Weather Records on 7 July 1981

1,025 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 July 1981. Highest significance: Magdalena, US.

Key Facts for 7 July 1981

On 7 July 1981, 1,025 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
462 were record highs and 272 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 47 monthly and 967 daily.
Magdalena set a daily record precipitation of 41.7 mm (1.6 in) on 7 July 1981.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

1,025 stations

1,025 station records on 7 July 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 July 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Magdalena	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Riggins	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pogranichnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	76.9 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Anatone	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kooskia	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Orofino	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ascencion (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hedland Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Manina (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Austin 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Palacios Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dzalinda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kamiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Colony	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sasabe 7 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fenn Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ludlow 3 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
George W 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Camrose	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shahristanskij Perev	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lompoc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hermiston 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Danner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Enderby	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Antonio Sur	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brady	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port O'Connor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Laurier	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Do Gil (I.de Itaparica)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.9 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
W Liberty 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New England	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Deadwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bonanza	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burukan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uglegorsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Prineville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record low maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chula Vista	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,025 records

Records set or tied on 7 July 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 217, Lowest daily maximum 224, Highest daily minimum 245, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 289, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 7 July 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	217
Lowest daily maximum	224
Highest daily minimum	245
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	289
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 July 1981 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 47, daily 967.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

814 broken records

Margins by which the 814 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 July 1981

Top 20 records on 7 July 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 July 1981	Magdalena, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
7 July 1981	Tbilisi, GE	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	66 of 100 (Major)
7 July 1981	Danevang 1 W, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	75 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1981	Riggins, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1981	Pogranichnoe, RU	monthly rain	76.9 mm (3.0 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1981	Anatone, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1981	Cave Run Lake, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1981	Kooskia, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1981	Orofino, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1981	Ascencion (Smn), MX	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1981	Port Hedland Airport, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1981	Manina (Bos), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1981	Mena, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	85 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1981	Yreka, US	monthly low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1981	Wallace, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1981	Austin 3 S, US	monthly rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	67 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1981	Palacios Muni AP, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1981	Dzalinda, RU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1981	Kamiah, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1981	Richmond, CA	daily high min	19.0 C (66.2 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	94 years	41 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1981. 1981 had 1,025 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	548
2014	539
2015	1,263
2016	717
2017	904
2018	550
2019	506
2020	556
2021	930
2022	744
2023	576
2024	1,277
2025	562
2026	522

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	725
10 to 20	50
20 to 30	17
30 to 40	16
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	2