Weather Records on 7 August 1950

541 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 August 1950. Highest significance: Ft Pierce, US.

Key Facts for 7 August 1950

On 7 August 1950, 541 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
26 were record highs and 405 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 538 daily.
Ft Pierce set a daily record precipitation of 101.6 mm (4.0 in) on 7 August 1950.
Across 163 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

541 stations

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

Weather records on 7 August 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Weeping Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hoxie	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bundi	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mussoorie	India	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Omsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saint John	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rajkanika	India	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bironkhol	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tonk	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gove 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wilsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hondo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ambari	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Sugor	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nakur	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Healy	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Naya Shahr	India	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tustin Irvine Rch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Escada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nogales	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lupton 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

541 records

Records set or tied on 7 August 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 357, Heaviest daily rainfall 110.

Records on 7 August 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	357
Heaviest daily rainfall	110
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 August 1950 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 538.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

386 broken records

Margins by which the 386 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 79.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 August 1950

Top 20 records on 7 August 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 August 1950	Ft Pierce, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1950	Weeping Water, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1950	Mandan Exp STN, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1950	Lodgepole, US	all-time rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1950	Dresden, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1950	Hoxie, US	monthly rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1950	Syracuse, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1950	Kingston, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1950	Artichoke Lake 1 E, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1950	Bundi, IN	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1950	Mussoorie, IN	daily rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1950	Avon Park 2 W, US	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1950	Omsk, RU	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1950	Saint John, CA	daily low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	63 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1950	Rajkanika, IN	daily rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1950	Muenster, CA	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1950	Livingston, US	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1950	Bironkhol, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1950	Walthill 1E, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1950	Tonk, IN	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1950. 1950 had 541 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	340
10 to 20	18
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	4