Weather Records on 7 August 1951

562 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 August 1951. Highest significance: Kailua 446, US.

Key Facts for 7 August 1951

On 7 August 1951, 562 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
231 were record highs and 172 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 551 daily.
Kailua 446 set a daily record precipitation of 111.3 mm (4.4 in) on 7 August 1951.
Across 163 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

562 stations

562 station records on 7 August 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 August 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kailua 446	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kipahulu 258	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mahinahina 466	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chatillon-Sur-Seine	France	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buldana	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Karkaralinsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jafrabad	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dehra Gopipur	India	Record daily precipitation	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gadhchiroli	India	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kiolakaa 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shujalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Morsi	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Telhara	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Anjangaon	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Koloa 936	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Malkapur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tharsa	India	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ner	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kahoma Intake 374	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Luakaha Lower 782	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Morvi	India	Record daily precipitation	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia Shawmont	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
E Lawai 934	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sakoli	India	Record daily precipitation	183.9 mm (7.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsborg 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Koolau Dam 833	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mul	India	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chimur	India	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ratlam	India	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Khachrod	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bodalkasa	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Defiance	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bethlehem Lehigh UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gore Bay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nurpur	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chicholi	India	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Akot	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln (Woolga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Asola	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kolosib	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

562 records

Records set or tied on 7 August 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 103, Lowest daily maximum 122, Highest daily minimum 128, Lowest daily minimum 50, Heaviest daily rainfall 159.

Records on 7 August 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	103
Lowest daily maximum	122
Highest daily minimum	128
Lowest daily minimum	50
Heaviest daily rainfall	159
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 August 1951 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 9, daily 551.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

411 broken records

Margins by which the 411 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 86.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 August 1951

Top 20 records on 7 August 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 August 1951	Kailua 446, US	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1951	Kipahulu 258, US	monthly rain	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	2 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1951	Winston Salem Reynolds AP, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1951	Mahinahina 466, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1951	Chatillon-Sur-Seine, FR	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1951	Buldana, IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	6 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1951	Karkaralinsk, KZ	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1951	Wytheville, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1951	Gospic, HR	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	77 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1951	Jafrabad, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1951	Dehra Gopipur, IN	daily rain	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1951	Gadhchiroli, IN	daily rain	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1951	Kiolakaa 7, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1951	Shujalpur, IN	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	6 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1951	Morsi, IN	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1951	Barrie, CA	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	66 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1951	Telhara, IN	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1951	Anjangaon, IN	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1951	Donaldsonville 4 SW, US	daily low min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	50 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1951	Creston, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	48 years	32 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1951. 1951 had 562 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 20	369
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1