Weather Records on 8 July 1971

443 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 July 1971. Highest significance: Morro Do Chapeu, BR.

Key Facts for 8 July 1971

On 8 July 1971, 443 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
111 were record highs and 151 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 432 daily.
Morro Do Chapeu set a daily record precipitation of 26.2 mm (1.0 in) on 8 July 1971.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

443 stations

443 station records on 8 July 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 July 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Morro Do Chapeu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Caraubas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Princesa Isabel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Udskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pianco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Riachao Do Banabuiu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Piata (Anchieta)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Manaira (Alagoa Nova)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Sao Jeronimo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Im. Poliny Osipenko	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Guga	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mombaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santander Centro	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Byssa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Urmi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Melnichnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pedra Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cumikan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Koolau Dam 833	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zolotoj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Calvinia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maquoketa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Allende (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Umalta	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cekunda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Osage City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Neran	Russia	Record daily precipitation	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carrollton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Summit	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brohovo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stojba	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bira	Russia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ploegfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ovando	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Norsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Annex Creek	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Skovorodino	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mazanovo	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Raymond	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Manyberries Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Verhnjaja Tom	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Partizansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hackberry 8 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Graham 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brady Aznoe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 4 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Assiniboine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wyola 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ekimchan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sutur	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Prinshof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Loeriesfontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

443 records

Records set or tied on 8 July 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 106, Heaviest daily rainfall 180, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 8 July 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	106
Heaviest daily rainfall	180
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 8 July 1971 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 432.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

340 broken records

Margins by which the 340 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 July 1971

Top 20 records on 8 July 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 July 1971	Morro Do Chapeu, BR	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1971	Caraubas, BR	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1971	Princesa Isabel, BR	daily rain	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1971	Udskoe, RU	daily rain	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1971	Pianco, BR	daily rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1971	Riachao Do Banabuiu, BR	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1971	Piata (Anchieta), BR	monthly rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	53 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1971	Manaira (Alagoa Nova), BR	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1971	Fazenda Sao Jeronimo, BR	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	1 year	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1971	Im. Poliny Osipenko, RU	daily rain	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1971	Guga, RU	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1971	Mombaca, BR	monthly rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1971	Santander Centro, ES	daily high max	32.0 C (89.6 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1971	Byssa, RU	daily rain	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1971	Urmi, RU	daily rain	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1971	Melnichnoe, RU	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1971	Pedra Branca, BR	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1971	Cumikan, RU	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1971	Stuart, US	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	0 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1971	Mc Cool Junction, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	74 years	37 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1971. 1971 had 443 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 100	339
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1