Weather Records on 7 August 2001

1,386 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 August 2001. Highest significance: Vroomshoop, NL.

Key Facts for 7 August 2001

On 7 August 2001, 1,386 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,058 were record highs and 119 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 60 monthly and 1,321 daily.
Vroomshoop set a monthly record daily precipitation of 64.0 mm (2.5 in) on 7 August 2001.
Across 163 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

1,386 stations

1,386 station records on 7 August 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 August 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vroomshoop	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Vilsteren	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
E Tawas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kloosterzande	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Twenthe-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Camilla 3SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sandusky	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cadzand	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hengelo (O)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Krabbendijke	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Preobrazhenie	Russia	Record daily precipitation	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Konga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wetumpka	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nordhorn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Breskens	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Abcoude	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bolsoy Santar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Faribault	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Puente Jula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elburg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
'S Heerenhoek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bergen Op Zoom	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Denekamp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Montevallo	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
South Pass City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morpeth: Cockle Park	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Peru 2 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Laketown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zwolle	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oskarshamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,386 records

Records set or tied on 7 August 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 562, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 496, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 209.

Records on 7 August 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	562
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	496
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	209
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 August 2001 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 60, daily 1,321.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

994 broken records

Margins by which the 994 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 94.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 August 2001

Top 20 records on 7 August 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 August 2001	Vroomshoop, NL	monthly rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 August 2001	Vilsteren, NL	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2001	Utah Lake Lehi, US	monthly high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	92 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2001	E Tawas, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	100 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2001	Kloosterzande, NL	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2001	Twenthe-1, NL	daily rain	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2001	Blanca 4 NW, US	monthly rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	91 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2001	Camilla 3SE, US	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	106 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2001	Port Washington, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	100 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2001	Sandusky, US	all-time high min	28.3 C (82.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	59 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2001	Cadzand, NL	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2001	Hengelo (O), NL	daily rain	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2001	Krabbendijke, NL	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2001	Estherville 4E, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2001	Enosburg Falls, US	monthly high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	82 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2001	Portage Wwtp, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2001	Preobrazhenie, RU	daily rain	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2001	Konga, SE	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2001	Wetumpka, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	91 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2001	Newark Ag Farm, US	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	104 years	45 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

1808 to 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 2001. 2001 had 1,386 records.

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

Records on 08-07 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1812	1
1815	1
1816	1
1817	1
1833	2
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1857	3
1858	1
1859	2
1861	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	3
1870	2
1875	1
1876	5
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	5
1889	2
1891	3
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	2
1897	2
1898	4
1899	1
1900	6
1901	3
1902	5
1903	17
1904	8
1905	8
1906	9
1907	10
1908	13
1909	11
1910	1
1911	36
1912	31
1913	39
1914	24
1915	40
1916	50
1917	21
1918	108
1919	36
1920	36
1921	55
1922	61
1923	101
1924	128
1925	81
1926	115
1927	109
1928	188
1929	181
1930	486
1931	357
1932	249
1933	310
1934	608
1935	507
1936	286
1937	446
1938	568
1939	561
1940	271
1941	305
1942	340
1943	601
1944	332
1945	882
1946	500
1947	461
1948	756
1949	587
1950	541
1951	562
1952	556
1953	378
1954	589
1955	536
1956	321
1957	868
1958	571
1959	356
1960	344
1961	356
1962	718
1963	522
1964	446
1965	552
1966	400
1967	701
1968	600
1969	523
1970	652
1971	969
1972	1,172
1973	568
1974	746
1975	1,177
1976	1,168
1977	617
1978	1,210
1979	559
1980	871
1981	855
1982	727
1983	1,207
1984	840
1985	1,088
1986	544
1987	1,146
1988	897
1989	1,472
1990	1,625
1991	1,217
1992	1,236
1993	1,040
1994	1,262
1995	1,521
1996	1,107
1997	1,460
1998	1,183
1999	950
2000	871
2001	1,386
2002	907
2003	1,244
2004	1,400
2005	882
2006	923
2007	1,309
2008	918
2009	1,121
2010	1,098
2011	1,282
2012	688
2013	665
2014	501
2015	1,027
2016	505
2017	954
2018	636
2019	609
2020	605
2021	397
2022	880
2023	1,221
2024	835
2025	733
2026	1,044

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Data for records on 2001-08-07: 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 2026-10-14 (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	981
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1