Weather Records on 3 July 1977

362 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 July 1977. Highest significance: Aracati, BR.

Key Facts for 3 July 1977

On 3 July 1977, 362 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
110 were record highs and 139 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 350 daily.
Aracati set a monthly record daily precipitation of 70.2 mm (2.8 in) on 3 July 1977.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

362 stations

362 station records on 3 July 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 July 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aracati	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Montmorillon	France	Record daily precipitation	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Paveletz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	76.3 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ruy Barbosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mondovi	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Verebye (Closed)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Njukzha	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gogland	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gage	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
La Crosse Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
La Crescent Dam 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hat Creek	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Junta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record low minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnohrad	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oklee	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Itiuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Juncos 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harlan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Luverne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Urjupino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waialua 847	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Save	Benin	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings Dam 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kaunas	Lithuania	Record low maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Amery	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Truxton Canyon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Felipe	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dzhikimda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Floyd 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wilbur	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Guerrero (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Andres	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pavlograd	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Downieville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
McCloud	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Haleakala Rs 338	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chapulco	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Springerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pompano Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bjurfors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Belzoni	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tekamah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Carrington	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

362 records

Records set or tied on 3 July 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 71, Lowest daily minimum 81, Heaviest daily rainfall 113.

Records on 3 July 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	71
Lowest daily minimum	81
Heaviest daily rainfall	113
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 July 1977 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 10, daily 350.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

263 broken records

Margins by which the 263 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 44.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 July 1977

Top 20 records on 3 July 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 July 1977	Aracati, BR	monthly rain	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	54 years	72 of 100 (Major)
3 July 1977	Montmorillon, FR	monthly rain	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 July 1977	Paveletz, RU	all-time rain	76.3 mm (3.0 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1977	Neillsville 3ESE, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1977	Ruy Barbosa, BR	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1977	Mondovi, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1977	Verebye (Closed), RU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1977	Ust-Njukzha, RU	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1977	Hatfield, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1977	Gogland, RU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1977	Gage, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1977	Moore Haven Lock 1, US	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	58 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1977	La Crosse Muni AP, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1977	La Crescent Dam 7, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1977	Hat Creek, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	55 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1977	La Junta, MX	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1977	Fairbury 7S, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1977	Stanley Wwtp, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1977	Vilnius, LT	daily low min	6.6 C (43.9 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	84 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 1977	Ellsworth 1E, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	36 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1977. 1977 had 362 records.

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

Records on 07-03 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1806	1
1812	1
1816	1
1825	1
1827	1
1836	1
1839	1
1844	1
1845	1
1855	1
1856	2
1857	3
1858	2
1863	1
1864	2
1870	3
1871	2
1872	2
1874	5
1876	1
1878	3
1879	2
1883	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	3
1894	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	5
1899	3
1900	5
1901	1
1902	6
1903	6
1904	21
1905	19
1906	12
1907	38
1908	18
1909	30
1910	17
1911	61
1912	36
1913	16
1914	55
1915	29
1916	28
1917	67
1918	55
1919	27
1920	179
1921	68
1922	73
1923	244
1924	290
1925	136
1926	140
1927	281
1928	84
1929	315
1930	581
1931	450
1932	326
1933	467
1934	396
1935	275
1936	523
1937	266
1938	294
1939	250
1940	383
1941	395
1942	428
1943	404
1944	498
1945	203
1946	243
1947	466
1948	242
1949	572
1950	479
1951	355
1952	346
1953	584
1954	384
1955	447
1956	528
1957	589
1958	414
1959	240
1960	717
1961	491
1962	547
1963	424
1964	896
1965	370
1966	780
1967	801
1968	729
1969	555
1970	605
1971	472
1972	986
1973	666
1974	685
1975	678
1976	888
1977	362
1978	1,268
1979	738
1980	959
1981	685
1982	913
1983	861
1984	738
1985	766
1986	1,183
1987	706
1988	1,100
1989	962
1990	1,197
1991	993
1992	1,371
1993	804
1994	950
1995	1,024
1996	872
1997	1,071
1998	862
1999	1,228
2000	667
2001	1,222
2002	1,251
2003	775
2004	767
2005	735
2006	943
2007	977
2008	839
2009	1,030
2010	1,310
2011	979
2012	933
2013	1,166
2014	661
2015	1,216
2016	785
2017	451
2018	923
2019	495
2020	378
2021	873
2022	737
2023	595
2024	670
2025	865
2026	1,036

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Data for records on 1977-07-03: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 3 July 1977
Margin	Records
0 to 10	226
10 to 20	17
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	1