Weather Records on 7 July 1977

828 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 July 1977. Highest significance: Nantes-Bouguenais, FR.

Key Facts for 7 July 1977

On 7 July 1977, 828 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
520 were record highs and 120 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 13 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 796 daily.
Nantes-Bouguenais set an all-time record daily precipitation of 94.9 mm (3.7 in) on 7 July 1977.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

828 stations

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

Weather records on 7 July 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nantes-Bouguenais	France	Record daily precipitation	94.9 mm (3.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Bolivar	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Angelica	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dudinka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Olean	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Portageville 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Igarka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wilson 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mangut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tarbes - Ossun	France	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Batavia	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alfred	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Julian (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Myerstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mungar Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
E Jordan	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Standish 4NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blowing Rock 1NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gowanda Correctional	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Catus	France	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haskinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Culpeper	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manassas 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brillion	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Toulouse-Blagnac	France	Record daily precipitation	82.7 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Volnovakha	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oaklandon Geist Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Towson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sheboygan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Little Rock AP Adams Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mattoon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
College Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 4 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

828 records

Records set or tied on 7 July 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 249, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 271, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 188.

Records on 7 July 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	249
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	271
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	188
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 July 1977 by timescale: all-time 13, monthly 19, daily 796.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

602 broken records

Margins by which the 602 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 July 1977

Top 20 records on 7 July 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 July 1977	Nantes-Bouguenais, FR	all-time rain	94.9 mm (3.7 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	71 of 100 (Major)
7 July 1977	Bolivar, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	67 years	68 of 100 (Major)
7 July 1977	Angelica, US	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1977	Dudinka, RU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1977	Olean, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1977	Portageville 1N, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1977	Igarka, RU	daily rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1977	Wilson 4 S, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1977	Mangut, RU	daily rain	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1977	Elizabeth City, US	all-time high min	31.7 C (89.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	65 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1977	Chilton, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1977	Tarbes - Ossun, FR	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1977	Batavia, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1977	Plymouth Wwtp, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1977	Alfred, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1977	San Julian (Dge), MX	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1977	Gainesville, US	monthly high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	74 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1977	Greenville Wtp, US	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	74 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1977	Myerstown, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1977	Mungar Junction, AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	80 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1977. 1977 had 828 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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Data for records on 1977-07-07: 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	526
10 to 20	46
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	1