Weather Records on 8 July 1928

191 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 July 1928. Highest significance: Minneapolis, US.

Key Facts for 8 July 1928

On 8 July 1928, 191 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
89 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 188 daily.
Minneapolis set an all-time record daily precipitation of 111.3 mm (4.4 in) on 8 July 1928.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

191 stations

191 station records on 8 July 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 July 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Postville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	34.1 C (93.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
McPherson	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wichita	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hutchinson River	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kola-In-Murman	Russia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cradock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Rock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
S Bend AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Antigo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dunedin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
S Haven	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Power	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Demopolis Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sycamore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Millerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Rugby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Oakbank	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Monmouth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

191 records

Records set or tied on 8 July 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 40, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 65.

Records on 8 July 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	40
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	65
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 July 1928 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 1, daily 188.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

152 broken records

Margins by which the 152 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 52.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 July 1928

Top 20 records on 8 July 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 July 1928	Minneapolis, US	all-time rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1928	Manhattan, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1928	Wamego 4 W, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1928	Beloit, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1928	Postville, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1928	Adelaide West Terrace, AU	daily high max	21.4 C (70.5 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	30 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1928	Hvar, HR	daily high max	34.1 C (93.4 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	50 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1928	Port Lincoln, AU	monthly high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	21 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1928	McPherson, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1928	Medicine Lodge, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1928	Southampton, CA	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	51 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1928	Timovskoe, RU	daily high min	15.8 C (60.4 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	40 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1928	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily high min	11.6 C (52.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	43 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1928	Beatrice, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1928	Wichita, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1928	Perth Regional Office, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1928	Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CA	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	42 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1928	Watertown Wwtp, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	30 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1928	Hutchinson River, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1928	Crete 4ESE, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	21 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 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1928. 1928 had 191 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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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 10	131
10 to 20	14
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1