Weather Records on 7 August 2026

1,044 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 August 2026. Highest significance: Hamamatsu, JP.

Key Facts for 7 August 2026

On 7 August 2026, 1,044 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
900 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 22 were all-time records, 63 monthly and 959 daily.
Hamamatsu set an all-time record daily precipitation of 363.0 mm (14.3 in) on 7 August 2026.
Across 163 earlier years (1808 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

1,044 stations

1,044 station records on 7 August 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 August 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hamamatsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	363.0 mm (14.3 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Mishima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	413.0 mm (16.3 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Yokkaichi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	435.0 mm (17.1 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Tadotsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	342.0 mm (13.5 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Hakodate	Japan	Record daily precipitation	235.0 mm (9.3 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Abashiri	Japan	Record daily precipitation	216.0 mm (8.5 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Brannberg_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Kalix_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Tomakomai	Japan	Record daily precipitation	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Stykkisholmur	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mito	Japan	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record high minimum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Obihiro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gifu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mombetsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	105.5 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Montezuma Castle Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wasola 5N	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ville Platte	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coweeta Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Comitan Chis.	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.5 C (95.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Abraur	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lakatrask_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fukushima Arpt	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	27.9 C (82.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sasebo Reg Met HQ	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	30.4 C (86.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paragonah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bates Creek #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gravette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moroni	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pedlar Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati Muni AP Lunken Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fukue	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zamora	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.1 C (100.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Surigao	Philippines	Record high minimum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rapa	French Polynesia	Record high maximum temperature	27.9 C (82.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wakamatsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hacienda Ylang Ylang Veracruz	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Borinquen AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Herington	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lahontan Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wise 1SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Giles Meteorological Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hujirt	Mongolia	Record high minimum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa Verde Np	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wendover AP AWOS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shizuoka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	232.0 mm (9.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Izuhara	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	29.3 C (84.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,044 records

Records set or tied on 7 August 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 481, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 419, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 84.

Records on 7 August 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	481
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	419
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	84
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 August 2026 by timescale: all-time 22, monthly 63, daily 959.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

789 broken records

Margins by which the 789 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 164.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 August 2026

Top 20 records on 7 August 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 August 2026	Hamamatsu, JP	all-time rain	363.0 mm (14.3 in)	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	54 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
7 August 2026	Mishima, JP	all-time rain	413.0 mm (16.3 in)	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	56 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
7 August 2026	Yokkaichi, JP	all-time rain	435.0 mm (17.1 in)	164.0 mm (6.5 in)	52 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
7 August 2026	Tadotsu, JP	all-time rain	342.0 mm (13.5 in)	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	42 years	79 of 100 (Major)
7 August 2026	Hakodate, JP	monthly rain	235.0 mm (9.3 in)	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	67 years	77 of 100 (Major)
7 August 2026	Abashiri, JP	all-time rain	216.0 mm (8.5 in)	65.9 mm (2.6 in)	31 years	76 of 100 (Major)
7 August 2026	Brannberg_D, SE	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
7 August 2026	Kalix_D, SE	daily rain	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	65 of 100 (Major)
7 August 2026	Tomakomai, JP	daily rain	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	47 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 August 2026	Stykkisholmur, IS	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2026	Mito, JP	daily rain	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2026	Mokpo, KR	all-time high min	29.2 C (84.6 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	72 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2026	Jefferson City Wtp, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	97 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2026	Obihiro, JP	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	13 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2026	Gifu, JP	daily rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2026	Mombetsu, JP	daily rain	105.5 mm (4.2 in)	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2026	Montezuma Castle Nm, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2026	Harrison, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	117 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2026	Wasola 5N, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2026	Ville Platte, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	84 years	48 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 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 2026. 2026 had 1,044 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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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 2026-10-12 (12 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 25	769
25 to 50	8
50 to 75	4
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	4
150 to 175	1