Weather Records on 8 July 1940

294 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 July 1940. Highest significance: Keonjhargarh, IN.

Key Facts for 8 July 1940

On 8 July 1940, 294 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
98 were record highs and 110 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 282 daily.
Keonjhargarh set a daily record precipitation of 175.3 mm (6.9 in) on 8 July 1940.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

294 stations

294 station records on 8 July 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 July 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Keonjhargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Junsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bhadrak	India	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Deogarh (Bamra)	India	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Balasore	India	Record daily precipitation	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rampur	India	Record daily precipitation	178.3 mm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Second Valley (Spring Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chendipada	India	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Contai	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shubuta	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Geurie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Key 1 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Raj-Nilgiri	India	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Akhuapada	India	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jhaldah(Jhalda)	India	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hernando	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lampasas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pilibhit City	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Caruthersville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dickson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Randwick Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Turigaria (Kaira)	India	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brookville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kamakhyanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Raiford State Prison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Northam	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wyong (Wyong Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Epping Chester Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chas	India	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Karanjia	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kanas	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Basudevpur (Eram)	India	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oak City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Roermond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

294 records

Records set or tied on 8 July 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 62, Lowest daily maximum 69, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 86.

Records on 8 July 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	62
Lowest daily maximum	69
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	86
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 July 1940 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 282.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

208 broken records

Margins by which the 208 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 141.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 July 1940

Top 20 records on 8 July 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 July 1940	Keonjhargarh, IN	daily rain	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1940	Junsele, SE	daily rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1940	Bhadrak, IN	daily rain	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1940	Deogarh (Bamra), IN	daily rain	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1940	Bezenchuk, RU	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1940	Balasore, IN	daily rain	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	18 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1940	Rampur, IN	daily rain	178.3 mm (7.0 in)	95.7 mm (3.8 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1940	Second Valley (Spring Grove), AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1940	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	91 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1940	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily high min	18.2 C (64.8 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	87 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1940	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	50 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1940	Centennial Park, AU	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	17 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1940	Lien I Selbu, NO	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1940	Chendipada, IN	daily rain	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	5 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1940	Contai, IN	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1940	Carrabelle 1 NNW, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1940	Shubuta, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	10 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1940	Geurie Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1940	Cedar Key 1 WSW, US	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1940	Raj-Nilgiri, IN	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	18 years	32 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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1940. 1940 had 294 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	184
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1