Weather Records on 8 July 1936

940 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 July 1936. Highest significance: Pakur, IN.

Key Facts for 8 July 1936

On 8 July 1936, 940 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
782 were record highs and 57 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 52 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 871 daily.
Pakur set a daily record precipitation of 164.6 mm (6.5 in) on 8 July 1936.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

940 stations

940 station records on 8 July 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 July 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pakur	India	Record daily precipitation	164.6 mm (6.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Almora	India	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cranbrook	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St Joe AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brantford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto Agincourt	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Haiku 490	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kenora	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mauzy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hoopeston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lapeer 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Amenia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lisbon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tiffin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Prentice #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paris Stp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Galva	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

940 records

Records set or tied on 8 July 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 505, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 277, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 101.

Records on 8 July 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	505
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	277
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	101
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 July 1936 by timescale: all-time 52, monthly 17, daily 871.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

774 broken records

Margins by which the 774 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 109.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 July 1936

Top 20 records on 8 July 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 July 1936	Pakur, IN	daily rain	164.6 mm (6.5 in)	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1936	Almora, IN	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1936	Woodstock, CA	all-time high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	54 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1936	Toronto, CA	all-time high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1936	Milwaukee Wb City, US	daily high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	50 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1936	Cranbrook, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1936	Port Arthur, CA	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	58 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1936	Jacksonville 2E, US	all-time high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1936	Stratford, CA	all-time high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1936	Collegeville St Joe AP, US	daily high max	44.4 C (111.9 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1936	Cooperstown, US	all-time high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1936	Towanda 1 S, US	all-time high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1936	Brantford, CA	all-time high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	17 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1936	Toronto Agincourt, CA	all-time high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	25 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1936	Mtn Home, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1936	W Lafayette 6 NW, US	daily high max	42.8 C (109.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1936	Lawrenceville 2 S, US	all-time high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	25 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1936	Huntsville, CA	all-time high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	18 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1936	Greensburg, US	daily high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	38 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1936	Rockville, US	daily high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	38 years	31 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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1936. 1936 had 940 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 20	756
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1