Weather Records on 7 August 1937

446 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 August 1937. Highest significance: Cape Leeuwin, AU.

Key Facts for 7 August 1937

On 7 August 1937, 446 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
326 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 429 daily.
Cape Leeuwin set a monthly record daily precipitation of 68.8 mm (2.7 in) on 7 August 1937.
Across 163 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

446 stations

446 station records on 7 August 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 August 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tadepalligudem	India	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kovvur	India	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ramachandrapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tirumayam	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tirupati	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyyar	India	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Perumbalur	India	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Acmetonia Lock 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kakinada	India	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haidargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coraopolis Neville Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware Cy Reedy Poin	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Reno	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pocono 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kulu	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rajahmundry	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Peddapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gazole	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fallston	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
N Ghasan Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Groningen	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Savanne	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington City Hall	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bolaram	India	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eelde	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dharmsala Lower	India	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mirzapur	India	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Saranac	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Orman Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	32.7 C (90.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaceburg	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nandigama	India	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rock House	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Herrs Island Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

446 records

Records set or tied on 7 August 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 159, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 167, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 107.

Records on 7 August 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	159
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	167
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	107
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 August 1937 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 13, daily 429.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

339 broken records

Margins by which the 339 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 73.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 August 1937

Top 20 records on 7 August 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 August 1937	Cape Leeuwin, AU	monthly rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1937	Paris, CA	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1937	Ridgetown, CA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1937	Tadepalligudem, IN	monthly rain	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1937	Kovvur, IN	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1937	Oneonta 1 S, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1937	Ramachandrapuram, IN	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1937	Bordeaux-Merignac, FR	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1937	Tirumayam, IN	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1937	Highlands, US	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	3 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1937	Ann Arbor U of Mich, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1937	Lima Wwtp, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1937	Tirupati, IN	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1937	Cheyyar, IN	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1937	Perumbalur, IN	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1937	Dayton Mcd, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1937	Acmetonia Lock 3, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1937	Kakinada, IN	monthly rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1937	Darlington, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1937	Haidargarh, IN	daily rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	3 years	35 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

1808 to 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1937. 1937 had 446 records.

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

Records on 08-07 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1812	1
1815	1
1816	1
1817	1
1833	2
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1857	3
1858	1
1859	2
1861	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	3
1870	2
1875	1
1876	5
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	5
1889	2
1891	3
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	2
1897	2
1898	4
1899	1
1900	6
1901	3
1902	5
1903	17
1904	8
1905	8
1906	9
1907	10
1908	13
1909	11
1910	1
1911	36
1912	31
1913	39
1914	24
1915	40
1916	50
1917	21
1918	108
1919	36
1920	36
1921	55
1922	61
1923	101
1924	128
1925	81
1926	115
1927	109
1928	188
1929	181
1930	486
1931	357
1932	249
1933	310
1934	608
1935	507
1936	286
1937	446
1938	568
1939	561
1940	271
1941	305
1942	340
1943	601
1944	332
1945	882
1946	500
1947	461
1948	756
1949	587
1950	541
1951	562
1952	556
1953	378
1954	589
1955	536
1956	321
1957	868
1958	571
1959	356
1960	344
1961	356
1962	718
1963	522
1964	446
1965	552
1966	400
1967	701
1968	600
1969	523
1970	652
1971	969
1972	1,172
1973	568
1974	746
1975	1,177
1976	1,168
1977	617
1978	1,210
1979	559
1980	871
1981	855
1982	727
1983	1,207
1984	840
1985	1,088
1986	544
1987	1,146
1988	897
1989	1,472
1990	1,625
1991	1,217
1992	1,236
1993	1,040
1994	1,262
1995	1,521
1996	1,107
1997	1,460
1998	1,183
1999	950
2000	871
2001	1,386
2002	907
2003	1,244
2004	1,400
2005	882
2006	923
2007	1,309
2008	918
2009	1,121
2010	1,098
2011	1,282
2012	688
2013	665
2014	501
2015	1,027
2016	505
2017	954
2018	636
2019	609
2020	605
2021	397
2022	880
2023	1,221
2024	835
2025	733
2026	1,047

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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 10	283
10 to 20	15
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	10
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	2