Weather Records on 19 July 2020

409 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 July 2020. Highest significance: Dampier Salt, AU.

Key Facts for 19 July 2020

On 19 July 2020, 409 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
280 were record highs and 48 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 398 daily.
Dampier Salt set a daily record precipitation of 52.0 mm (2.0 in) on 19 July 2020.
Across 164 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

409 stations

409 station records on 19 July 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 July 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dampier Salt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Karratha Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bucklin 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pyramid Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dandong	China	Record daily precipitation	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vunisea	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eenrum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pbo Anantapur	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chickamauga 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria/Gan	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cornelia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ronneby-Bredakra	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Florance	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sherlock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dhubri	India	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeba	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Minusinsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkaska	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
El Centro Naf	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.7 C (116.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Verhneimbatsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Abiquiu Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lac Vieux Desert	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Happy Jack Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Standish 4NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksburg Benedum AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pittsburgh Allegheny Co AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Novi Sad	Serbia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bor	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Changde	China	Record low minimum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vanavara	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Troickoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Galveston Scholes Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira Corning Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Litang	China	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hefei	China	Record low minimum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
E Jordan	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lanai AP 656	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Florence Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bogotol	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Birobidzhan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gafsa	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Raymer 21 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oceana NAS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pasighat	India	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Delhi/Safdarjun	India	Record low minimum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

409 records

Records set or tied on 19 July 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 108, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 172, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 81.

Records on 19 July 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	108
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	172
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	81
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 July 2020 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 5, daily 398.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

279 broken records

Margins by which the 279 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 62.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 July 2020

Top 20 records on 19 July 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 July 2020	Dampier Salt, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 2020	Karratha Aero, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 2020	Bucklin 1SE, US	monthly rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	88 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 2020	Pyramid Station, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 2020	Dandong, CN	daily rain	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 2020	Vunisea, FJ	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 2020	Ashland, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 2020	E Tawas, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 2020	Eenrum, NL	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 2020	Escanaba, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	89 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 2020	Warambie, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 2020	Pbo Anantapur, IN	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	75 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 2020	Chickamauga 2 SW, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	126 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 2020	Wallace, US	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	113 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 2020	Las Palmas de Gran Canaria/Gan, ES	daily high min	25.9 C (78.6 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 2020	Cornelia, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	99 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 2020	Dayton Mcd, US	daily high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	78 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 2020	Ronneby-Bredakra, SE	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 2020	Washington Is, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	74 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 2020	Mount Florance, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	87 years	39 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

1799 to 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 2020. 2020 had 409 records.

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

Records on 07-19 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1805	1
1809	1
1811	1
1837	1
1838	1
1839	1
1843	1
1845	2
1848	1
1851	1
1859	2
1863	2
1864	1
1865	2
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	3
1873	2
1874	3
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	5
1892	3
1893	2
1894	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	4
1898	2
1899	3
1900	6
1901	4
1902	12
1903	4
1904	15
1905	20
1906	14
1907	19
1908	21
1909	17
1910	49
1911	14
1912	39
1913	48
1914	35
1915	140
1916	234
1917	177
1918	36
1919	34
1920	50
1921	55
1922	121
1923	224
1924	191
1925	153
1926	319
1927	96
1928	148
1929	232
1930	585
1931	269
1932	385
1933	258
1934	765
1935	268
1936	402
1937	227
1938	290
1939	285
1940	338
1941	424
1942	568
1943	276
1944	361
1945	308
1946	485
1947	613
1948	384
1949	762
1950	613
1951	545
1952	541
1953	330
1954	535
1955	343
1956	552
1957	348
1958	481
1959	393
1960	746
1961	402
1962	453
1963	502
1964	534
1965	755
1966	481
1967	560
1968	740
1969	610
1970	545
1971	636
1972	699
1973	538
1974	513
1975	441
1976	824
1977	898
1978	636
1979	964
1980	835
1981	915
1982	676
1983	1,011
1984	1,076
1985	569
1986	810
1987	1,608
1988	995
1989	1,081
1990	954
1991	803
1992	717
1993	847
1994	589
1995	893
1996	1,353
1997	856
1998	1,325
1999	878
2000	1,802
2001	905
2002	985
2003	1,192
2004	1,082
2005	1,049
2006	1,392
2007	1,181
2008	753
2009	1,844
2010	911
2011	1,266
2012	878
2013	1,061
2014	1,207
2015	735
2016	605
2017	495
2018	836
2019	651
2020	409
2021	779
2022	1,143
2023	884
2024	544
2025	600
2026	653

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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	251
10 to 20	14
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	2