Weather Records on 20 July 2023

812 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 July 2023. Highest significance: Olmsted L&D, US.

Key Facts for 20 July 2023

On 20 July 2023, 812 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
658 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 778 daily.
Olmsted L&D set a monthly record daily precipitation of 170.2 mm (6.7 in) on 20 July 2023.
Across 161 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

812 stations

812 station records on 20 July 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 July 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Olmsted L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Sanglok	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Dodge City	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Malaga Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	31.6 C (88.9 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Garden City Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pekoa Airport (Sant	Vanuatu	Record daily precipitation	182.1 mm (7.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Adak AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Surat	India	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bhaunagar	India	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	48.3 C (118.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	33.1 C (91.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Belozersk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gravette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crossville Mem AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	34.5 C (94.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winslow AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vytegra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mormon Flat	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Springerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oujda	Morocco	Record high minimum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Parker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	47.2 C (117.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Seaside	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Adak AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cagliari	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wiseman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hopper	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Roanoke Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Austin-Camp Mabry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Albuquerque Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Parker Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.7 C (116.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leesville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
El Centro Naf	United States	Record high maximum temperature	48.3 C (118.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cozzo Spadaro	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	38.4 C (101.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Melilla	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Wayne Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brohovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

812 records

Records set or tied on 20 July 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 313, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 345, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 90.

Records on 20 July 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	313
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	345
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	90
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 July 2023 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 26, daily 778.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

588 broken records

Margins by which the 588 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 158.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 July 2023

Top 20 records on 20 July 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 July 2023	Olmsted L&D, US	monthly rain	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	89 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
20 July 2023	Sanglok, TJ	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	75 of 100 (Major)
20 July 2023	Dodge City, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	85 years	67 of 100 (Major)
20 July 2023	Cairo 3N, US	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 July 2023	Malaga Aeropuerto, ES	all-time high min	31.6 C (88.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	73 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 July 2023	Srinagar, IN	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	113 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2023	Garden City Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	61 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2023	Pekoa Airport (Sant, VU	daily rain	182.1 mm (7.2 in)	158.2 mm (6.2 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2023	Newport 1 NW, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	112 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2023	Mountainair, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	105 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2023	Cuero, US	daily high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	90 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2023	Adak AP, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2023	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily high min	27.7 C (81.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	96 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2023	Surat, IN	daily rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2023	Columbia, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	86 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2023	Bhaunagar, IN	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	89 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2023	Hardy, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	116 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2023	Indio Fire STN, US	daily high max	48.3 C (118.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	112 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2023	Plant City, US	daily high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	98 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2023	Buffalo 2N, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	92 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 2023. 2023 had 812 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 20	569
20 to 40	10
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1