Weather Records on 18 July 2006

1,285 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 July 2006. Highest significance: Elliot, ZA.

Key Facts for 18 July 2006

On 18 July 2006, 1,285 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
981 were record highs and 178 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 16 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 1,237 daily.
Elliot set a daily record precipitation of 31.2 mm (1.2 in) on 18 July 2006.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

1,285 stations

1,285 station records on 18 July 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 July 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Elliot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Koolburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Desert Nwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nagpur Sonegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nanning	China	Record daily precipitation	144.1 mm (5.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nampula	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
El Obeid	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Suwa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	34.8 C (94.6 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sakai	Japan	Record daily precipitation	276.9 mm (10.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Markovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Levan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Casper-Natrona Co AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	30.9 C (87.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record high maximum temperature	37.7 C (99.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tepelmeme de Morelos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glendive	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pamplona (Observatorio)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tiree	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	33.8 C (92.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	30.1 C (86.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Payette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Green Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nagoya	Japan	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lough Navar Forest	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	29.7 C (85.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Escalante	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
The Entrance (Eloora Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record high minimum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bombay/Santacruz	India	Record low minimum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gagnoa	Cote D'Ivoire	Record high maximum temperature	32.7 C (90.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan de Aragon	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kinlochewe	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,285 records

Records set or tied on 18 July 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 548, Lowest daily maximum 73, Highest daily minimum 433, Lowest daily minimum 105, Heaviest daily rainfall 126.

Records on 18 July 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	548
Lowest daily maximum	73
Highest daily minimum	433
Lowest daily minimum	105
Heaviest daily rainfall	126
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 July 2006 by timescale: all-time 16, monthly 32, daily 1,237.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

883 broken records

Margins by which the 883 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 105.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 July 2006

Top 20 records on 18 July 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 July 2006	Elliot, ZA	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	96 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 July 2006	Koolburra, AU	monthly rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	62 of 100 (Major)
18 July 2006	Desert Nwr, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2006	Alma, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	85 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2006	Los Gatos, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	80 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2006	Nagpur Sonegaon, IN	daily rain	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	57 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2006	Nanning, CN	daily rain	144.1 mm (5.7 in)	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2006	Nampula, MZ	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2006	El Obeid, SD	daily rain	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2006	Suwa, JP	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	81.9 mm (3.2 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2006	Oxford, GB	monthly high max	34.8 C (94.6 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	180 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2006	Sakai, JP	all-time rain	276.9 mm (10.9 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2006	West Souburg, NL	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	84 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2006	Mio Hydro Plt, US	all-time rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2006	Markovo, RU	daily high min	14.8 C (58.6 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	104 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2006	Levan, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	105 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2006	Casper-Natrona Co AP, US	all-time high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2006	Den Helder-1, NL	daily high min	20.4 C (68.7 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	84 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2006	Cet Central England, GB	daily high max	30.9 C (87.6 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2006	Sheldon, US	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	43 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2006. 2006 had 1,285 records.

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

Records on 07-18 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1801	1
1845	1
1847	1
1851	1
1858	1
1862	1
1863	2
1865	1
1866	2
1871	2
1872	1
1874	1
1877	1
1878	4
1880	1
1881	2
1883	2
1886	2
1887	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	4
1891	1
1892	2
1895	1
1896	2
1897	6
1898	2
1899	3
1900	8
1901	5
1902	3
1903	14
1904	7
1905	22
1906	13
1907	12
1908	39
1909	11
1910	33
1911	42
1912	28
1913	21
1914	47
1915	95
1916	235
1917	265
1918	58
1919	38
1920	59
1921	67
1922	138
1923	126
1924	306
1925	217
1926	191
1927	85
1928	108
1929	123
1930	462
1931	382
1932	343
1933	228
1934	502
1935	212
1936	665
1937	334
1938	306
1939	424
1940	352
1941	349
1942	661
1943	277
1944	333
1945	350
1946	334
1947	385
1948	289
1949	521
1950	632
1951	307
1952	597
1953	493
1954	501
1955	423
1956	466
1957	325
1958	475
1959	548
1960	669
1961	280
1962	516
1963	269
1964	523
1965	707
1966	545
1967	735
1968	998
1969	590
1970	530
1971	625
1972	701
1973	976
1974	729
1975	643
1976	1,047
1977	839
1978	881
1979	821
1980	747
1981	624
1982	749
1983	1,071
1984	1,000
1985	582
1986	908
1987	1,845
1988	1,001
1989	1,233
1990	1,053
1991	589
1992	1,135
1993	1,013
1994	720
1995	904
1996	1,157
1997	785
1998	1,169
1999	900
2000	1,214
2001	909
2002	840
2003	1,159
2004	985
2005	1,210
2006	1,285
2007	1,267
2008	593
2009	1,757
2010	878
2011	1,148
2012	1,070
2013	921
2014	1,348
2015	745
2016	609
2017	426
2018	699
2019	548
2020	361
2021	676
2022	1,071
2023	867
2024	581
2025	779
2026	806

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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	861
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1