Weather Records on 1 August 1957

270 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 August 1957. Highest significance: Sonamarg &, IN.

Key Facts for 1 August 1957

On 1 August 1957, 270 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
116 were record highs and 55 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 259 daily.
Sonamarg & set a monthly record daily precipitation of 101.6 mm (4.0 in) on 1 August 1957.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

270 stations

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

Weather records on 1 August 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sonamarg &	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bhimnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	37.3 C (99.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Parsa	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bisauli	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Narsaraopet	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yellamanchili	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Indi	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arsikere	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Citrus STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	48.3 C (118.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wickenburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cicero Dantas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mahone Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Muzaffarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
The Forks	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Berens River	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sindgi	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bend	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brackettville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San German 4 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stanton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jaggiayapet	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record low minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sathenapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kashipur	India	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Buenos Aires Observ	Argentina	Record low maximum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ramnagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
San German 4 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Minusinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lochnagar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Strawberry Hill (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert Road (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pense	Canada	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Ahumada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Protem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Timbauba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nossa Senhora da Gloria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Macklin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Scott Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tiptur	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belsand	India	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karjat	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

270 records

Records set or tied on 1 August 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 64, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 52, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 99.

Records on 1 August 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	64
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	52
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	99
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 August 1957 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 8, daily 259.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

190 broken records

Margins by which the 190 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 73.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 August 1957

Top 20 records on 1 August 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 August 1957	Sonamarg &, IN	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 August 1957	Yerevan, AM	all-time high min	27.3 C (81.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	57 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1957	Bhimnagar, IN	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1957	Alpine, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1957	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	77 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1957	Mahackala, RU	all-time high max	37.3 C (99.1 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 1957	Estancia, BR	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1957	Parsa, IN	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	3 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1957	Bisauli, IN	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1957	Narsaraopet, IN	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1957	Yellamanchili, IN	monthly rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	42 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1957	Indi, IN	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1957	Arsikere, IN	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1957	Yuma Citrus STN, US	all-time high max	48.3 C (118.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	23 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1957	Hachita 1W, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1957	Wickenburg, US	monthly high max	46.1 C (115.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	38 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1957	Hendersonville 1 NE, US	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	52 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1957	Cicero Dantas, BR	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1957	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	26 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1957	Mahone Bay, CA	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	27 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

1797 to 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1957. 1957 had 270 records.

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

Records on 08-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1816	2
1829	1
1833	1
1834	2
1836	1
1838	1
1842	1
1851	1
1856	1
1858	3
1859	1
1861	1
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1886	2
1887	1
1890	1
1891	7
1892	4
1893	3
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	2
1898	3
1899	1
1900	1
1901	3
1902	5
1903	19
1904	10
1905	12
1906	18
1907	13
1908	18
1909	15
1910	30
1911	46
1912	49
1913	25
1914	17
1915	49
1916	16
1917	108
1918	55
1919	32
1920	101
1921	87
1922	44
1923	203
1924	93
1925	281
1926	252
1927	266
1928	132
1929	161
1930	252
1931	362
1932	408
1933	487
1934	448
1935	547
1936	636
1937	492
1938	523
1939	335
1940	333
1941	341
1942	388
1943	398
1944	410
1945	975
1946	336
1947	401
1948	354
1949	324
1950	552
1951	420
1952	391
1953	565
1954	462
1955	796
1956	441
1957	270
1958	389
1959	352
1960	677
1961	404
1962	602
1963	270
1964	883
1965	669
1966	383
1967	250
1968	625
1969	453
1970	482
1971	1,135
1972	609
1973	766
1974	526
1975	915
1976	886
1977	636
1978	706
1979	580
1980	906
1981	668
1982	742
1983	931
1984	532
1985	987
1986	846
1987	999
1988	880
1989	1,301
1990	927
1991	740
1992	1,024
1993	907
1994	1,217
1995	1,513
1996	1,118
1997	904
1998	1,281
1999	1,707
2000	1,020
2001	1,079
2002	1,249
2003	1,155
2004	740
2005	878
2006	1,655
2007	746
2008	795
2009	932
2010	1,182
2011	1,191
2012	850
2013	542
2014	853
2015	864
2016	499
2017	758
2018	987
2019	479
2020	838
2021	1,009
2022	915
2023	627
2024	879
2025	785
2026	1,085

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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	155
10 to 20	22
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1