Weather Records on 21 July 2021

574 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 July 2021. Highest significance: Williams, US.

Key Facts for 21 July 2021

On 21 July 2021, 574 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
281 were record highs and 114 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 550 daily.
Williams set a daily record precipitation of 66.0 mm (2.6 in) on 21 July 2021.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

574 stations

574 station records on 21 July 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 July 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Williams	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
St Albans	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kukerin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Corrigin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Capitol Reef Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kulin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Newdegate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dunelm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Valljord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mys Uelen	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Park Cone	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Big Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pingaring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wickepin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jarrahdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Powelltown Dnre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
East London	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record high minimum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sherburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bannister	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Narrogin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Shijiazhuang	China	Record daily precipitation	187.2 mm (7.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Zerdevka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Katterjakk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Donkey Reservoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Koorikin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hyden North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Connaught	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bodoe VI	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pingelly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Micurinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Johnston 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Serpentine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hartwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Annex Creek	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wagin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Malad City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gingin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Skagway	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bindoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Kamchatsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
King Khaled Ab	Saudi Arabia	Record low maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sanford	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr Lock #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bilbarin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lincolnton	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Parker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chuxiong	China	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Briceni	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hartwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

574 records

Records set or tied on 21 July 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 90, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 191, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 179.

Records on 21 July 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	90
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	191
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	179
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 July 2021 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 19, daily 550.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

461 broken records

Margins by which the 461 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 151.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 July 2021

Top 20 records on 21 July 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 July 2021	Williams, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	103 years	71 of 100 (Major)
21 July 2021	St Albans, AU	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	66 of 100 (Major)
21 July 2021	Kukerin, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	64 of 100 (Major)
21 July 2021	Corrigin, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	63 of 100 (Major)
21 July 2021	Capitol Reef Np, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2021	Kulin, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2021	Newdegate, AU	monthly rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	95 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2021	Dunelm, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2021	Valljord, NO	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2021	Mys Uelen, RU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2021	Park Cone, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2021	Big Flat, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2021	Pingaring, AU	monthly rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	87 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2021	Wickepin, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2021	Colorado, AU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	76 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2021	Jarrahdale, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	103 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2021	Powelltown Dnre, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2021	East London, ZA	daily rain	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2021	Imperial, US	daily high min	32.2 C (90.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	119 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2021	Sherburne, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	75 years	49 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

1794 to 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2021. 2021 had 574 records.

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

Records on 07-21 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1797	1
1813	2
1832	2
1837	1
1839	1
1843	1
1844	2
1854	1
1859	3
1865	3
1868	3
1872	1
1876	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1892	3
1893	3
1894	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	2
1900	6
1901	13
1902	12
1903	10
1904	8
1905	13
1906	13
1907	12
1908	25
1909	18
1910	12
1911	37
1912	52
1913	41
1914	48
1915	81
1916	72
1917	136
1918	130
1919	51
1920	33
1921	55
1922	48
1923	132
1924	286
1925	202
1926	401
1927	191
1928	205
1929	360
1930	521
1931	549
1932	322
1933	208
1934	965
1935	236
1936	322
1937	253
1938	638
1939	415
1940	318
1941	226
1942	318
1943	253
1944	716
1945	300
1946	398
1947	795
1948	403
1949	603
1950	662
1951	427
1952	657
1953	351
1954	656
1955	582
1956	490
1957	447
1958	531
1959	940
1960	651
1961	388
1962	263
1963	470
1964	457
1965	748
1966	626
1967	313
1968	334
1969	636
1970	1,241
1971	475
1972	1,046
1973	871
1974	536
1975	380
1976	477
1977	708
1978	1,155
1979	964
1980	926
1981	1,352
1982	588
1983	1,234
1984	764
1985	554
1986	791
1987	1,025
1988	1,015
1989	973
1990	914
1991	812
1992	1,562
1993	866
1994	773
1995	1,247
1996	1,141
1997	849
1998	1,674
1999	814
2000	1,230
2001	889
2002	990
2003	1,250
2004	694
2005	1,420
2006	1,479
2007	1,145
2008	989
2009	1,306
2010	1,148
2011	1,414
2012	815
2013	526
2014	762
2015	704
2016	645
2017	433
2018	942
2019	755
2020	363
2021	574
2022	866
2023	816
2024	873
2025	881
2026	874

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Data for records on 2021-07-21: 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	439
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1