Weather Records on 7 August 1945

882 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 August 1945. Highest significance: Beaufort, AU.

Key Facts for 7 August 1945

On 7 August 1945, 882 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
134 were record highs and 172 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 869 daily.
Beaufort set a daily record precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 7 August 1945.
Across 163 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

882 stations

882 station records on 7 August 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 August 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beaufort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Deniliquin Norwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dunolly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Amphitheatre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Moira Pastoral Co.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Canary Island South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dingee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Moroco East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nagambie Cba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Runnymede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Halls Gap	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bamawm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Elmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Siruguppa	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
New River	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Boort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moulamein Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Warranooke (Glenorchy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Harrow (Pine Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pyramid Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alur	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Madowla Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bendigo Prison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clunes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Caroline	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield (Benilkie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Canary Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Big Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Talbot (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Echuca Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nathalia (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hartsel	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wanganella General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leaghur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fernihurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wedderburn (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wharparilla West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Colbinabbin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Drummartin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Inglewood (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waurika	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Piree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wanalta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harrow (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cornelia Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bendigo Channel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moira Lower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mitiamo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Magenta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Redbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St Arnaud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

882 records

Records set or tied on 7 August 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 142, Highest daily minimum 92, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 576.

Records on 7 August 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	142
Highest daily minimum	92
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	576
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 August 1945 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 11, daily 869.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

761 broken records

Margins by which the 761 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 August 1945

Top 20 records on 7 August 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 August 1945	Beaufort, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 August 1945	Deniliquin Norwood, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1945	Dunolly, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1945	Amphitheatre, AU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1945	Maryborough, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1945	Moira Pastoral Co., AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1945	Canary Island South, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1945	Dingee, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1945	Moroco East, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1945	Beulah, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1945	Nagambie Cba, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1945	Runnymede, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1945	Halls Gap, AU	monthly rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1945	Rochester, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1945	Bamawm, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1945	Elmore, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1945	Siruguppa, IN	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1945	New River, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1945	Boort, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1945	Marong, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	52 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1945. 1945 had 882 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1945-08-07: 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	547
10 to 20	156
20 to 30	40
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	1