Weather Records on 7 August 2018

636 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 August 2018. Highest significance: Puri, IN.

Key Facts for 7 August 2018

On 7 August 2018, 636 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
494 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 15 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 597 daily.
Puri set an all-time record daily precipitation of 394.0 mm (15.5 in) on 7 August 2018.
Across 163 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

636 stations

636 station records on 7 August 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 August 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Puri	India	Record daily precipitation	394.0 mm (15.5 in)	91 of 100 (Exceptional)
Langebaan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Arka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bhubaneswar	India	Record daily precipitation	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sarh	Chad	Record low minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Northway AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eslohe	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	35.1 C (95.2 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stiege	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Camarillo AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kojnas	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tullahoma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Misurata	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yulin	China	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Xingren	China	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Campo 7 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	France	Record high maximum temperature	34.9 C (94.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville Siu Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Indianapolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record high minimum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kiel-Holtenau	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	35.1 C (95.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Onega	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun 4ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Troy 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Palmer 3 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hilgenroth	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	36.2 C (97.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
American River (Redbanks)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beira	Mozambique	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Luis Obispo Poly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barbourville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kowanyama Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Minusinsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Asheboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chardon	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Alsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kenai Moose Pens	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dalian	China	Record high minimum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bochum	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	37.3 C (99.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manzanillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Twitchell Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Masvingo	Zimbabwe	Record high maximum temperature	34.5 C (94.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lindong	China	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Montpellier-Aeroport	France	Record high minimum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sondrestrom	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

636 records

Records set or tied on 7 August 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 284, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 210, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 104.

Records on 7 August 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	284
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	210
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	104
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 August 2018 by timescale: all-time 15, monthly 24, daily 597.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

475 broken records

Margins by which the 475 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 110.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 August 2018

Top 20 records on 7 August 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 August 2018	Puri, IN	all-time rain	394.0 mm (15.5 in)	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	89 years	91 of 100 (Exceptional)
7 August 2018	Langebaan, ZA	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 August 2018	Zakatala, AZ	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 August 2018	Arka, RU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2018	Bhubaneswar, IN	daily rain	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	110.3 mm (4.3 in)	25 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2018	Sarh, TD	daily low min	16.0 C (60.8 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	45 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2018	Northway AP, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2018	Angola, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	119 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2018	Eslohe, DE	all-time high max	35.1 C (95.2 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	61 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2018	Stiege, DE	monthly high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	85 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2018	Camarillo AP, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	63 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2018	Kojnas, RU	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2018	Yakutat AP, US	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2018	Avon Park 2 W, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	93 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2018	Kingsville, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	89 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2018	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily high min	20.5 C (68.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	96 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2018	Schwerin, DE	daily high min	20.3 C (68.5 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	80 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2018	Tullahoma, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	99 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2018	Greenville Muni AP, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	93 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2018	Misurata, LY	daily high min	27.7 C (81.9 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	64 years	38 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 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 2018. 2018 had 636 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

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Data for records on 2018-08-07: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	456
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1