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Weather Records on 8 July 1918

45 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 July 1918. Highest significance: Chatham, CA.

Key Facts for 8 July 1918

  • On 8 July 1918, 45 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 44 daily.
  • Chatham set a daily record precipitation of 51.8 mm (2.0 in) on 8 July 1918.
  • Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

45 stations
Weather records on 8 July 1918 45 station records on 8 July 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
45 station records on 8 July 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 8 July 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
ChathamCanadaRecord daily precipitation51.8 mm (2.0 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
YarmouthCanadaRecord daily precipitation51.8 mm (2.0 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord daily precipitation41.9 mm (1.6 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
RenfrewCanadaRecord low maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord daily precipitation33.3 mm (1.3 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
WhiteheadCanadaRecord daily precipitation49.8 mm (2.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
QuebecCanadaRecord daily precipitation40.9 mm (1.6 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Parry SoundCanadaRecord low minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord daily precipitation42.4 mm (1.7 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord low maximum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordCanadaRecord low minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord low maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
BrantfordCanadaRecord low minimum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
London SouthCanadaRecord low minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
QuebecCanadaRecord low maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord low maximum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
BeatriceCanadaRecord low maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
StonecliffeCanadaRecord low maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Parry SoundCanadaRecord low maximum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord low minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord low maximum temperature14.1 C (57.4 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
LucknowCanadaRecord low minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1United StatesRecord low maximum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Moose FactoryCanadaRecord low minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord low maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
YarmouthCanadaRecord low maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Belle IsleCanadaRecord low minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord low maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord low minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Robe ComparisonAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord low minimum temperature9.7 C (49.5 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
AlmaUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
TrawallaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.6 mm (0.34 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
OttawaCanadaRecord low maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord low minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade CtrUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord low maximum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGillCanadaRecord low maximum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Bird RocksCanadaRecord low maximum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Bird RocksCanadaRecord low minimum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord low minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NWUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord low maximum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 EuclidUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

45 records
Records on 8 July 1918 by type Records set or tied on 8 July 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 8. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 18Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 18Heaviest daily rainfall: 8Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 8 July 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 8.
Records on 8 July 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum18
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum18
Heaviest daily rainfall8
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 8 July 1918 by timescale Records on 8 July 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 44. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 44all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 8 July 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 44.
Records on 8 July 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily44

How Much Records Were Beaten By

33 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 July 1918 Margins by which the 33 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 27.4. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 5: 255 to 10: 410 to 15: 015 to 20: 120 to 25: 225 to 30: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 30
Margins by which the 33 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 27.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 July 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 525
5 to 104
10 to 150
15 to 201
20 to 252
25 to 301

Top 20 by Significance

8 July 1918
Top 20 records on 8 July 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
8 July 1918Chatham, CAdaily rain51.8 mm (2.0 in)27.4 mm (1.1 in)26 years41 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1918Yarmouth, CAdaily rain51.8 mm (2.0 in)24.4 mm (1.0 in)26 years34 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1918Fredericton Unb, CAdaily rain41.9 mm (1.6 in)21.6 mm (0.9 in)16 years30 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1918Renfrew, CAdaily low max14.4 C (57.9 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)23 years21 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1918Saint John, CAdaily rain33.3 mm (1.3 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)38 years21 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1918Whitehead, CAdaily rain49.8 mm (2.0 in)16.3 mm (0.6 in)8 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1918Quebec, CAdaily rain40.9 mm (1.6 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)17 years18 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1918Parry Sound, CAdaily low min6.1 C (43.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)33 years17 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1918Halifax, CAdaily rain42.4 mm (1.7 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)26 years17 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1918Gravenhurst, CAdaily low max16.7 C (62.1 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)23 years16 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1918Stratford, CAdaily low min6.7 C (44.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)33 years16 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1918Southampton, CAdaily low max14.4 C (57.9 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)23 years15 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1918Brantford, CAdaily low min7.8 C (46.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)33 years15 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1918London South, CAdaily low min5.0 C (41.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)26 years15 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1918Quebec, CAdaily low max14.4 C (57.9 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)17 years15 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1918Pointe Au Pere, CAdaily low max8.9 C (48.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)8 years15 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1918Beatrice, CAdaily low max15.6 C (60.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)29 years14 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1918Stonecliffe, CAdaily low max14.4 C (57.9 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)18 years13 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1918Parry Sound, CAdaily low max16.7 C (62.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)23 years13 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1918Port Stanley, CAdaily low min6.7 C (44.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)26 years13 of 100 (Routine)

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

1793 to 1918
Records on 07-08 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1918. 1918 had 45 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001793: 21811: 11815: 21819: 31844: 11845: 41848: 21852: 21856: 11860: 11864: 21865: 11867: 21868: 11873: 11874: 11876: 21878: 21879: 11882: 11883: 11885: 21886: 31888: 11889: 21890: 21891: 21892: 21893: 21894: 31896: 71898: 21899: 61900: 91901: 41902: 131903: 91904: 211905: 91906: 81907: 91908: 161909: 241910: 321911: 281912: 601913: 291914: 541915: 471916: 2061917: 371918: 451919: 341920: 1231921: 751922: 1461923: 1341924: 2011925: 1411926: 1321927: 1421928: 1911929: 2351930: 3601931: 2501932: 2401933: 3601934: 2261935: 4961936: 9401937: 2871938: 2931939: 3991940: 2941941: 1981942: 2101943: 2481944: 4951945: 2911946: 3801947: 4001948: 4101949: 3521950: 5181951: 5801952: 7411953: 5021954: 4971955: 5541956: 5161957: 4291958: 6511959: 4851960: 4831961: 3561962: 2711963: 5921964: 6031965: 2661966: 2931967: 2661968: 5401969: 8471970: 3751971: 4431972: 9821973: 8311974: 1,0091975: 5371976: 6971977: 7431978: 7271979: 7031980: 9581981: 9451982: 6251983: 1,1981984: 8371985: 1,0241986: 8221987: 8141988: 1,1331989: 1,1741990: 7631991: 1,1521992: 1,0171993: 1,8751994: 1,3891995: 6421996: 1,3561997: 7341998: 1,6161999: 8162000: 8762001: 9162002: 8972003: 7792004: 1,0962005: 1,2502006: 9282007: 9432008: 1,4062009: 9712010: 1,4112011: 8382012: 1,2372013: 5012014: 6922015: 1,4552016: 6702017: 8872018: 4572019: 5692020: 5212021: 8902022: 6072023: 7652024: 1,2692025: 6162026: 4381793187618991915193119471963197919952011
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1918. 1918 had 45 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 07-08 in each year
YearRecords
17932
18111
18152
18193
18441
18454
18482
18522
18561
18601
18642
18651
18672
18681
18731
18741
18762
18782
18791
18821
18831
18852
18863
18881
18892
18902
18912
18922
18932
18943
18967
18982
18996
19009
19014
190213
19039
190421
19059
19068
19079
190816
190924
191032
191128
191260
191329
191454
191547
1916206
191737
191845
191934
1920123
192175
1922146
1923134
1924201
1925141
1926132
1927142
1928191
1929235
1930360
1931250
1932240
1933360
1934226
1935496
1936940
1937287
1938293
1939399
1940294
1941198
1942210
1943248
1944495
1945291
1946380
1947400
1948410
1949352
1950518
1951580
1952741
1953502
1954497
1955554
1956516
1957429
1958651
1959485
1960483
1961356
1962271
1963592
1964603
1965266
1966293
1967266
1968540
1969847
1970375
1971443
1972982
1973831
19741,009
1975537
1976697
1977743
1978727
1979703
1980958
1981945
1982625
19831,198
1984837
19851,024
1986822
1987814
19881,133
19891,174
1990763
19911,152
19921,017
19931,875
19941,389
1995642
19961,356
1997734
19981,616
1999816
2000876
2001916
2002897
2003779
20041,096
20051,250
2006928
2007943
20081,406
2009971
20101,411
2011838
20121,237
2013501
2014692
20151,455
2016670
2017887
2018457
2019569
2020521
2021890
2022607
2023765
20241,269
2025616
2026438

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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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-15).