Weather Records on 16 July 2022

538 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 2022. Highest significance: Timiryazevskij, RU.

Key Facts for 16 July 2022

On 16 July 2022, 538 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
381 were record highs and 70 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 514 daily.
Timiryazevskij set a daily record precipitation of 90.9 mm (3.6 in) on 16 July 2022.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

538 stations

538 station records on 16 July 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 July 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Paw Paw 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ofunato	Japan	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ishinomaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Enontekio Nakkala	Finland	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lovanger	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Udu Point	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bellevue L/D 12	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sendai	Japan	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hugoton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt. Alyeska	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cannery Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orovada 3 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ferris	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leon Virgen del Camino	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Raymer 21 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alyeska	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lazy Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manila	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Enontekio Karesuvanto	Finland	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kautokeino	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ponferrada	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Amistad 5 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Germantown Wastewater Utility	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grouse Creek Divide	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Miyako	Japan	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Lake 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hereford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Turnagain Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tampa Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dumas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cooper Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria Chandler Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Valladolid (Villanubla)	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis US Naval Academy Aso	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kosrae	Federated States of Micronesia	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record high maximum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Xingren	China	Record high maximum temperature	32.1 C (89.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record low minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kansk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Airport	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chuxiong	China	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	38.1 C (100.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bilbao Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	39.3 C (102.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Craig	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dinghai	China	Record high maximum temperature	38.7 C (101.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Urjupino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Naimakka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

538 records

Records set or tied on 16 July 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 196, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 185, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 87.

Records on 16 July 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	196
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	185
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	87
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 July 2022 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 20, daily 514.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

414 broken records

Margins by which the 414 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 98.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 2022

Top 20 records on 16 July 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 July 2022	Timiryazevskij, RU	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2022	Paw Paw 2S, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	108 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2022	Ofunato, JP	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2022	Dixon Wwtp, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	120 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2022	Ishinomaki, JP	monthly rain	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2022	Enontekio Nakkala, FI	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2022	Lovanger, SE	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2022	Udu Point, FJ	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2022	Mt Carroll, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	120 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2022	Orlando Executive AP, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	97 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2022	Coeur D'Alene, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	125 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2022	Bellevue L/D 12, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2022	Sendai, JP	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2022	Hugoton, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	108 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2022	Mt. Alyeska, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2022	New London, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	121 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2022	Cannery Creek, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2022	Orovada 3 W, US	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	96 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2022	Ferris, US	daily high min	28.9 C (84.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	59 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2022	Leon Virgen del Camino, ES	all-time high min	21.8 C (71.2 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	34 years	38 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 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2022. 2022 had 538 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 20	400
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1