Weather Records on 1 July 1957

657 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 July 1957. Highest significance: Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, US.

Key Facts for 1 July 1957

On 1 July 1957, 657 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
167 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 50 monthly and 605 daily.
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt set a monthly record daily precipitation of 123.4 mm (4.9 in) on 1 July 1957.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 428 records.

Record Map

657 stations

657 station records on 1 July 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 July 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Potchefstroom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Grenada	United States	Record daily precipitation	159.8 mm (6.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Moorside	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Verkykerskop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dunedin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rietfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Louwsburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Vlakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Morgenrood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Norwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oliphantspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nqutu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Heritage	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Klerkskraal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rolfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Villiers (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Durban Roodepoort Deep Gm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Borns (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Enzelberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waterkloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nandurbar	India	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rietpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pilanesberg-Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cabanda Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Schikfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rietbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln Agronomy Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nive Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vrede-Mun	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oranjeville (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Springs-Olympia Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nooitgedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kafferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woolners Arm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Molepolole	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cotija	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woudzicht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Joubert Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Doornkom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Welbedacht Agric Office	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Turnpike	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Edgefield 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sutherland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paardekopplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zaaiplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sterkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Springs (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Botataboomen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lorne Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ventry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nongoma	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Vrededorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Babbiloora Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

657 records

Records set or tied on 1 July 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 84, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 83, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 426.

Records on 1 July 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	84
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	83
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	426
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 July 1957 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 50, daily 605.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

574 broken records

Margins by which the 574 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 July 1957

Top 20 records on 1 July 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 July 1957	Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, US	monthly rain	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 July 1957	Potchefstroom, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1957	Buffalo 2 SSW, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1957	Grenada, US	monthly rain	159.8 mm (6.3 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	23 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1957	Moorside, ZA	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1957	Verkykerskop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1957	Dunedin, ZA	monthly rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1957	Rietfontein, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1957	Louwsburg (Mag), ZA	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1957	Vlakfontein, ZA	daily rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1957	Morgenrood, ZA	daily rain	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1957	Jhb-Norwood, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1957	Oliphantspoort, ZA	daily rain	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1957	Nqutu (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1957	Heritage, ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1957	Klerkskraal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1957	Gregory, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1957	Rolfontein, ZA	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1957	Driefontein, ZA	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1957	Villiers (Pol), ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	50 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1957. 1957 had 657 records.

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

Records on 07-01 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1811	2
1816	1
1832	1
1833	1
1835	1
1839	1
1840	1
1841	1
1846	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1864	1
1868	1
1870	2
1871	1
1872	3
1874	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	4
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1887	1
1888	4
1889	2
1890	2
1891	6
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	7
1896	1
1897	4
1898	10
1899	8
1900	2
1901	16
1902	6
1903	13
1904	18
1905	20
1906	14
1907	11
1908	11
1909	21
1910	30
1911	24
1912	51
1913	62
1914	126
1915	22
1916	30
1917	34
1918	57
1919	32
1920	293
1921	239
1922	55
1923	298
1924	350
1925	166
1926	95
1927	163
1928	65
1929	146
1930	163
1931	763
1932	300
1933	601
1934	220
1935	263
1936	425
1937	491
1938	355
1939	287
1940	393
1941	528
1942	510
1943	494
1944	252
1945	614
1946	432
1947	493
1948	278
1949	301
1950	435
1951	484
1952	271
1953	618
1954	619
1955	535
1956	420
1957	657
1958	496
1959	738
1960	386
1961	370
1962	280
1963	663
1964	403
1965	358
1966	504
1967	488
1968	721
1969	472
1970	632
1971	421
1972	474
1973	627
1974	738
1975	554
1976	768
1977	672
1978	718
1979	722
1980	959
1981	828
1982	1,606
1983	749
1984	766
1985	1,019
1986	965
1987	954
1988	1,542
1989	832
1990	1,405
1991	1,021
1992	1,689
1993	623
1994	936
1995	1,326
1996	637
1997	1,145
1998	1,280
1999	1,395
2000	593
2001	897
2002	1,090
2003	1,031
2004	768
2005	941
2006	674
2007	719
2008	857
2009	1,159
2010	1,146
2011	1,038
2012	1,295
2013	1,151
2014	517
2015	917
2016	515
2017	667
2018	764
2019	531
2020	820
2021	957
2022	759
2023	514
2024	660
2025	1,181
2026	958

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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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	368
10 to 20	95
20 to 30	62
30 to 40	28
40 to 50	16
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	2