Weather Records on 22 July 2020

453 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 July 2020. Highest significance: Middleton, US.

Key Facts for 22 July 2020

On 22 July 2020, 453 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
183 were record highs and 115 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 443 daily.
Middleton set a daily record precipitation of 69.9 mm (2.8 in) on 22 July 2020.
Across 171 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

453 stations

453 station records on 22 July 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 July 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Middleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pello Kk Museotie	Finland	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Akjar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Zilair	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kalix_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Outokumpu Viuruniemi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tarendo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Raakkyla Kk	Finland	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saittarova_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Crawfordsville 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Idjevan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Olonec	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lovanger	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
University Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nurmes Mujejarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shillong	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jarhois	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cassoday 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Enonkoski Simanala	Finland	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Auchincruive	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Daytona Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pennington Gap	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Heinavesi Palokki	Finland	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hailuoto Ojakyla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Choshi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brannberg_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dry Tortugas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Potosi 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winterpock	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marinette	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mullewa	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rosholt	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Savonlinna Savonranta	Finland	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rautavaara Ala-Luosta	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Siikajoki Revonlahti	Finland	Record daily precipitation	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shinjo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ashgabat	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	43.2 C (109.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pearce - Sunsites	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cloquet	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tower 2S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Town Bluff Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Joensuu Pyhaselka	Finland	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Soltau	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nelkan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rusk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tohmajarvi Kemie	Finland	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Phuket Airport	Thailand	Record low minimum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boyne Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

453 records

Records set or tied on 22 July 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 82, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 101, Lowest daily minimum 50, Heaviest daily rainfall 155.

Records on 22 July 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	82
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	101
Lowest daily minimum	50
Heaviest daily rainfall	155
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 July 2020 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 8, daily 443.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

357 broken records

Margins by which the 357 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 July 2020

Top 20 records on 22 July 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 July 2020	Middleton, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	92 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 2020	Pello Kk Museotie, FI	daily rain	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 2020	Akjar, RU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 2020	Logansport, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	115 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 2020	Albany, AU	monthly high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	99 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 2020	Zilair, RU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	70 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 2020	Kalix_D, SE	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 2020	Outokumpu Viuruniemi, FI	monthly rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 2020	Tarendo, SE	daily rain	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 2020	Leech Lake, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	116 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 2020	Raakkyla Kk, FI	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 2020	Saittarova_D, SE	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 2020	Hopewell, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 2020	Crawfordsville 6 SE, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 2020	Idjevan, AM	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 2020	Olonec, RU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 2020	Lovanger, SE	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 2020	Pitea, SE	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	105 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 2020	University Exp STN, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	103 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 2020	Nurmes Mujejarvi, FI	daily rain	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	40 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 453 records.

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

Records on 07-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1794	1
1796	1
1797	2
1806	2
1808	1
1809	1
1811	1
1813	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1844	1
1845	1
1850	1
1854	2
1855	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1867	1
1868	5
1870	1
1871	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1883	1
1885	3
1886	5
1887	2
1889	5
1890	5
1891	3
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	2
1896	5
1897	2
1898	4
1900	4
1901	12
1902	3
1903	10
1904	4
1905	12
1906	20
1907	11
1908	9
1909	7
1910	30
1911	26
1912	40
1913	38
1914	52
1915	28
1916	39
1917	34
1918	212
1919	36
1920	71
1921	172
1922	54
1923	107
1924	342
1925	268
1926	345
1927	329
1928	200
1929	267
1930	282
1931	367
1932	291
1933	307
1934	805
1935	250
1936	331
1937	368
1938	404
1939	345
1940	470
1941	236
1942	278
1943	392
1944	633
1945	280
1946	455
1947	1,196
1948	533
1949	419
1950	738
1951	384
1952	797
1953	404
1954	668
1955	618
1956	350
1957	544
1958	450
1959	581
1960	419
1961	519
1962	393
1963	504
1964	418
1965	543
1966	541
1967	295
1968	473
1969	454
1970	1,105
1971	449
1972	715
1973	981
1974	602
1975	335
1976	521
1977	478
1978	1,172
1979	646
1980	844
1981	1,551
1982	710
1983	1,025
1984	945
1985	712
1986	784
1987	1,234
1988	1,001
1989	838
1990	1,026
1991	810
1992	1,393
1993	1,193
1994	1,075
1995	1,241
1996	1,062
1997	1,106
1998	989
1999	756
2000	1,020
2001	1,183
2002	1,002
2003	1,536
2004	805
2005	1,197
2006	1,938
2007	1,190
2008	839
2009	1,294
2010	1,350
2011	1,940
2012	675
2013	604
2014	669
2015	661
2016	895
2017	509
2018	910
2019	513
2020	453
2021	558
2022	782
2023	676
2024	718
2025	877
2026	873

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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	304
10 to 20	36
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1