Weather Records on 8 July 1949

352 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 July 1949. Highest significance: Wahpeton 3 N, US.

Key Facts for 8 July 1949

On 8 July 1949, 352 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
90 were record highs and 93 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 334 daily.
Wahpeton 3 N set a daily record precipitation of 90.4 mm (3.6 in) on 8 July 1949.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

352 stations

352 station records on 8 July 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 July 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Goderich Township	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beardsley	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Itasca UNIV of Minn	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kodaikanal	India	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cynthiana	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sambhar	India	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wagoner	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Garhshankar	India	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ibiapina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Churu	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bemidji	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gingee	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Purdum	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Itahar	India	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Bonito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Garhi	India	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Piracuruca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chatrapatti	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bhainswal	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kassuli	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville L&D 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bucklin 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tahlequah	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gangapur	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabethton	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Parsa	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sikar	India	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Porto Novo	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pratapgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Abbott 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

352 records

Records set or tied on 8 July 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 169.

Records on 8 July 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	169
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 July 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 334.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

280 broken records

Margins by which the 280 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 July 1949

Top 20 records on 8 July 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 July 1949	Wahpeton 3 N, US	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1949	Artichoke Lake 1 E, US	monthly rain	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1949	Goderich Township, CA	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1949	Beardsley, US	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1949	Itasca UNIV of Minn, US	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1949	Ft Collins, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1949	Wheaton, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1949	Ellendale, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1949	Madison Wb City, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1949	Kodaikanal, IN	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1949	Calico Rock 2 WSW, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1949	Cynthiana, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1949	Sambhar, IN	daily rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	14 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1949	Saint Francis, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1949	Philippi, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1949	Campbell, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1949	Wagoner, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	0 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1949	Garhshankar, IN	daily rain	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1949	Ibiapina, BR	monthly rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1949	Churu, IN	monthly rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)

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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1949. 1949 had 352 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1949-07-08: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	195
10 to 20	35
20 to 30	24
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	7
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	7
70 to 80	3