Weather Records on 18 July 2022

1,071 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 July 2022. Highest significance: Farmington, US.

Key Facts for 18 July 2022

On 18 July 2022, 1,071 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
833 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 69 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 972 daily.
Farmington set a daily record precipitation of 75.7 mm (3.0 in) on 18 July 2022.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

1,071 stations

1,071 station records on 18 July 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 July 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Massena Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	61 of 100 (Major)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cape Riche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lerwick	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nantes-Bouguenais	France	Record high maximum temperature	42.0 C (107.6 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wymah (Gwandallen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Williams 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Le Bourget	France	Record high maximum temperature	38.2 C (100.8 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jt Myers Locks & Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clay City 6SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Corydon	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kielder Castle	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Muncie	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Luray 5 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Preston: Moor Park	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	36.5 C (97.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrenceville 2WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Anucino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Plentywood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	37.9 C (100.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	36.9 C (98.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aldergrove	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	30.8 C (87.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tipp City	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Myton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Daroca	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	39.6 C (103.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	39.3 C (102.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kassler	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dupree	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Westchester Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Voronez	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,071 records

Records set or tied on 18 July 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 367, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 466, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 176.

Records on 18 July 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	367
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	466
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	176
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 July 2022 by timescale: all-time 69, monthly 30, daily 972.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

820 broken records

Margins by which the 820 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 72.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 July 2022

Top 20 records on 18 July 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 July 2022	Farmington, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	96 years	69 of 100 (Major)
18 July 2022	Massena Intl AP, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	59 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 July 2022	Castle Rock, US	all-time high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	116 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 July 2022	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily high max	33.0 C (91.4 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	147 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 July 2022	Cape Riche, AU	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	101 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2022	Owensboro 3ENE, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	84 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2022	Vincennes 4 E, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	109 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2022	Lerwick, GB	daily high max	23.0 C (73.4 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	75 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2022	Nantes-Bouguenais, FR	all-time high max	42.0 C (107.6 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	73 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2022	Niznij Novgorod, RU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2022	Wymah (Gwandallen), AU	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	104 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2022	Williams 3 SW, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	84 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2022	Le Bourget, FR	daily high max	38.2 C (100.8 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	116 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2022	Sheffield, GB	daily high min	20.2 C (68.4 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	84 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2022	Buxton, GB	daily high min	18.4 C (65.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	84 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2022	Jt Myers Locks & Dam, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2022	Culbertson, US	monthly high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	85 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2022	Dayton Mcd, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	100 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2022	Elko Rgnl AP, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	96 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2022	Lufkin Angelina Co AP, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	95 years	48 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 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2022. 2022 had 1,071 records.

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

Records on 07-18 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1801	1
1845	1
1847	1
1851	1
1858	1
1862	1
1863	2
1865	1
1866	2
1871	2
1872	1
1874	1
1877	1
1878	4
1880	1
1881	2
1883	2
1886	2
1887	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	4
1891	1
1892	2
1895	1
1896	2
1897	6
1898	2
1899	3
1900	8
1901	5
1902	3
1903	14
1904	7
1905	22
1906	13
1907	12
1908	39
1909	11
1910	33
1911	42
1912	28
1913	21
1914	47
1915	95
1916	235
1917	265
1918	58
1919	38
1920	59
1921	67
1922	138
1923	126
1924	306
1925	217
1926	191
1927	85
1928	108
1929	123
1930	462
1931	382
1932	343
1933	228
1934	502
1935	212
1936	665
1937	334
1938	306
1939	424
1940	352
1941	349
1942	661
1943	277
1944	333
1945	350
1946	334
1947	385
1948	289
1949	521
1950	632
1951	307
1952	597
1953	493
1954	501
1955	423
1956	466
1957	325
1958	475
1959	548
1960	669
1961	280
1962	516
1963	269
1964	523
1965	707
1966	545
1967	735
1968	998
1969	590
1970	530
1971	625
1972	701
1973	976
1974	729
1975	643
1976	1,047
1977	839
1978	881
1979	821
1980	747
1981	624
1982	749
1983	1,071
1984	1,000
1985	582
1986	908
1987	1,845
1988	1,001
1989	1,233
1990	1,053
1991	589
1992	1,135
1993	1,013
1994	720
1995	904
1996	1,157
1997	785
1998	1,169
1999	900
2000	1,214
2001	909
2002	840
2003	1,159
2004	985
2005	1,210
2006	1,285
2007	1,267
2008	593
2009	1,757
2010	878
2011	1,148
2012	1,070
2013	921
2014	1,348
2015	745
2016	609
2017	426
2018	699
2019	548
2020	361
2021	676
2022	1,071
2023	867
2024	581
2025	779
2026	806

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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	755
10 to 20	34
20 to 30	18
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1