Weather Records on 8 July 1956

516 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 July 1956. Highest significance: Monmouth, US.

Key Facts for 8 July 1956

On 8 July 1956, 516 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
106 were record highs and 114 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 502 daily.
Monmouth set a daily record precipitation of 110.7 mm (4.4 in) on 8 July 1956.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

516 stations

516 station records on 8 July 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 July 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Monmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Orroroo (Kylmorn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bowen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Timmins	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dividalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Berthierville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Antigo	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	117.8 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mayo A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Turbine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gumlu Days Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ruthven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ste Agathe des Monts	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pearl River	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Inkerman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trafalgar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wollar (Barrigan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Good Hope 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dutton River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anderleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coolum Beach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stambaugh 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Denmark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Central Kin Kin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kharsawan	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chhipabarod	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Marlow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Minonk	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Conway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Home Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gatton Allan Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Youngs Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grassmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Warrumbungle (Walla Walla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Palkot	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Minette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

516 records

Records set or tied on 8 July 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 94, Highest daily minimum 52, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 296.

Records on 8 July 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	94
Highest daily minimum	52
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	296
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 July 1956 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 502.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

425 broken records

Margins by which the 425 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 75.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 July 1956

Top 20 records on 8 July 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 July 1956	Monmouth, US	daily rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1956	Wisley, GB	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1956	Orroroo (Kylmorn), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1956	Bowen Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	63 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1956	Monticello, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1956	Timmins, CA	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1956	Dividalen, NO	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1956	Berthierville, CA	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1956	Antigo, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1956	Cooran Post Office, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1956	Gospic, HR	monthly rain	117.8 mm (4.6 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1956	Galesburg, US	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1956	Leakesville 6 WSW, US	daily rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1956	Pomona Post Office, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1956	Whitefish Pt, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1956	Mayo A, CA	monthly rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1956	Turbine, CA	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1956	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1956	Gumlu Days Road, AU	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1956	Ruthven, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	39 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1956. 1956 had 516 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 10	302
10 to 20	72
20 to 30	20
30 to 40	16
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	6
60 to 70	3
70 to 80	1