Weather Records on 16 July 2021

661 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 2021. Highest significance: Detroit City AP, US.

Key Facts for 16 July 2021

On 16 July 2021, 661 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
386 were record highs and 45 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 632 daily.
Detroit City AP set a daily record precipitation of 64.0 mm (2.5 in) on 16 July 2021.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

661 stations

661 station records on 16 July 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 July 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Detroit City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Walnut 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bengbu	China	Record daily precipitation	166.6 mm (6.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gridley	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Harris Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Parsons 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky I	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Penola Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gatum	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lund	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Western Creek (Somer Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cassoday 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Erie	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gumeracha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden-Hosterwitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Uchur	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stockton Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vomb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Steeleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Willis Island	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	32.1 C (89.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cressy House	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vinga	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Willow Run AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Osage City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Morrison (Millbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Troickoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg 1NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kaskaskia Rvr Navigation Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Turkey	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kodiak AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Padthaway (Marcollat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rockhampton Aero	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.3 C (86.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Archerfield Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ratnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	218.9 mm (8.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Gallatin Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Koongawa (Retawon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Minsk	Belarus	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad Flygflottilj	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

661 records

Records set or tied on 16 July 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 134, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 252, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 230.

Records on 16 July 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	134
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	252
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	230
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 July 2021 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 19, daily 632.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

573 broken records

Margins by which the 573 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 92.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 2021

Top 20 records on 16 July 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 July 2021	Detroit City AP, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 July 2021	Walnut 4S, US	daily rain	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	63 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2021	Bengbu, CN	daily rain	166.6 mm (6.6 in)	89.8 mm (3.5 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2021	Zakatala, AZ	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2021	Gridley, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	63 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2021	Yates Ctr, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	63 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2021	Harris Flat, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2021	Mount Gambier Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	100 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2021	Semej, KZ	daily low min	5.4 C (41.7 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	108 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2021	Du Quoin 4 SE, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	2 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2021	Parsons 2 NW, US	monthly rain	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2021	Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky I, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2021	Penola Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	92 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2021	Gatum, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2021	Lund, SE	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	98 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2021	Lebanon 2W, US	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	63 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2021	Plainview, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	102 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2021	Western Creek (Somer Hill), AU	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2021	Cassoday 2SE, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	71 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2021	Erie, US	monthly rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	72 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

1798 to 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2021. 2021 had 661 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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Data for records on 2021-07-16: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	531
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2