Weather Records on 16 July 2026

727 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 2026. Highest significance: Hachinohe, JP.

Key Facts for 16 July 2026

On 16 July 2026, 727 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
565 were record highs and 50 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 19 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 681 daily.
Hachinohe set an all-time record daily precipitation of 241.0 mm (9.5 in) on 16 July 2026.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

727 stations

727 station records on 16 July 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 July 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hachinohe	Japan	Record daily precipitation	241.0 mm (9.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Harper 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	182.1 mm (7.2 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Zamora	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kerrville 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	213.1 mm (8.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Black Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Del Rio Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Guadalajara	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Guanghua	China	Record daily precipitation	188.4 mm (7.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cold Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tuxpan.Ver.	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	102.3 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis 9NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Benalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Obihiro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Comitan Chis.	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Morelia Mich.	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	169.4 mm (6.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tlaxcala de Xicontecatl (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Olands Norra Udde	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	30.2 C (86.4 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	32.9 C (91.2 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	219.7 mm (8.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kochi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	261.5 mm (10.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aranyaprathet	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	160.4 mm (6.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dome Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wildhorse Divide	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hunt 10 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mexico City	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Temosachi (Obs)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Scotch Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Toluca (Obs)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oslo Blindern	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Island Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Farson 2NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lakefork #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Corrigin	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record high minimum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Junction Kimble Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Betatakin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Malaga Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	40.7 C (105.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kimberly Mine	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mullewa	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sapporo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saltillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huntley Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chilpancingo Ro.	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	103.7 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grangeville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Harlowton	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Narrogin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pingliang	China	Record low maximum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mutsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uch-Aral	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

727 records

Records set or tied on 16 July 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 204, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 361, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 112.

Records on 16 July 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	204
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	361
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	112
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 July 2026 by timescale: all-time 19, monthly 27, daily 681.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

560 broken records

Margins by which the 560 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 181.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 2026

Top 20 records on 16 July 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 July 2026	Hachinohe, JP	all-time rain	241.0 mm (9.5 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	44 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
16 July 2026	Harper 3ENE, US	monthly rain	182.1 mm (7.2 in)	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	53 years	75 of 100 (Major)
16 July 2026	Zamora, MX	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 July 2026	Kerrville 3 NNE, US	monthly rain	213.1 mm (8.4 in)	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	38 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 July 2026	Black Mtn, US	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 July 2026	Del Rio Intl AP, US	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	49 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 July 2026	Guadalajara, MX	daily rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	35 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2026	Guanghua, CN	daily rain	188.4 mm (7.4 in)	107.6 mm (4.2 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2026	Cold Springs, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2026	Tuxpan.Ver., MX	daily rain	102.3 mm (4.0 in)	80.7 mm (3.2 in)	43 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2026	Thermopolis 9NE, US	monthly rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2026	Benalla, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	93 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2026	Obihiro, JP	daily rain	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2026	Comitan Chis., MX	daily rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2026	Morelia Mich., MX	monthly rain	169.4 mm (6.7 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2026	Tlaxcala de Xicontecatl (Dge), MX	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2026	Olands Norra Udde, SE	monthly high max	30.2 C (86.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	100 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2026	Vanersborg, SE	daily high max	32.9 C (91.2 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	143 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2026	Boerne, US	monthly rain	219.7 mm (8.6 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2026	Kochi, JP	daily rain	261.5 mm (10.3 in)	181.5 mm (7.1 in)	4 years	48 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 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2026. 2026 had 727 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 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	534
25 to 50	15
50 to 75	3
75 to 100	5
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1