Weather Records on 15 July 1977

766 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 July 1977. Highest significance: Nugent, AU.

Key Facts for 15 July 1977

On 15 July 1977, 766 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
311 were record highs and 266 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 726 daily.
Nugent set a daily record precipitation of 58.0 mm (2.3 in) on 15 July 1977.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

766 stations

766 station records on 15 July 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 July 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nugent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Levendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Runnymede (Whitemarsh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Svenska Hogarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brockville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kellevie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eddystone Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Norrveda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bygdea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buckland (Brockley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tarbes - Ossun	France	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Reus/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kettering (Saddle Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Umea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lovanger	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Iqaluit A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Laporte	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Janesville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Olands Norra Udde	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chelsea	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gotska Sandon	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Forsyth 6 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blowing Rock 1NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hill City Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record low minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Geneseo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atzalan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hoburg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Landsort	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

766 records

Records set or tied on 15 July 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 178, Lowest daily maximum 147, Highest daily minimum 133, Lowest daily minimum 119, Heaviest daily rainfall 189.

Records on 15 July 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	178
Lowest daily maximum	147
Highest daily minimum	133
Lowest daily minimum	119
Heaviest daily rainfall	189
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 July 1977 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 37, daily 726.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

588 broken records

Margins by which the 588 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 41.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 July 1977

Top 20 records on 15 July 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 July 1977	Nugent, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	59 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1977	Levendale, AU	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1977	Buchan, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1977	Runnymede (Whitemarsh), AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1977	Svenska Hogarna, SE	daily rain	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1977	Brockville, CA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1977	Osceola, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	74 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1977	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily low max	10.9 C (51.6 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	132 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1977	Kellevie, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1977	Eddystone Point, AU	monthly rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	63 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1977	Norrveda, SE	daily rain	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1977	Bindi, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1977	Bygdea, SE	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1977	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily low max	6.0 C (42.8 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	94 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1977	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	monthly low max	10.8 C (51.4 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	75 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1977	Stockholm, SE	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	55 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1977	Buckland (Brockley), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1977	Tarbes - Ossun, FR	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1977	Reus/Aeropuerto, ES	monthly rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1977	Kettering (Saddle Road), AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	56 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 766 records.

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

Records on 07-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1802	1
1808	1
1824	2
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1838	1
1839	1
1840	2
1866	1
1868	2
1874	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	4
1896	2
1897	2
1898	10
1899	1
1900	1
1901	7
1902	4
1903	24
1904	9
1905	1
1906	10
1907	8
1908	7
1909	7
1910	14
1911	11
1912	44
1913	19
1914	35
1915	34
1916	27
1917	134
1918	33
1919	59
1920	78
1921	55
1922	111
1923	120
1924	126
1925	137
1926	487
1927	151
1928	367
1929	213
1930	503
1931	591
1932	649
1933	205
1934	554
1935	208
1936	905
1937	279
1938	227
1939	394
1940	320
1941	444
1942	275
1943	338
1944	228
1945	693
1946	421
1947	373
1948	397
1949	455
1950	503
1951	606
1952	825
1953	398
1954	784
1955	612
1956	351
1957	304
1958	859
1959	411
1960	576
1961	386
1962	724
1963	291
1964	670
1965	282
1966	494
1967	1,419
1968	661
1969	670
1970	542
1971	552
1972	681
1973	800
1974	692
1975	869
1976	790
1977	766
1978	815
1979	585
1980	1,168
1981	646
1982	938
1983	1,241
1984	841
1985	793
1986	773
1987	968
1988	1,157
1989	827
1990	1,202
1991	589
1992	904
1993	1,198
1994	1,027
1995	1,347
1996	1,076
1997	688
1998	1,170
1999	1,428
2000	1,276
2001	1,004
2002	1,177
2003	1,256
2004	714
2005	932
2006	1,535
2007	1,171
2008	532
2009	816
2010	941
2011	989
2012	927
2013	761
2014	1,016
2015	547
2016	672
2017	467
2018	645
2019	561
2020	614
2021	674
2022	621
2023	1,157
2024	823
2025	720
2026	961

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Data for records on 1977-07-15: 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	534
10 to 20	41
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1