Weather Records on 8 July 1955

554 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 July 1955. Highest significance: Washington, US.

Key Facts for 8 July 1955

On 8 July 1955, 554 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
195 were record highs and 182 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 531 daily.
Washington set a daily record precipitation of 100.8 mm (4.0 in) on 8 July 1955.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

554 stations

554 station records on 8 July 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 July 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Aligarh	India	Record daily precipitation	156.7 mm (6.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Winona	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Etmadpur	India	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Eau Claire	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hathras	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Willowmore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Iglas	India	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vysnij Volocek	Russia	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
River Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
La Crosse River	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mustafabad Jasra	India	Record daily precipitation	161.5 mm (6.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vigas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kairana	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wupperthal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rhinelander	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Prentice #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bah	India	Record daily precipitation	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atrauli	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Agra	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Logan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Etawah	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alamogordo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Circleville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	33.4 C (92.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Spicer	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sigourney	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hopewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ilkal	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Balanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Anupshahr	India	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Leavenworth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Assiniboine	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pinedale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rifle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Liberal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chaska	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Canfield 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tomahawk Spirit Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gidhour	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

554 records

Records set or tied on 8 July 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 81, Highest daily minimum 165, Lowest daily minimum 101, Heaviest daily rainfall 177.

Records on 8 July 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	81
Highest daily minimum	165
Lowest daily minimum	101
Heaviest daily rainfall	177
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 July 1955 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 20, daily 531.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

421 broken records

Margins by which the 421 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 117.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 July 1955

Top 20 records on 8 July 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 July 1955	Washington, US	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	63 years	69 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1955	Aligarh, IN	daily rain	156.7 mm (6.2 in)	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1955	Winona, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	50 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1955	Etmadpur, IN	daily rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1955	Eau Claire, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1955	Hathras, IN	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1955	Willowmore, ZA	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1955	Iglas, IN	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1955	Caledonia, US	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1955	Vysnij Volocek, RU	all-time rain	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	58 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1955	River Falls, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1955	La Crosse River, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1955	Mustafabad Jasra, IN	monthly rain	161.5 mm (6.4 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1955	Toledo Blade, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1955	Las Vigas, MX	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1955	Kairana, IN	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1955	Wupperthal, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1955	Rhinelander, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1955	Farmington 3NW, US	all-time rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1955	Prentice #2, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	34 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1955. 1955 had 554 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	390
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1