	Columbus Junction, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	98 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2020	Mancos 1SW, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	111 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2020	Chenoa, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2020	Clay City 6SSE, US	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	10 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2020	Spur, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	103 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2020	Chilton, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2020	Tellico Plains, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	120 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2020	Spur, US	daily high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	102 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2020	Lisboa Geofisica, PT	monthly high min	28.0 C (82.4 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2020	Little Mtn, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	120 years	42 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2020. 2020 had 464 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 10	311
10 to 20	24
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	2