Weather Records on 4 July 1977

593 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 July 1977. Highest significance: La Motte (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 4 July 1977

On 4 July 1977, 593 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
258 were record highs and 174 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 578 daily.
La Motte (Bos) set a daily record precipitation of 109.0 mm (4.3 in) on 4 July 1977.
Across 163 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 421 records.

Record Map

593 stations

593 station records on 4 July 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 July 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
La Motte (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose Do Belmonte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tambov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marrecas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Canjilon R/S	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sandheads	India	Record daily precipitation	350.0 mm (13.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Njukzha	Russia	Record daily precipitation	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ajo	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Velame	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Simao Dias (Anapolis)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Villiersdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kargopol	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sanderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hinckley	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Delta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bjoernoeya	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Enderby	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Antonio Escobedo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Duncan	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chamberlain	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Estes Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton #1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dijon-Longvic	France	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stephens Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pipestone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Riddle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lemmon	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record low maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Felipe	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alderpoint	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pearce - Sunsites	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grangeville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Redmond 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kadoka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

593 records

Records set or tied on 4 July 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 79, Lowest daily maximum 100, Highest daily minimum 179, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 161.

Records on 4 July 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	79
Lowest daily maximum	100
Highest daily minimum	179
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	161
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 July 1977 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 578.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

434 broken records

Margins by which the 434 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 72.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 July 1977

Top 20 records on 4 July 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 July 1977	La Motte (Bos), ZA	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 July 1977	Bozeman Montana State UNIV, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1977	Sao Jose Do Belmonte, BR	monthly rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	63 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1977	Tambov, RU	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1977	Oberlin, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1977	Mora, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1977	Marrecas, BR	monthly rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	1 year	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1977	Bosque del Apache, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	81 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1977	Olekminsk, RU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1977	Canjilon R/S, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1977	Fargo Hector Intl AP, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1977	Sandheads, IN	all-time rain	350.0 mm (13.8 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1977	Ust-Njukzha, RU	monthly rain	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1977	Ajo, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1977	Lordsburg 4 SE, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1977	Acude Velame, BR	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1977	Simao Dias (Anapolis), BR	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1977	Villiersdorp, ZA	daily rain	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1977	Kargopol, RU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1977	Sanderson, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	76 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

1806 to 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1977. 1977 had 593 records.

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

Records on 07-04 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1815	2
1827	1
1828	1
1836	1
1837	1
1838	1
1839	2
1845	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	2
1858	2
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1867	1
1868	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1883	2
1887	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	3
1895	1
1896	2
1897	3
1898	6
1899	4
1900	10
1901	5
1902	8
1903	7
1904	12
1905	6
1906	15
1907	26
1908	14
1909	20
1910	33
1911	62
1912	28
1913	25
1914	48
1915	36
1916	25
1917	107
1918	72
1919	49
1920	105
1921	50
1922	61
1923	59
1924	230
1925	137
1926	139
1927	290
1928	150
1929	255
1930	276
1931	479
1932	635
1933	459
1934	521
1935	319
1936	1,189
1937	341
1938	353
1939	389
1940	504
1941	409
1942	495
1943	348
1944	553
1945	151
1946	288
1947	258
1948	293
1949	474
1950	335
1951	388
1952	285
1953	431
1954	291
1955	433
1956	381
1957	449
1958	517
1959	280
1960	562
1961	525
1962	619
1963	417
1964	383
1965	258
1966	473
1967	935
1968	668
1969	746
1970	675
1971	385
1972	1,195
1973	656
1974	546
1975	879
1976	785
1977	593
1978	1,020
1979	604
1980	674
1981	850
1982	858
1983	942
1984	851
1985	729
1986	1,129
1987	611
1988	1,158
1989	981
1990	871
1991	872
1992	1,023
1993	1,053
1994	1,131
1995	1,128
1996	1,014
1997	1,251
1998	925
1999	1,632
2000	891
2001	1,120
2002	1,152
2003	617
2004	668
2005	834
2006	924
2007	1,052
2008	764
2009	845
2010	1,124
2011	777
2012	1,205
2013	866
2014	456
2015	1,384
2016	919
2017	496
2018	653
2019	528
2020	365
2021	789
2022	700
2023	627
2024	765
2025	737
2026	717

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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	386
10 to 20	37
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1