Weather Records on 20 July 2022

1,108 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 July 2022. Highest significance: Ft Worth NAS, US.

Key Facts for 20 July 2022

On 20 July 2022, 1,108 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
973 were record highs and 59 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 100 were all-time records, 67 monthly and 941 daily.
Ft Worth NAS set an all-time record high minimum temperature of 36.7 C (98.1 F) on 20 July 2022.
Across 161 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

1,108 stations

1,108 station records on 20 July 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 July 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ft Worth NAS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	71 of 100 (Major)
Hannover	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	39.2 C (102.6 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	34.8 C (94.6 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Schleswig	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	35.8 C (96.4 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Erfurt-Bindersleben	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	37.6 C (99.7 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ellwangen-Rindelbach	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	37.6 C (99.7 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	36.9 C (98.4 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Schwarzburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	38.8 C (101.8 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Safford Ag Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Westermarkelsdorf/Fehmarn	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.4 C (92.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sigmaringen-Laiz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	45.2 C (113.4 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wiseman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Livermore	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Lippspringe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	39.1 C (102.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Baudette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Idabel	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dupree	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	38.4 C (101.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Follett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Flyvestation Aalborg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg-Neuwiedenthal	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	40.1 C (104.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hohwacht	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	37.5 C (99.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	34.1 C (93.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Satenas	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	32.5 C (90.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanelle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Matador	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Seminole	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nome AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nice	France	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rostock-Warnemunde	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	38.4 C (101.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uelzen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	39.8 C (103.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boizenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Orlinga	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bangkok Metropolis	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manston	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,108 records

Records set or tied on 20 July 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 549, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 424, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 76.

Records on 20 July 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	549
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	424
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	76
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 July 2022 by timescale: all-time 100, monthly 67, daily 941.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

843 broken records

Margins by which the 843 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 31.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 July 2022

Top 20 records on 20 July 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 July 2022	Ft Worth NAS, US	all-time high min	36.7 C (98.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	71 years	71 of 100 (Major)
20 July 2022	Hannover, DE	all-time high max	39.2 C (102.6 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	78 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2022	Greifswald, DE	daily high max	34.8 C (94.6 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	121 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2022	Schleswig, DE	all-time high max	35.8 C (96.4 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	75 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2022	Erfurt-Bindersleben, DE	all-time high max	37.6 C (99.7 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	78 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2022	Ellwangen-Rindelbach, DE	all-time high max	37.6 C (99.7 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	74 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2022	Mt Pleasant, US	monthly high min	29.4 C (84.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	74 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2022	Plauen, DE	monthly high max	36.9 C (98.4 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	94 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2022	Schwarzburg, DE	all-time high max	38.8 C (101.8 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	65 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2022	Safford Ag Ctr, US	all-time high min	28.3 C (82.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2022	Clarendon, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	63 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2022	Waynesboro 2 W, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	123 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2022	Healdton 3 E, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	125 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2022	Bowie, US	daily high max	43.9 C (111.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	108 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2022	Westermarkelsdorf/Fehmarn, DE	all-time high max	33.4 C (92.1 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	63 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2022	Sigmaringen-Laiz, DE	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2022	Kazalinsk, KZ	all-time high max	45.2 C (113.4 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2022	Crosbyton, US	daily high max	42.2 C (108.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	96 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2022	Wiseman, US	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	101 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2022	Harrison, US	daily high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	99 years	44 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

1809 to 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 2022. 2022 had 1,108 records.

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

Records on 07-20 in each year
Year	Records
1809	1
1810	1
1811	2
1832	2
1844	2
1850	1
1859	2
1863	1
1865	4
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	5
1892	7
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1897	4
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	3
1902	13
1903	6
1904	10
1905	6
1906	8
1907	12
1908	31
1909	6
1910	27
1911	12
1912	33
1913	28
1914	20
1915	163
1916	117
1917	57
1918	53
1919	40
1920	16
1921	55
1922	52
1923	173
1924	112
1925	125
1926	411
1927	106
1928	366
1929	480
1930	598
1931	362
1932	338
1933	201
1934	857
1935	386
1936	358
1937	213
1938	392
1939	336
1940	325
1941	270
1942	609
1943	326
1944	470
1945	278
1946	482
1947	635
1948	385
1949	807
1950	563
1951	448
1952	488
1953	316
1954	512
1955	377
1956	545
1957	351
1958	536
1959	605
1960	758
1961	338
1962	327
1963	457
1964	416
1965	1,110
1966	469
1967	455
1968	389
1969	649
1970	890
1971	619
1972	1,062
1973	804
1974	489
1975	470
1976	580
1977	899
1978	663
1979	1,249
1980	925
1981	1,048
1982	580
1983	1,117
1984	799
1985	604
1986	848
1987	1,156
1988	1,103
1989	1,183
1990	724
1991	1,024
1992	1,137
1993	901
1994	611
1995	961
1996	1,365
1997	903
1998	1,682
1999	815
2000	1,393
2001	755
2002	986
2003	1,313
2004	978
2005	1,266
2006	1,487
2007	1,124
2008	663
2009	1,533
2010	1,154
2011	1,339
2012	817
2013	850
2014	1,000
2015	812
2016	744
2017	398
2018	930
2019	867
2020	524
2021	683
2022	1,108
2023	812
2024	737
2025	680
2026	863

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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 5	813
5 to 10	14
10 to 15	8
15 to 20	3
20 to 25	3
25 to 30	1
30 to 35	1