Weather Records on 8 July 1930

360 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 July 1930. Highest significance: Louisburg, US.

Key Facts for 8 July 1930

On 8 July 1930, 360 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
304 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 348 daily.
Louisburg set an all-time record high maximum temperature of 40.6 C (105.1 F) on 8 July 1930.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

360 stations

360 station records on 8 July 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 July 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Louisburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kazan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Peter	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Setif	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Selbu-Stubbe	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nord-Rana	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Blacksburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Borda Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Menno	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tekamah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Menno	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Johnsonville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Andenes	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Butlerville 2 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Hill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

360 records

Records set or tied on 8 July 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 244, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 60, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 33.

Records on 8 July 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	244
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	60
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	33
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 July 1930 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 9, daily 348.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

267 broken records

Margins by which the 267 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 37.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 July 1930

Top 20 records on 8 July 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 July 1930	Louisburg, US	all-time high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1930	Albert Lea 3SE, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1930	Kazan, RU	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1930	Holly Springs 2 N, US	monthly high max	42.8 C (109.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1930	Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1930	Tarnaby, SE	monthly rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1930	Needles, US	daily low max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1930	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	49 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1930	Bird Island, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1930	Northwood, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1930	St Peter, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	0 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1930	Setif, DZ	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	19 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1930	Little Rock St Capitol, US	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	50 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1930	Athens, US	daily high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	41 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1930	Bird Rocks, CA	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	34 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1930	Selbu-Stubbe, NO	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	13 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1930	Canton, US	daily high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1930	Minnedosa, CA	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	43 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1930	Gospic, HR	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	49 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1930	Nord-Rana, NO	monthly rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	29 years	23 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 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1930. 1930 had 360 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 5	247
5 to 10	7
10 to 15	6
15 to 20	3
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	1
30 to 35	1
35 to 40	2