Weather Records on 8 July 1921

75 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 July 1921. Highest significance: Milan, IT.

Key Facts for 8 July 1921

On 8 July 1921, 75 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
60 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 67 daily.
Milan set a daily record precipitation of 66.8 mm (2.6 in) on 8 July 1921.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

75 stations

75 station records on 8 July 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 July 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record low maximum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Watford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high maximum temperature	38.0 C (100.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bellbrook (East Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.7 C (116.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

75 records

Records set or tied on 8 July 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 10.

Records on 8 July 1921 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	10
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 July 1921 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 4, daily 67.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

57 broken records

Margins by which the 57 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 38.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 July 1921

Top 20 records on 8 July 1921 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 July 1921	Milan, IT	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1921	Milan, IT	daily low max	18.2 C (64.8 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	105 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1921	Watford, CA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1921	Armagh, GB	daily high max	26.8 C (80.2 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	68 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1921	Woodstock, CA	monthly rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	42 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1921	Armagh, GB	daily high min	17.7 C (63.9 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	27 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1921	Kingston Queens U, CA	all-time high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	0 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1921	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	33 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1921	Plymouth, US	all-time high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	4 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1921	Port Stanley, CA	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	42 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1921	Alma, US	monthly high min	28.3 C (82.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	9 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1921	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1921	Battleford, CA	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	26 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1921	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily low min	8.0 C (46.4 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1921	Ottawa, CA	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	44 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1921	Hamilton, CA	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	44 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1921	Galway, IE	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	21 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1921	Cet Central England, GB	daily high max	29.0 C (84.2 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	16 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1921	Alma, US	daily rain	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1921	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	44 years	19 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 1921

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1921. 1921 had 75 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 07-08 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1811	1
1815	2
1819	3
1844	1
1845	4
1848	2
1852	2
1856	1
1860	1
1864	2
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	2
1878	2
1879	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1886	3
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	2
1893	2
1894	3
1896	7
1898	2
1899	6
1900	9
1901	4
1902	13
1903	9
1904	21
1905	9
1906	8
1907	9
1908	16
1909	24
1910	32
1911	28
1912	60
1913	29
1914	54
1915	47
1916	206
1917	37
1918	45
1919	34
1920	123
1921	75
1922	146
1923	134
1924	201
1925	141
1926	132
1927	142
1928	191
1929	235
1930	360
1931	250
1932	240
1933	360
1934	226
1935	496
1936	940
1937	287
1938	293
1939	399
1940	294
1941	198
1942	210
1943	248
1944	495
1945	291
1946	380
1947	400
1948	410
1949	352
1950	518
1951	580
1952	741
1953	502
1954	497
1955	554
1956	516
1957	429
1958	651
1959	485
1960	483
1961	356
1962	271
1963	592
1964	603
1965	266
1966	293
1967	266
1968	540
1969	847
1970	375
1971	443
1972	982
1973	831
1974	1,009
1975	537
1976	697
1977	743
1978	727
1979	703
1980	958
1981	945
1982	625
1983	1,198
1984	837
1985	1,024
1986	822
1987	814
1988	1,133
1989	1,174
1990	763
1991	1,152
1992	1,017
1993	1,875
1994	1,389
1995	642
1996	1,356
1997	734
1998	1,616
1999	816
2000	876
2001	916
2002	897
2003	779
2004	1,096
2005	1,250
2006	928
2007	943
2008	1,406
2009	971
2010	1,411
2011	838
2012	1,237
2013	501
2014	692
2015	1,455
2016	670
2017	887
2018	457
2019	569
2020	521
2021	890
2022	607
2023	765
2024	1,269
2025	616
2026	438

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Data for records on 1921-07-08: 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	53
5 to 10	0
10 to 15	2
15 to 20	0
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	1
35 to 40	1