Weather Records on 8 July 1941

198 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 July 1941. Highest significance: Catawba, US.

Key Facts for 8 July 1941

On 8 July 1941, 198 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
97 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 192 daily.
Catawba set a daily record precipitation of 119.4 mm (4.7 in) on 8 July 1941.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

198 stations

198 station records on 8 July 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 July 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Catawba	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Anjar	India	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pottsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Matamoras	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Georges	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Latehar	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rahapur	India	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Berea College	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hypoluxo	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eckman 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Soro	India	Record daily precipitation	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	29.3 C (84.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bhuj Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	34.6 C (94.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	29.7 C (85.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Heath Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Layton 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mina	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jim Thorpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Blacksburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Eucla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mundallio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Augustus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.5 C (92.3 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goilkera	India	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pusesauli	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	32.5 C (90.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Catawba Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tempe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Akola	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Groningen	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Geneve Observatoire	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hay River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hernando	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

198 records

Records set or tied on 8 July 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 43, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 78.

Records on 8 July 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	43
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	78
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 July 1941 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 3, daily 192.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

151 broken records

Margins by which the 151 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 75.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 July 1941

Top 20 records on 8 July 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 July 1941	Catawba, US	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1941	Anjar, IN	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1941	Pottsville, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1941	Matamoras, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	7 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1941	Winthrop UNIV, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1941	St Georges, CA	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1941	Latehar, IN	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1941	Rahapur, IN	daily rain	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	15 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1941	Berea College, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1941	Hypoluxo, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1941	Simcoe, CA	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	70 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1941	Eckman 2 SE, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1941	Soro, IN	all-time rain	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	0 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1941	Sheffield, GB	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	41 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1941	Cumberland, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	43 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1941	Salisbury, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1941	New Bedford Coop, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1941	Cullowhee, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1941	Tranebjerg, DK	daily high max	29.3 C (84.7 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	47 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1941	Bhuj Obsy Sr, IN	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	8 years	26 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1941. 1941 had 198 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	115
10 to 20	19
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	3
70 to 80	1