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Weather Records on 8 July 1920

123 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 July 1920. Highest significance: Metcalfe, AU.

Key Facts for 8 July 1920

  • On 8 July 1920, 123 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 21 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 123 daily.
  • Metcalfe set a daily record precipitation of 31.2 mm (1.2 in) on 8 July 1920.
  • Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

123 stations
Weather records on 8 July 1920 123 station records on 8 July 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
123 station records on 8 July 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 8 July 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
MetcalfeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.2 mm (1.2 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
MurchisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.7 mm (1.2 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
Smeaton WeirAustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.7 mm (1.2 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
Beales ReservoirAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.4 mm (1.0 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
Langi ChiramAustraliaRecord daily precipitation34.0 mm (1.3 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
NelsonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
Kiandra ChaletAustraliaRecord daily precipitation63.5 mm (2.5 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
LyonvilleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation45.0 mm (1.8 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Dookie Agricultural CollegeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.7 mm (1.1 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Cape NormanCanadaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/PoelGermanyRecord high maximum temperature30.9 C (87.6 F)26 of 100 (Routine)
Middle Creek (Leneva)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation51.8 mm (2.0 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Hill (Murray Downs)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Maldon (Derby Hill)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Hill Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.0 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Gredgwin (Barraport North)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.3 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Casterton (Warrock)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Clinton (Yararoo)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Bungendore (Douglas)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
LancefieldAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Tittybong Pine Grove FarmAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Benjeroop (Davey)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Kerang (Meran Downs)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Bungaree (Kirks Reservoir)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.1 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Round HillAustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.1 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Moulamein Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
DumosaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Malmsbury ReservoirAustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.0 mm (1.2 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Mallan (Niemur Valley)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Elliot TankAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Katandra NorthAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.8 mm (0.8 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour Shire DepotAustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.2 mm (1.2 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
MarfieldAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
TowaninnieAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
TeterowGermanyRecord daily precipitation24.5 mm (1.0 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Warracknabeal Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
YarroweyahAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.1 mm (0.8 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Barellan Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Birchip (Woodlands)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
BudgerumAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Lake CorrongAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Lake EildonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation36.3 mm (1.4 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
AltonCanadaRecord daily precipitation33.8 mm (1.3 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/PoelGermanyRecord high minimum temperature17.9 C (64.2 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-WerftGermanyRecord high maximum temperature29.7 C (85.5 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo BladeUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
ElmoreAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.9 mm (1.1 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
RunnymedeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.4 mm (1.0 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham 2CanadaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-SeefahrtschuleGermanyRecord high minimum temperature17.9 C (64.2 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Crookwell Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.4 mm (1.0 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Mittagong Head StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.8 mm (0.8 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Wanganella (Zara)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
StawellAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Canary Island SouthAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.0 mm (0.7 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Nagambie CbaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.8 mm (1.3 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Kyneton Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.7 mm (1.1 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord daily precipitation25.2 mm (1.0 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
MillicentAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.6 mm (0.8 in)13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

123 records
Records on 8 July 1920 by type Records set or tied on 8 July 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 101. 050100150Highest daily maximum: 8Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 13Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 101Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 8 July 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 101.
Records on 8 July 1920 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum8
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum13
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall101
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 8 July 1920 by timescale Records on 8 July 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 123. 050100150all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 123all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 8 July 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 123.
Records on 8 July 1920 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily123

How Much Records Were Beaten By

112 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 July 1920 Margins by which the 112 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 31.5. Ties are not counted. 0204060800 to 5: 715 to 10: 3010 to 15: 715 to 20: 320 to 25: 025 to 30: 030 to 35: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 35
Margins by which the 112 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 31.5. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 July 1920
MarginRecords
0 to 571
5 to 1030
10 to 157
15 to 203
20 to 250
25 to 300
30 to 351

Top 20 by Significance

8 July 1920
Top 20 records on 8 July 1920 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
8 July 1920Metcalfe, AUdaily rain31.2 mm (1.2 in)18.5 mm (0.7 in)36 years40 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1920Murchison, AUdaily rain29.7 mm (1.2 in)17.3 mm (0.7 in)29 years39 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1920Smeaton Weir, AUdaily rain30.7 mm (1.2 in)11.6 mm (0.5 in)36 years39 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1920Beales Reservoir, AUdaily rain26.4 mm (1.0 in)9.1 mm (0.36 in)34 years32 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1920Langi Chiram, AUdaily rain34.0 mm (1.3 in)14.2 mm (0.6 in)28 years32 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1920Nelson, AUdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)14.0 mm (0.6 in)10 years30 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1920Kiandra Chalet, AUdaily rain63.5 mm (2.5 in)31.5 mm (1.2 in)8 years28 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1920Lyonville, AUdaily rain45.0 mm (1.8 in)18.1 mm (0.7 in)8 years28 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1920Dookie Agricultural College, AUdaily rain26.7 mm (1.1 in)9.4 mm (0.37 in)19 years26 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1920Cape Norman, CAdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)13.2 mm (0.5 in)35 years26 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1920Kirchdorf/Poel, DEdaily high max30.9 C (87.6 F)4.9 C (8.8 F)26 years26 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1920Middle Creek (Leneva), AUdaily rain51.8 mm (2.0 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)29 years24 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1920Swan Hill (Murray Downs), AUdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)6.3 mm (0.25 in)51 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1920Maldon (Derby Hill), AUdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)36 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1920Swan Hill Post Office, AUdaily rain17.0 mm (0.7 in)7.3 mm (0.29 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1920Gredgwin (Barraport North), AUdaily rain17.3 mm (0.7 in)9.9 mm (0.39 in)4 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1920Casterton (Warrock), AUdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)31 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1920Port Clinton (Yararoo), AUdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)7.4 mm (0.29 in)12 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1920Bungendore (Douglas), AUdaily rain22.6 mm (0.9 in)12.2 mm (0.5 in)4 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1920Lancefield, AUdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)11.2 mm (0.4 in)8 years20 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 1920
Records on 07-08 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1920. 1920 had 123 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 1920. 1920 had 123 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).