Weather Records on 21 July 2023

816 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 July 2023. Highest significance: Dwarka, IN.

Key Facts for 21 July 2023

On 21 July 2023, 816 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
629 were record highs and 54 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 790 daily.
Dwarka set a daily record precipitation of 237.0 mm (9.3 in) on 21 July 2023.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

816 stations

816 station records on 21 July 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 July 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dwarka	India	Record daily precipitation	237.0 mm (9.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Gatlinburg 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pudoz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Scott City	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Norris	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Falls 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kealakekua 26.2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
La Junta 20 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tifton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walsh 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Phillips Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kit Carson	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lindon 5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick-McKinnon AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gage AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barrow AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lieksa Koli	Finland	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morrilton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Follett	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Theresa 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Parker Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	47.8 C (118.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Macedon Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Podor	Senegal	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dakar/Yoff	Senegal	Record high minimum temperature	27.9 C (82.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hayfield Pumping Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Twentynine Palms	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bucklin 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

816 records

Records set or tied on 21 July 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 318, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 311, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 133.

Records on 21 July 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	318
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	311
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	133
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 July 2023 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 21, daily 790.

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 105.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 July 2023

Top 20 records on 21 July 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 July 2023	Dwarka, IN	daily rain	237.0 mm (9.3 in)	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	94 years	69 of 100 (Major)
21 July 2023	Gatlinburg 2 SW, US	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	84 years	65 of 100 (Major)
21 July 2023	Burlington, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	92 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 July 2023	Ft Morgan, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 July 2023	Las Animas, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2023	Coldwater, US	monthly rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	73 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2023	Sharon Springs, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	80 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2023	Pudoz, RU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2023	Scott City, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	127 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2023	Norris, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	84 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2023	Beaver Falls 1 NE, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	110 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2023	Kealakekua 26.2, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	116 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2023	Cullowhee, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	105 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2023	Fargo 3ENE, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2023	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily high min	27.0 C (80.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	125 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2023	La Junta 20 S, US	all-time rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2023	Memphis Intl AP, US	daily rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	69 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2023	Jasper 1 NNW, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2023	Jerome, US	daily high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	112 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2023	Decatur 1 N, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	20 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2023. 2023 had 816 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 2026-10-14 (14 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 20	557
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1