Weather Records on 8 July 1951

580 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 July 1951. Highest significance: Port Broughton, AU.

Key Facts for 8 July 1951

On 8 July 1951, 580 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
111 were record highs and 117 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 557 daily.
Port Broughton set a daily record precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 8 July 1951.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

580 stations

580 station records on 8 July 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 July 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Broughton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sycamore	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tiruvaiyaru	India	Record daily precipitation	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Crystal Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Goolwa Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tanjavur	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Burnie (No 1)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruthuraipoond	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruchchirapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tirupoondi	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kumbhakonam	India	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Normanville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Deal Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rockford	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Golden Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Truro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ponnamaravathi	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Freeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Menasha	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Park Falls Dnr HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Redhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Meadow Valley Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nagappattinam	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sidhout(Siddavat)	India	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elandsheuwel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Joliet	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tirumangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaleer Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tirukkattupalli	India	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mannargudi	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kewaunee	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paliganj	India	Record daily precipitation	233.9 mm (9.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Allison	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

580 records

Records set or tied on 8 July 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 68, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 99, Heaviest daily rainfall 352.

Records on 8 July 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	68
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	99
Heaviest daily rainfall	352
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 July 1951 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 14, daily 557.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

488 broken records

Margins by which the 488 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 94.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 July 1951

Top 20 records on 8 July 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 July 1951	Port Broughton, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1951	Dixon Wwtp, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	57 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1951	Sycamore, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	57 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1951	Tiruvaiyaru, IN	monthly rain	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	19 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1951	Crystal Brook, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1951	Goolwa Council Depot, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1951	Muenster, DE	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1951	Tanjavur, IN	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1951	Burnie (No 1), AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1951	Darlington Wwtp, US	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1951	Thiruthuraipoond, IN	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1951	Tiruchchirapalli, IN	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1951	Cumberland, ZA	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1951	Berlin Lock, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1951	Tirupoondi, IN	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1951	Kumbhakonam, IN	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1951	Normanville, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1951	Deal Island, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1951	Galena, US	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1951	Rockford, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	47 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1951. 1951 had 580 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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Data for records on 1951-07-08: 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 20	418
20 to 40	47
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	1