Weather Records on 7 July 1982

795 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 July 1982. Highest significance: Ottawa 4SW, US.

Key Facts for 7 July 1982

On 7 July 1982, 795 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
321 were record highs and 215 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 771 daily.
Ottawa 4SW set a daily record precipitation of 91.7 mm (3.6 in) on 7 July 1982.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

795 stations

795 station records on 7 July 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 July 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Olinda #1 332	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Galva	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Utica Starved Rock Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gotnja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	43.6 C (110.5 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mertzon	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gulca	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Manoa Tun 2 716	United States	Record daily precipitation	178.8 mm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kewanee 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Independence #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dubuque L&D 11	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marietta 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Comanche	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tihvin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Frolovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paw Paw 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wagoner	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Baunt	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	31.5 C (88.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Podor	Senegal	Record high minimum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Perevoz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles Lock/Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brule Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Montelimar	France	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cagliari	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	41.6 C (106.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spas-Demensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New Braunfels	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huesca	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bodajbo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Murcia/Alcantarilla	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	43.4 C (110.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ouray	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carlinville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone L/D 18	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

795 records

Records set or tied on 7 July 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 117, Lowest daily maximum 94, Highest daily minimum 204, Lowest daily minimum 121, Heaviest daily rainfall 258, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 7 July 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	117
Lowest daily maximum	94
Highest daily minimum	204
Lowest daily minimum	121
Heaviest daily rainfall	258
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 July 1982 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 15, daily 771.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

632 broken records

Margins by which the 632 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 86.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 July 1982

Top 20 records on 7 July 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 July 1982	Ottawa 4SW, US	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	67 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 July 1982	Olinda #1 332, US	monthly rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 July 1982	Galva, US	monthly rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	79 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1982	Forestburg 5 S, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1982	Monmouth, US	daily rain	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1982	Hennessey 4 ESE, US	monthly rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	83 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1982	Bridgeport, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1982	Utica Starved Rock Dam, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1982	Purcell 2 SW, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	87 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1982	Gotnja, RU	daily rain	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1982	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	all-time high max	43.6 C (110.5 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1982	Mertzon, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1982	Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FR	all-time high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	59 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1982	Tiskilwa 2 SE, US	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1982	Roosevelt, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	80.7 mm (3.2 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1982	Galesburg, US	monthly rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1982	Gulca, KG	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1982	Manoa Tun 2 716, US	daily rain	178.8 mm (7.0 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1982	Kewanee 1E, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1982	Independence #1, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	100 years	47 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1982. 1982 had 795 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 20	558
20 to 40	51
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	3