Weather Records on 7 August 2020

605 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 August 2020. Highest significance: Wanaaring Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 7 August 2020

On 7 August 2020, 605 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
279 were record highs and 131 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 571 daily.
Wanaaring Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 52.4 mm (2.1 in) on 7 August 2020.
Across 163 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

605 stations

605 station records on 7 August 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 August 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wanaaring Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Tanguj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Jundah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
South Comongin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Saigo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	281.9 mm (11.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hayfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Prilep	Macedonia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Quilpie Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids Forestry Lab	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Springleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pratten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ebbetts Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gin Gin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eromanga - Webber St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Haughton Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wakkanai	Japan	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Andrews	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dyersburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cheepie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hungerford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Perola Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring (Borrona Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring (Owen Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Xilin Hot	China	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hayling Island	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	32.4 C (90.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Progreso	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tajshet	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Daroca	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Swanage	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	30.7 C (87.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beechal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jinnah Intl	Pakistan	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brohovo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington Porter Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pinnacle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moolboolaman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Victoria Storage	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Toliness Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greendale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Playfair	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Albury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill Airport AWS	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Andamooka	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Angellala Downs Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Orangeburg 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yingkou	China	Record high maximum temperature	33.6 C (92.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rennes-St Jacques	France	Record high maximum temperature	38.1 C (100.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haboro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Birni N'Konni	Niger	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

605 records

Records set or tied on 7 August 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 116, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 163, Lowest daily minimum 68, Heaviest daily rainfall 195.

Records on 7 August 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	116
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	163
Lowest daily minimum	68
Heaviest daily rainfall	195
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 August 2020 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 26, daily 571.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

500 broken records

Margins by which the 500 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 65.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 August 2020

Top 20 records on 7 August 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 August 2020	Wanaaring Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	115 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
7 August 2020	Tanguj, RU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	66 years	67 of 100 (Major)
7 August 2020	Jundah Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2020	South Comongin, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	82 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2020	Saigo, JP	all-time rain	281.9 mm (11.1 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2020	Purcellville, US	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2020	Towanda 1 S, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	74 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2020	Hayfield, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2020	Prilep, MK	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2020	Quilpie Airport, AU	monthly rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2020	Grand Rapids Forestry Lab, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2020	Springleigh, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	73 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2020	Pratten, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	117 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2020	Ebbetts Pass, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2020	Gin Gin Post Office, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	112 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2020	Scottsboro, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	96 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2020	Eromanga - Webber St, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2020	Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure, RU	daily low min	4.0 C (39.2 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	102 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2020	Haughton Vale, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2020	Wakkanai, JP	all-time rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	49 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

1808 to 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 2020. 2020 had 605 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 2020-08-07: 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 10	427
10 to 20	44
20 to 30	17
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1