Weather Records on 16 July 1974

666 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 1974. Highest significance: Twin Peaks, AU.

Key Facts for 16 July 1974

On 16 July 1974, 666 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
110 were record highs and 246 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 50 monthly and 611 daily.
Twin Peaks set an all-time record daily precipitation of 100.0 mm (3.9 in) on 16 July 1974.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

666 stations

666 station records on 16 July 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 July 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Twin Peaks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Dalgaranga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Meedo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Muralgarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Chemainus	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Thundelarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Meeberrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bullardoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Winderie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Brickhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yallalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yuin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yaringa Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.8 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jingemarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Moroni	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wooramel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wurarga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Boolathana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yamma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Borenore Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Joao Dias	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Farmer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mumby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Resolution A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Illgiddy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wanarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Phillip	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wydgee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boogardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boolardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gabyon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Magnet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hamelin Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Throckmorton	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yalgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yoweragabbie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Billabalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stavanger - Valand	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woolgorong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Meekatharra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Meka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Comox A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
West Wyalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Timasevskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Antelope	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barnong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kirkalocka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nalbarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Noongall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wondinong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Garibaldi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
El Salto (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

666 records

Records set or tied on 16 July 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 44, Lowest daily maximum 120, Highest daily minimum 66, Lowest daily minimum 126, Heaviest daily rainfall 309, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 16 July 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	44
Lowest daily maximum	120
Highest daily minimum	66
Lowest daily minimum	126
Heaviest daily rainfall	309
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 16 July 1974 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 50, daily 611.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

534 broken records

Margins by which the 534 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 610.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 1974

Top 20 records on 16 July 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 July 1974	Twin Peaks, AU	all-time rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	75 of 100 (Major)
16 July 1974	Spanish Fk Pwr House, US	all-time rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	69 of 100 (Major)
16 July 1974	Dalgaranga, AU	monthly rain	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	33 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 July 1974	Meedo, AU	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	69.7 mm (2.7 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 July 1974	Muralgarra, AU	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 July 1974	Chemainus, CA	monthly rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 July 1974	Thundelarra, AU	daily rain	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 July 1974	Meeberrie, AU	monthly rain	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1974	Bullardoo, AU	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1974	Winderie, AU	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1974	Brickhouse, AU	daily rain	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1974	Yallalong, AU	monthly rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	2 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1974	Yuin, AU	monthly rain	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	2 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1974	Willow City, US	monthly rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1974	Yaringa Station, AU	monthly rain	93.8 mm (3.7 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	2 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1974	Jingemarra, AU	monthly rain	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	2 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1974	Moroni, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1974	Wooramel, AU	monthly rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1974	Wurarga, AU	monthly rain	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1974	Boolathana, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	53 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1974. 1974 had 666 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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Data for records on 1974-07-16: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 100	533
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1