Weather Records on 7 August 2011

1,282 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 August 2011. Highest significance: Tamaqua, US.

Key Facts for 7 August 2011

On 7 August 2011, 1,282 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
936 were record highs and 121 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 15 were all-time records, 56 monthly and 1,211 daily.
Tamaqua set a daily record precipitation of 89.2 mm (3.5 in) on 7 August 2011.
Across 163 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

1,282 stations

1,282 station records on 7 August 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 August 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tamaqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bredbyn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Shickshinny 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Deal Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky I	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Geldermalsen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Gil	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sanderson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maksimovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yeneka	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Salto de Agua (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lannas	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Multra	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanelle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brownfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sanderson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jarpstrommen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morrilton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kerki	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	29.8 C (85.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Killiecrankie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Morrilton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wynne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Graham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glenville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tomahawk (Carisbrooke)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ika	Russia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ange-Parteboda D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tallulah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,282 records

Records set or tied on 7 August 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 289, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 647, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 224, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 7 August 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	289
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	647
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	224
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 7 August 2011 by timescale: all-time 15, monthly 56, daily 1,211.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

858 broken records

Margins by which the 858 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 August 2011

Top 20 records on 7 August 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 August 2011	Tamaqua, US	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	58 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 August 2011	Fairmont, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	66 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 August 2011	Tashkent, UZ	all-time high min	27.5 C (81.5 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	128 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 August 2011	Bredbyn, SE	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2011	Shickshinny 3 N, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2011	Hope 3 NE, US	daily high min	28.3 C (82.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	94 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2011	Hamburg, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	73 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2011	Grapevine Dam, US	daily high min	28.9 C (84.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	93 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2011	Spencer 6 SSE, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2011	Deal Island, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2011	Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky I, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2011	Mt Carroll, US	monthly high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	93 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2011	Geldermalsen, NL	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2011	Coloso, PR	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	77 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2011	San Gil, MX	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2011	Camden 1, US	daily high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2011	Sussex 1 NW, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	109 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2011	Sanderson, US	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	113 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2011	Maksimovo, RU	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2011	Gibson, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	44 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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 2011. 2011 had 1,282 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 2011-08-07: 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	831
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1