Weather Records on 21 July 2022

866 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 July 2022. Highest significance: Norris, US.

Key Facts for 21 July 2022

On 21 July 2022, 866 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
677 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 27 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 809 daily.
Norris set a daily record precipitation of 64.8 mm (2.6 in) on 21 July 2022.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

866 stations

866 station records on 21 July 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 July 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Norris	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Proston Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lemmer (Gemaal Buma)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Canton 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	33.2 C (91.8 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Orskar_A	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	33.5 C (92.3 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lynton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	34.5 C (94.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sliac	Slovakia	Record high maximum temperature	37.5 C (99.5 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Leesville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Beach Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	33.7 C (92.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Millersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Malakoff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	36.9 C (98.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dodre	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Skovde	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	34.9 C (94.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Belzoni	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad Flygflottilj	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ajo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville Water Dept	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	33.7 C (92.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Helgoland	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Camden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cannery Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glenhaven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ararat Prison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record high maximum temperature	35.7 C (96.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Incheon	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Khorog	Tajikistan	Record high maximum temperature	39.0 C (102.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nes (Ameland)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Daytona Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Prastkulla	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	34.7 C (94.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

866 records

Records set or tied on 21 July 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 284, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 393, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 125.

Records on 21 July 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	284
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	393
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	125
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 July 2022 by timescale: all-time 27, monthly 30, daily 809.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

630 broken records

Margins by which the 630 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 July 2022

Top 20 records on 21 July 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 July 2022	Norris, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	85 years	67 of 100 (Major)
21 July 2022	Proston Post Office, AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
21 July 2022	Lemmer (Gemaal Buma), NL	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 July 2022	Canton 4N, US	monthly high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	125 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2022	Coleman, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	105 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2022	Mtn Park, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	89 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2022	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily high max	33.2 C (91.8 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	120 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2022	Orskar_A, SE	all-time high max	33.5 C (92.3 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	67 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2022	Lynton, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	104 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2022	Camboon Station, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2022	Stockholm, SE	daily high max	34.5 C (94.1 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	120 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2022	Franklin 3 NW, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2022	Sliac, SK	all-time high max	37.5 C (99.5 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	69 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2022	Breckenridge, US	monthly high min	29.4 C (84.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	84 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2022	Lufkin Angelina Co AP, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	103 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2022	Vanersborg, SE	daily high max	33.0 C (91.4 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	120 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2022	Leesville, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2022	Gold Beach Rs, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	73 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2022	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily high max	33.7 C (92.7 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	176 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2022	Millersburg, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	91 years	45 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 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2022. 2022 had 866 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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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 2026-10-13 (13 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 10	589
10 to 20	24
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1