Weather Records on 8 July 1947

400 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 July 1947. Highest significance: Stratton, US.

Key Facts for 8 July 1947

On 8 July 1947, 400 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
77 were record highs and 188 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 384 daily.
Stratton set an all-time record daily precipitation of 135.9 mm (5.4 in) on 8 July 1947.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

400 stations

400 station records on 8 July 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 July 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stratton	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Freeland	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruppathur	India	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bonfim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fessenden	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eutawville	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gouldsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lungleh	India	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hartwell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
West Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shillong	India	Record daily precipitation	184.9 mm (7.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Padrauna	India	Record daily precipitation	233.2 mm (9.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pottsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Smith Bay (Smiths Bay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 2 NE Pump St	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crownpoint	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ilkal	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Khutauna	India	Record daily precipitation	207.5 mm (8.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bahera	India	Record daily precipitation	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hoxie	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chauradano	India	Record daily precipitation	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gudibanda	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Booneville 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Letchworth Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lumberton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saluda	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Falls City Brenner Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kalahasti	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pocono 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Renovo	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Barharwa	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Canyon HQ	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

400 records

Records set or tied on 8 July 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 107, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 81, Heaviest daily rainfall 135.

Records on 8 July 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	107
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	81
Heaviest daily rainfall	135
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 July 1947 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 14, daily 384.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

285 broken records

Margins by which the 285 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 July 1947

Top 20 records on 8 July 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 July 1947	Stratton, US	all-time rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1947	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	daily rain	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1947	Freeland, US	monthly rain	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1947	Tiruppathur, IN	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1947	Kustanai, KZ	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1947	Bonfim, BR	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1947	Fessenden, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1947	Eutawville, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1947	Gouldsboro, US	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	5 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1947	Brome, CA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1947	Lungleh, IN	daily rain	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1947	Hartwell, US	daily low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1947	Coatesville 1 SW, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1947	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1947	West Newton, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1947	Shillong, IN	daily rain	184.9 mm (7.3 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1947	Padrauna, IN	all-time rain	233.2 mm (9.2 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	18 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1947	Pottsville, US	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	5 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1947	Smith Bay (Smiths Bay), AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1947	Isabela Substn, PR	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	37 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1947. 1947 had 400 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	228
10 to 20	32
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	4