Weather Records on 7 August 1974

746 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 August 1974. Highest significance: Louisburg, US.

Key Facts for 7 August 1974

On 7 August 1974, 746 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
72 were record highs and 444 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 728 daily.
Louisburg set a daily record precipitation of 108.0 mm (4.3 in) on 7 August 1974.
Across 163 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

746 stations

746 station records on 7 August 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 August 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Louisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnyj Chikoj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lumberton	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mendota	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dilley	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Balkasino	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Solomons	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dushanbe	Tajikistan	Record low maximum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Piaxtla	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Challis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Gap	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Emporia 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Welbedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Khorog	Tajikistan	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shelby 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hondo	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lockhart	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vitim	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kurgan-Tyube	Tajikistan	Record low maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Karam	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kirovskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cameron	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dryer 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
W Palm Beach Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Marcos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hartwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moran	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zhigalovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

746 records

Records set or tied on 7 August 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 291, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 153, Heaviest daily rainfall 229, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 7 August 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	291
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	153
Heaviest daily rainfall	229
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 7 August 1974 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 728.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

611 broken records

Margins by which the 611 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 838.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 August 1974

Top 20 records on 7 August 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 August 1974	Louisburg, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
7 August 1974	Carrollton, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	69 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1974	Durham, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1974	Krasnyj Chikoj, RU	daily rain	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1974	Cambridge Water Trmt P, US	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1974	Lumberton, US	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1974	Eagle Pass 3N, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	73 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1974	Mendota, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1974	Dilley, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1974	Balkasino, KZ	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1974	Solomons, US	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1974	Hopewell, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1974	Brownwood 2NE, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1974	Grapevine Dam, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	68 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1974	San Marcos, US	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	69 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1974	Warsaw 2 NW, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1974	Rainier Paradise Rs, US	daily snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1974	Dushanbe, TJ	daily low max	23.1 C (73.6 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1974	Weatherford, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1974	Lumpkin 2 SE, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	79 years	41 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

1808 to 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1974. 1974 had 746 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 200	610
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1