Weather Records on 7 July 1975

571 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 July 1975. Highest significance: Durham, CA.

Key Facts for 7 July 1975

On 7 July 1975, 571 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
255 were record highs and 72 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 557 daily.
Durham set a daily record precipitation of 69.1 mm (2.7 in) on 7 July 1975.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

571 stations

571 station records on 7 July 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 July 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Durham	Canada	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Swellendam (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Novo Acre (Giqui)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vinnytsia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Andarai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pendroy 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Protem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Illalangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elsenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Swellendam (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Strawberry Hill (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nanutarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stilbaai (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Seeley Lake Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mys Shmidta	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Campo Largo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Browning	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Edgefield 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kleinfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Perryville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dexter	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bowbells	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Swan River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo 6SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Odessa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vredenburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wadley	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blaine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ringarooma (Charles Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shadrinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Montagu (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Experiment	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ovando	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ruby Lake Nwr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Anniston Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Polebridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Deloraine (Athol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rust-En-Vrede	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

571 records

Records set or tied on 7 July 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 98, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 157, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 244.

Records on 7 July 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	98
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	157
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	244
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 July 1975 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 9, daily 557.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

463 broken records

Margins by which the 463 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 47.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 July 1975

Top 20 records on 7 July 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 July 1975	Durham, CA	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	89 years	75 of 100 (Major)
7 July 1975	Swellendam (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1975	Novo Acre (Giqui), BR	monthly rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1975	Sitka Magnetic Obsy, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1975	Vinnytsia, UA	daily rain	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1975	Knysna (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1975	Greenwood, CA	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	2 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1975	Stellenbosch (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	75 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1975	Grand Forks, CA	all-time rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1975	Pte de Chassiron, FR	monthly rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	87 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1975	Andarai, BR	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1975	Saint Maries, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	77 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1975	Pendroy 2 NNW, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1975	Protem, ZA	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1975	Illalangi, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1975	Elsenburg, ZA	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1975	Swellendam (Bos), ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1975	Robertson, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	76 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1975	Strawberry Hill (Bos), ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	76 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1975	White Sulphur Springs, US	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	28 years	40 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1975. 1975 had 571 records.

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

Records on 07-07 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1812	1
1813	1
1815	1
1819	3
1821	1
1825	1
1828	2
1835	1
1845	1
1850	1
1856	2
1857	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1865	2
1867	1
1870	1
1872	1
1873	2
1874	1
1875	1
1877	3
1878	2
1879	1
1883	1
1887	4
1889	2
1890	8
1891	3
1892	3
1893	2
1894	1
1895	4
1896	5
1897	2
1898	3
1899	2
1900	14
1901	5
1902	13
1903	10
1904	4
1905	11
1906	12
1907	6
1908	26
1909	22
1910	16
1911	67
1912	31
1913	17
1914	49
1915	72
1916	126
1917	120
1918	42
1919	37
1920	42
1921	65
1922	135
1923	166
1924	166
1925	198
1926	135
1927	184
1928	200
1929	122
1930	332
1931	442
1932	315
1933	337
1934	390
1935	311
1936	795
1937	280
1938	268
1939	359
1940	467
1941	334
1942	516
1943	309
1944	411
1945	299
1946	208
1947	532
1948	404
1949	374
1950	431
1951	416
1952	515
1953	623
1954	622
1955	485
1956	1,170
1957	394
1958	749
1959	391
1960	663
1961	318
1962	294
1963	510
1964	549
1965	388
1966	304
1967	430
1968	624
1969	967
1970	391
1971	467
1972	1,155
1973	1,120
1974	652
1975	571
1976	679
1977	828
1978	794
1979	924
1980	848
1981	1,025
1982	795
1983	1,013
1984	1,044
1985	939
1986	770
1987	728
1988	1,251
1989	1,040
1990	781
1991	1,040
1992	938
1993	1,762
1994	1,394
1995	576
1996	1,218
1997	752
1998	1,382
1999	971
2000	823
2001	983
2002	667
2003	664
2004	1,084
2005	949
2006	1,061
2007	1,067
2008	1,174
2009	930
2010	1,411
2011	749
2012	1,423
2013	549
2014	539
2015	1,263
2016	717
2017	904
2018	550
2019	506
2020	556
2021	930
2022	744
2023	577
2024	1,277
2025	562
2026	522

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 July 1975
Margin	Records
0 to 10	398
10 to 20	41
20 to 30	19
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	2