Weather Records on 31 August 2007

1,110 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 August 2007. Highest significance: Oktjabrskij-Gorodok, RU.

Key Facts for 31 August 2007

On 31 August 2007, 1,110 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
647 were record highs and 305 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 62 monthly and 1,045 daily.
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok set a daily record precipitation of 31.9 mm (1.3 in) on 31 August 2007.
Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

1,110 stations

1,110 station records on 31 August 2007 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 August 2007: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lanihau 68.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria Chilchotla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	208.8 mm (8.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vacaville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Joseph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Zapata 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cardon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ostrov Vrangelja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ostrov Vrangelja	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stockton Fire STN 4	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Condon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Livermore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hazlehurst	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saigo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
El Temazcal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tepalcingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Flahult	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Demopolis L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Live Oak	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Putnam	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ballesmi	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tantoyuca	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Healdsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tatum	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael Mazatepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tuba City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newark	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nuevo Valle Moreno	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chiconautla	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Abu Hamed	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Merced	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grangeville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Quito	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Owyhee Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huehuetlan El Grande	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Garro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,110 records

Records set or tied on 31 August 2007 by type: Highest daily maximum 222, Lowest daily maximum 177, Highest daily minimum 425, Lowest daily minimum 128, Heaviest daily rainfall 158.

Records on 31 August 2007 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	222
Lowest daily maximum	177
Highest daily minimum	425
Lowest daily minimum	128
Heaviest daily rainfall	158
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 August 2007 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 62, daily 1,045.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

830 broken records

Margins by which the 830 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 118.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 August 2007

Top 20 records on 31 August 2007 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 August 2007	Oktjabrskij-Gorodok, RU	daily rain	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	121 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 August 2007	Lanihau 68.2, US	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2007	Santa Maria Chilchotla, MX	daily rain	208.8 mm (8.2 in)	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2007	Napa State Hospital, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	112 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2007	Quincy, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	110 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2007	Vacaville, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	92 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2007	Cambridge, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	104 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2007	Joseph, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	113 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2007	Pendleton Dwtn, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	88 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2007	Zapata 1 S, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	96 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2007	Cardon, MX	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2007	Ostrov Vrangelja, RU	daily high min	9.1 C (48.4 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2007	Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	80 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2007	Ostrov Vrangelja, RU	daily high max	12.4 C (54.3 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	65 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2007	Stockton Fire STN 4, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	58 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2007	Condon, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	90 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2007	Livermore, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	61 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2007	Redlands, US	daily high max	43.3 C (109.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	96 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2007	Hazlehurst, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2007	Saigo, JP	daily rain	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	53 years	43 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

1796 to 2007

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2007. 2007 had 1,110 records.

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

Records on 08-31 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1807	2
1813	1
1814	1
1816	1
1827	1
1836	1
1846	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	2
1881	3
1882	2
1885	1
1886	5
1887	1
1889	1
1890	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	1
1897	5
1898	10
1899	4
1900	3
1901	5
1902	5
1903	16
1904	13
1905	8
1906	47
1907	6
1908	12
1909	39
1910	20
1911	31
1912	34
1913	40
1914	23
1915	71
1916	7
1917	60
1918	58
1919	25
1920	46
1921	86
1922	58
1923	63
1924	232
1925	111
1926	148
1927	103
1928	201
1929	300
1930	243
1931	192
1932	807
1933	424
1934	381
1935	540
1936	226
1937	508
1938	324
1939	296
1940	400
1941	528
1942	422
1943	650
1944	638
1945	572
1946	545
1947	473
1948	367
1949	409
1950	662
1951	910
1952	388
1953	1,054
1954	633
1955	539
1956	734
1957	317
1958	417
1959	496
1960	366
1961	625
1962	432
1963	415
1964	591
1965	886
1966	830
1967	952
1968	562
1969	474
1970	558
1971	326
1972	287
1973	793
1974	587
1975	658
1976	732
1977	621
1978	891
1979	400
1980	701
1981	692
1982	586
1983	788
1984	866
1985	854
1986	1,218
1987	836
1988	570
1989	622
1990	966
1991	848
1992	1,274
1993	1,286
1994	1,139
1995	1,077
1996	1,451
1997	943
1998	1,163
1999	988
2000	1,545
2001	944
2002	852
2003	1,232
2004	963
2005	1,782
2006	1,147
2007	1,110
2008	870
2009	1,224
2010	1,490
2011	994
2012	932
2013	771
2014	458
2015	1,074
2016	599
2017	596
2018	366
2019	781
2020	737
2021	553
2022	1,191
2023	600
2024	766
2025	307
2026	595

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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 2026-10-17 (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 20	797
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1