Weather Records on 8 July 1942

210 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 July 1942. Highest significance: Sheopur, IN.

Key Facts for 8 July 1942

On 8 July 1942, 210 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
74 were record highs and 58 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 202 daily.
Sheopur set an all-time record daily precipitation of 260.4 mm (10.3 in) on 8 July 1942.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

210 stations

210 station records on 8 July 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 July 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sheopur	India	Record daily precipitation	260.4 mm (10.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brockville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shahpura	India	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bijawar	India	Record daily precipitation	150.6 mm (5.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chakradhanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jhansi	India	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lohar-Daga	India	Record daily precipitation	229.9 mm (9.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yannathan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Prince	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tonderburine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Scott Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sion	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ottumwa 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kangra	India	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
North Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Loa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bundi	India	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beardstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Havana	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Silver City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tikamgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stewarts River Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wickenburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Barguzin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cochrane	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kolaras	India	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pichhore	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mahroni	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Ignace	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goela	India	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pasadena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fairview	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pana	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Porbandar	India	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bikaner	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kiruna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Macomb	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ironwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

210 records

Records set or tied on 8 July 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 78.

Records on 8 July 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	78
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 July 1942 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 5, daily 202.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

149 broken records

Margins by which the 149 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 92.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 July 1942

Top 20 records on 8 July 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 July 1942	Sheopur, IN	all-time rain	260.4 mm (10.3 in)	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	22 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1942	Namdalseid, NO	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1942	Carlinville, US	all-time rain	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1942	Brockville, CA	monthly low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	66 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1942	Jacksonville 2E, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1942	Shahpura, IN	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1942	Bijawar, IN	daily rain	150.6 mm (5.9 in)	92.9 mm (3.7 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1942	Chakradhanpur, IN	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1942	Jhansi, IN	daily rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1942	Lohar-Daga, IN	monthly rain	229.9 mm (9.1 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1942	Warsaw, US	monthly rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	6 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1942	Yannathan, AU	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1942	Prince, CA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1942	Tonderburine, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1942	Scott Cda, CA	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1942	Clinton 1SSW, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1942	Mt Ida 3 SE, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	56 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1942	Hallettsville 2 N, US	daily low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1942	Sion, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1942	Decatur Wtp, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	30 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1942. 1942 had 210 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	123
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	4