Weather Records on 16 July 2023

1,150 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 2023. Highest significance: Westhampton Gabreski AP, US.

Key Facts for 16 July 2023

On 16 July 2023, 1,150 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
930 were record highs and 57 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 24 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 1,099 daily.
Westhampton Gabreski AP set a daily record precipitation of 76.5 mm (3.0 in) on 16 July 2023.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

1,150 stations

1,150 station records on 16 July 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 July 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Westhampton Gabreski AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Lambertville	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Portland (Jamieson St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Appomattox	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Providence	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sparta 3.5 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Big Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Brockport	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisville-Stowe State AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mena Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Brainard Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Huddleston 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Corinna	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Transou	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
N Foster 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
New Haven Tweed AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Belvidere Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cynthiana	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Islip-Li Macarthur AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jackvik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Koror	Palau	Record daily precipitation	186.4 mm (7.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hazard Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Buckingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Trona	United States	Record high maximum temperature	47.8 C (118.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Royal Palm Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New Brunswick 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Otteroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yeso 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Groton	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Baton Rouge Metro AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Matador	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford-Bradley Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Lcd	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tonopah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,150 records

Records set or tied on 16 July 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 497, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 433, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 163.

Records on 16 July 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	497
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	433
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	163
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 July 2023 by timescale: all-time 24, monthly 27, daily 1,099.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

860 broken records

Margins by which the 860 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 110.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 2023

Top 20 records on 16 July 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 July 2023	Westhampton Gabreski AP, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 July 2023	Lambertville, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	89 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 July 2023	Portland (Jamieson St), AU	daily rain	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	70 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 July 2023	Appomattox, US	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	77 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 July 2023	Providence, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 July 2023	Sparta 3.5 SSW, US	daily rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 July 2023	Big Is, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 July 2023	Brockport, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	113 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2023	Morrisville-Stowe State AP, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2023	Mena Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2023	Hartford Brainard Fld, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2023	Princeton, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	112 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2023	Huddleston 4 SW, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2023	Corinna, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2023	Manchester AP, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	61 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2023	Transou, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	73 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2023	N Foster 1 E, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2023	New Haven Tweed AP, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	13 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2023	Belvidere Brg, US	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2023	Cynthiana, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	61 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

1798 to 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2023. 2023 had 1,150 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	820
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1