Weather Records on 16 July 1945

702 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 1945. Highest significance: Jena Sternwarte, DE.

Key Facts for 16 July 1945

On 16 July 1945, 702 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
50 were record highs and 317 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 683 daily.
Jena Sternwarte set a daily record precipitation of 64.4 mm (2.5 in) on 16 July 1945.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

702 stations

702 station records on 16 July 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 July 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Bolivar	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Palitana	India	Record daily precipitation	214.6 mm (8.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Walterhall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coffs Harbour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Morpeth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
West Stewartstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mornington Mills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Colton Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tobermorey Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fairymead Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wingham (Lanark Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wood	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Voewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Parnass Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Kotupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gosford State Nursery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vengurla	India	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
The Forks	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Parkston 8 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Raglan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woolooga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Urunga (Sunset Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vivian	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Deeside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pinjarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bajool Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Veraval	India	Record daily precipitation	289.6 mm (11.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jashpurnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record high minimum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lumberton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dwight	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Collaroy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bauple	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Krambach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stewarts River Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Raymond Terrace (Kinross)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ericson 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kabra Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lochinvar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 2 NE Pump St	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Calliope Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

702 records

Records set or tied on 16 July 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 164, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 153, Heaviest daily rainfall 335.

Records on 16 July 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	164
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	153
Heaviest daily rainfall	335
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 July 1945 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 17, daily 683.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

601 broken records

Margins by which the 601 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 139.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 1945

Top 20 records on 16 July 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 July 1945	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily rain	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	82 years	73 of 100 (Major)
16 July 1945	Bolivar, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1945	Palitana, IN	daily rain	214.6 mm (8.4 in)	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1945	Walterhall, AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1945	Hanover, US	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1945	Coffs Harbour, AU	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1945	Morpeth Post Office, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	54 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1945	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1945	Edenton, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1945	West Stewartstown, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1945	Mornington Mills, AU	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1945	Walthill 1E, US	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1945	Colton Railway Station, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1945	Columbus 3 NE, US	daily rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1945	Tobermorey Station, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1945	Raymond Terrace Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1945	Fairymead Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1945	Waterloo, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1945	Wingham (Lanark Close), AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1945	Passau-Maierhof, DE	monthly rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	46 years	38 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1945. 1945 had 702 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	511
20 to 40	58
40 to 60	22
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1