Weather Records on 7 July 1950

431 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 July 1950. Highest significance: Watertown Rgnl AP, US.

Key Facts for 7 July 1950

On 7 July 1950, 431 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
43 were record highs and 196 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 421 daily.
Watertown Rgnl AP set a daily record precipitation of 71.1 mm (2.8 in) on 7 July 1950.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

431 stations

431 station records on 7 July 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 July 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	172.2 mm (6.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mohawk	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Corinne	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount McIntyre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Osijek	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Longvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Garsebach Bei Meissen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
G. Udayagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wickenburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Bern 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ajo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cochise 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Adaven	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boyatup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Songadh	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Okhimath	India	Record daily precipitation	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Truxton Canyon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sawantwadi	India	Record daily precipitation	230.9 mm (9.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Palitana	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nogales	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salome 6 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Searchlight	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kandalaksa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bradenton Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mohawk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Spur	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello 2E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Leake (Kooeeyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Balapur	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

431 records

Records set or tied on 7 July 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 119, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 77, Heaviest daily rainfall 192.

Records on 7 July 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	119
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	77
Heaviest daily rainfall	192
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 July 1950 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 421.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

351 broken records

Margins by which the 351 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 122.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 July 1950

Top 20 records on 7 July 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 July 1950	Watertown Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1950	Wilmington Wb City, US	daily rain	172.2 mm (6.8 in)	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1950	Mohawk, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1950	Corinne, US	monthly rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1950	Elko Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1950	Wichita Falls Muni AP, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1950	Socorro, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1950	Mackay Lost Rvr Rs, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1950	Witelsbos (Bos), ZA	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1950	Mount McIntyre, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1950	Osijek, HR	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1950	Longvale, ZA	monthly rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1950	Regensburg, DE	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	61 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1950	Imperial, US	monthly low max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1950	Homestead Exp STN, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1950	Debrecen Airport, HU	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1950	Scotland Neck, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1950	Garsebach Bei Meissen, DE	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1950	Port Gibson 1 NE, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1950	Hatch, US	monthly rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	54 years	36 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1950. 1950 had 431 records.

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

Records on 07-07 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1812	1
1813	1
1815	1
1819	3
1821	1
1825	1
1828	2
1835	1
1845	1
1850	1
1856	2
1857	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1865	2
1867	1
1870	1
1872	1
1873	2
1874	1
1875	1
1877	3
1878	2
1879	1
1883	1
1887	4
1889	2
1890	8
1891	3
1892	3
1893	2
1894	1
1895	4
1896	5
1897	2
1898	3
1899	2
1900	14
1901	5
1902	13
1903	10
1904	4
1905	11
1906	12
1907	6
1908	26
1909	22
1910	16
1911	67
1912	31
1913	17
1914	49
1915	72
1916	126
1917	120
1918	42
1919	37
1920	42
1921	65
1922	135
1923	166
1924	166
1925	198
1926	135
1927	184
1928	200
1929	122
1930	332
1931	442
1932	315
1933	337
1934	390
1935	311
1936	795
1937	280
1938	268
1939	359
1940	467
1941	334
1942	516
1943	309
1944	411
1945	299
1946	208
1947	532
1948	404
1949	374
1950	431
1951	416
1952	515
1953	623
1954	622
1955	485
1956	1,170
1957	394
1958	749
1959	391
1960	663
1961	318
1962	294
1963	510
1964	549
1965	388
1966	304
1967	430
1968	624
1969	967
1970	391
1971	467
1972	1,155
1973	1,120
1974	652
1975	571
1976	679
1977	828
1978	794
1979	924
1980	848
1981	1,025
1982	795
1983	1,013
1984	1,044
1985	939
1986	770
1987	728
1988	1,251
1989	1,040
1990	781
1991	1,040
1992	938
1993	1,762
1994	1,394
1995	576
1996	1,218
1997	752
1998	1,382
1999	971
2000	823
2001	983
2002	667
2003	664
2004	1,084
2005	949
2006	1,061
2007	1,067
2008	1,174
2009	930
2010	1,411
2011	749
2012	1,423
2013	549
2014	539
2015	1,263
2016	717
2017	904
2018	550
2019	506
2020	556
2021	930
2022	744
2023	577
2024	1,277
2025	562
2026	522

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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 20	318
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1