Weather Records on 15 July 1991

589 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 July 1991. Highest significance: Ponte de Itabapoana, BR.

Key Facts for 15 July 1991

On 15 July 1991, 589 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
228 were record highs and 162 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 565 daily.
Ponte de Itabapoana set a monthly record daily precipitation of 64.0 mm (2.5 in) on 15 July 1991.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

589 stations

589 station records on 15 July 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 July 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ponte de Itabapoana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Wallareenya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Bendoc Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Temora Ambulance Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Salitre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Adobe Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mosby 4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nanning	China	Record daily precipitation	190.9 mm (7.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cotonou	Benin	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Atil	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Domingos Martins (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Plain	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Huerta Vieja	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Forsyth 6 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Matilde (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen 20NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Verhnjaja Gutara	Russia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Klippen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Iconha-Montante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Raseiniai	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moccasin Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lerma	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elkhart	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elida	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Soledad de Doblado	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chumpuruk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Malmberget	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hartley 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cuauhtemoc	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dzilam de Bravo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rodovia Anchieta-Cota 400	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Cristobal	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dudinka	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	32.3 C (90.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Duved	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pedernal 9 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Turkey	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Itatinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dalanzadgad	Mongolia	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
El Carmen (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
House	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quitupan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jonacatepec	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ocotlan de Morelos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mountainair	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Jon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

589 records

Records set or tied on 15 July 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 113, Lowest daily maximum 93, Highest daily minimum 115, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 199.

Records on 15 July 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	113
Lowest daily maximum	93
Highest daily minimum	115
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	199
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 July 1991 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 17, daily 565.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

447 broken records

Margins by which the 447 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 165.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 July 1991

Top 20 records on 15 July 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 July 1991	Ponte de Itabapoana, BR	monthly rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	69 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1991	Wallareenya, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	82 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1991	Bendoc Park, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	78 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1991	Temora Ambulance Station, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	97 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1991	Salitre, BR	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1991	Trinidad, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	90 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1991	Adobe Rch, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1991	Mosby 4 ENE, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1991	Bau, BR	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1991	Nanning, CN	daily rain	190.9 mm (7.5 in)	165.3 mm (6.5 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1991	Cotonou, BJ	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1991	Atil, MX	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	62 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1991	Brackettville, US	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	72 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1991	Domingos Martins (Dnos), BR	monthly rain	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1991	Plain, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1991	Huerta Vieja, MX	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1991	Memphis, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	85 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1991	Gaddede, SE	daily rain	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1991	Forsyth 6 NNW, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1991	Matilde (Dnos), BR	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	42 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

1793 to 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1991. 1991 had 589 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 07-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1802	1
1808	1
1824	2
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1838	1
1839	1
1840	2
1866	1
1868	2
1874	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	4
1896	2
1897	2
1898	10
1899	1
1900	1
1901	7
1902	4
1903	24
1904	9
1905	1
1906	10
1907	8
1908	7
1909	7
1910	14
1911	11
1912	44
1913	19
1914	35
1915	34
1916	27
1917	134
1918	33
1919	59
1920	78
1921	55
1922	111
1923	120
1924	126
1925	137
1926	487
1927	151
1928	367
1929	213
1930	503
1931	591
1932	649
1933	205
1934	554
1935	208
1936	905
1937	279
1938	227
1939	394
1940	320
1941	444
1942	275
1943	338
1944	228
1945	693
1946	421
1947	373
1948	397
1949	455
1950	503
1951	606
1952	825
1953	398
1954	784
1955	612
1956	351
1957	304
1958	859
1959	411
1960	576
1961	386
1962	724
1963	291
1964	670
1965	282
1966	494
1967	1,419
1968	661
1969	670
1970	542
1971	552
1972	681
1973	800
1974	692
1975	869
1976	790
1977	766
1978	815
1979	585
1980	1,168
1981	646
1982	938
1983	1,241
1984	841
1985	793
1986	773
1987	968
1988	1,157
1989	827
1990	1,202
1991	589
1992	904
1993	1,198
1994	1,027
1995	1,347
1996	1,076
1997	688
1998	1,170
1999	1,428
2000	1,276
2001	1,004
2002	1,177
2003	1,256
2004	714
2005	932
2006	1,535
2007	1,171
2008	532
2009	816
2010	941
2011	989
2012	927
2013	761
2014	1,016
2015	547
2016	672
2017	467
2018	645
2019	561
2020	614
2021	674
2022	621
2023	1,157
2024	823
2025	720
2026	961

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Data for records on 1991-07-15: 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 25	425
25 to 50	19
50 to 75	1
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1