Weather Records on 7 February 1977

1,057 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 February 1977. Highest significance: Rushville, US.

Key Facts for 7 February 1977

On 7 February 1977, 1,057 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
126 were record highs and 580 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 1,013 daily.
Rushville set a daily record snow depth of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 7 February 1977.
Across 162 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

1,057 stations

1,057 station records on 7 February 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 February 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rushville	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kookabookra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Vales, Margate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	172.3 mm (6.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record snow depth	137.2 cm (54.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.3 mm (5.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coshocton Wpc Plt	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Peeramon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.2 mm (6.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Zwartrandjes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Shakawe	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Youngstown-Warren Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Millaa Millaa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	278.8 mm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maasbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record snow depth	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Koah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.4 mm (5.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pilgrims Rest (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tshakhuma	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Entabeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	196.0 mm (7.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wellston Tippy Dam	United States	Record snow depth	132.1 cm (52.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mittagong (Beatrice Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gleneagle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Janesville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn River @ Shepparton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
N'Dabakazi (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Put-In-Bay	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kairi Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Garnet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	188.8 mm (7.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crawfordsville Pwr Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,057 records

Records set or tied on 7 February 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 248, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 332, Heaviest daily rainfall 231, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 117.

Records on 7 February 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	248
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	332
Heaviest daily rainfall	231
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	117

Records on 7 February 1977 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 39, daily 1,013.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

867 broken records

Margins by which the 867 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 585.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 February 1977

Top 20 records on 7 February 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 February 1977	Rushville, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	65 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 February 1977	Kookabookra, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	57 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1977	Bushy Vales, Margate, ZA	daily rain	172.3 mm (6.8 in)	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1977	Watertown, US	daily snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	75 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1977	Franklinville, US	daily snow depth	137.2 cm (54.0 in)	58.5 cm (23.0 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1977	Herberton White St, AU	daily rain	133.3 mm (5.2 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1977	Olney 2S, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	71 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1977	Marion 2 N, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1977	Coshocton Wpc Plt, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1977	Montpelier, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	81 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1977	Peeramon, AU	daily rain	165.2 mm (6.5 in)	107.8 mm (4.2 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1977	Zwartrandjes, ZA	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1977	Shakawe, BW	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1977	Findlay Wpcc, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	1 year	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1977	Youngstown-Warren Rgnl AP, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1977	Charleston, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	74 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1977	Effingham 3SW, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	74 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1977	Millaa Millaa Post Office, AU	monthly rain	278.8 mm (11.0 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1977	Maasbult, ZA	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	10 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1977	Delaware, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	59 years	43 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

1803 to 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1977. 1977 had 1,057 records.

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

Records on 02-07 in each year
Year	Records
1803	2
1809	1
1817	1
1822	1
1829	1
1833	1
1838	1
1841	2
1843	1
1846	1
1852	1
1854	4
1856	1
1857	2
1861	2
1863	4
1865	3
1866	5
1869	3
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	3
1879	1
1881	3
1884	1
1885	1
1888	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	18
1896	1
1897	1
1898	1
1899	3
1900	5
1901	5
1902	5
1903	11
1904	33
1905	7
1906	12
1907	16
1908	9
1909	11
1910	43
1911	57
1912	28
1913	43
1914	53
1915	21
1916	23
1917	116
1918	37
1919	26
1920	100
1921	32
1922	47
1923	43
1924	95
1925	582
1926	186
1927	177
1928	490
1929	467
1930	130
1931	280
1932	244
1933	714
1934	250
1935	208
1936	1,024
1937	424
1938	499
1939	252
1940	225
1941	272
1942	327
1943	424
1944	401
1945	321
1946	268
1947	357
1948	335
1949	408
1950	668
1951	633
1952	213
1953	653
1954	610
1955	587
1956	605
1957	820
1958	277
1959	301
1960	448
1961	748
1962	582
1963	919
1964	523
1965	864
1966	618
1967	878
1968	249
1969	473
1970	562
1971	705
1972	527
1973	819
1974	566
1975	445
1976	716
1977	1,057
1978	2,387
1979	1,848
1980	641
1981	815
1982	1,159
1983	641
1984	877
1985	996
1986	1,038
1987	1,365
1988	1,285
1989	3,136
1990	1,840
1991	1,814
1992	884
1993	994
1994	1,116
1995	1,339
1996	1,469
1997	1,280
1998	841
1999	1,945
2000	419
2001	1,401
2002	727
2003	878
2004	1,077
2005	1,284
2006	699
2007	930
2008	1,313
2009	1,525
2010	927
2011	973
2012	1,174
2013	579
2014	1,588
2015	1,562
2016	544
2017	1,584
2018	687
2019	1,988
2020	923
2021	1,001
2022	319
2023	327
2024	1,116
2025	1,033
2026	586

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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 100	833
100 to 200	24
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1