Weather Records on 7 August 2015

1,027 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 August 2015. Highest significance: Clear Lake, US.

Key Facts for 7 August 2015

On 7 August 2015, 1,027 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
675 were record highs and 134 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 59 were all-time records, 61 monthly and 907 daily.
Clear Lake set a monthly record daily precipitation of 114.8 mm (4.5 in) on 7 August 2015.
Across 163 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

1,027 stations

1,027 station records on 7 August 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 August 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clear Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Menara	Morocco	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Talbotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Waskish 4NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Trang	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Chippewa Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Udu Point	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	134.5 mm (5.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rvr Falls Sewage	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Denham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Useless Loop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	37.9 C (100.2 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Eden	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Little Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Phuket	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	38.2 C (100.8 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lautertal-Oberlauter	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Bergzabern	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Altavista	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mohrendorf-Kleinseebach	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hazard Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	37.1 C (98.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	32.9 C (91.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clay City 6SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Trial Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Divide	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buran	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atmore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa Verde Np	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Danville Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Phantom Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sines Deep Creek	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morganton	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown L&D	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	35.3 C (95.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Songkhla	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Collins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Turnersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,027 records

Records set or tied on 7 August 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 357, Lowest daily maximum 111, Highest daily minimum 318, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 218.

Records on 7 August 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	357
Lowest daily maximum	111
Highest daily minimum	318
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	218
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 August 2015 by timescale: all-time 59, monthly 61, daily 907.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

843 broken records

Margins by which the 843 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 August 2015

Top 20 records on 7 August 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 August 2015	Clear Lake, US	monthly rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	105 years	68 of 100 (Major)
7 August 2015	Menara, MA	monthly rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 August 2015	Talbotton, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	110 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 August 2015	Waskish 4NE, US	daily rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	48 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 August 2015	Trang, TH	daily rain	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 August 2015	Chippewa Falls, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 August 2015	Udu Point, FJ	monthly rain	134.5 mm (5.3 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2015	Black Rvr Falls Sewage, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2015	Denham, AU	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2015	Useless Loop, AU	monthly rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2015	Gorlitz, DE	all-time high max	37.9 C (100.2 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	72 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2015	Eden, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2015	Green Bay, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	112 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2015	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	monthly high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	122 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2015	Little Mtn, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	117 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2015	Phuket, TH	daily rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2015	Columbus, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	104 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2015	Lichtentanne, DE	all-time high max	38.2 C (100.8 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2015	Lautertal-Oberlauter, DE	all-time high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	63 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2015	Monticello, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	96 years	46 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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 2015. 2015 had 1,027 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	1,047

Download the Data

Data for records on 2015-08-07: 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 2026-10-17 (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	811
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	2