Weather Records on 8 July 1974

1,009 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 July 1974. Highest significance: Bowman Dam, US.

Key Facts for 8 July 1974

On 8 July 1974, 1,009 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
222 were record highs and 224 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 93 monthly and 911 daily.
Bowman Dam set a monthly record daily precipitation of 68.3 mm (2.7 in) on 8 July 1974.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

1,009 stations

1,009 station records on 8 July 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 July 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Ft Ross	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
De Sabla	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Gold Run 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Colgate Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
North Adelaide	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Little River (Mount Rothwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Mathinna (Fingal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.8 mm (4.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Kentfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Steppes (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Calistoga	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Berkeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Adelaide (Glen Osmond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Carrarang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Croydon (Samuel Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Campina Grande	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Represa	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sugartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Blue Canyon Nyack AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Belair (State Flora Nursery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dutson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Stradbroke West (Inglenook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Macedon Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ormley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael-Civic Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pennyroyal Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Challenge Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wonthaggi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Araruna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	164.6 mm (6.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Occidental	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Presidio	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Healdsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Itaporanga Dajuda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Broadford Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Woodend (Corinella Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brighton (Dendy Park Bowling C	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Powelltown Dnre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Macedon (Burncranna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman Fisheries STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vacaville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Callignee South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Healesville (Badger Crk Sanctu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Graton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Narracan East (Lynnsmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pascoe Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Remo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gisborne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oaklands Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cranbrook (Cranbrook House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Benson	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,009 records

Records set or tied on 8 July 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 106, Lowest daily maximum 138, Highest daily minimum 116, Lowest daily minimum 86, Heaviest daily rainfall 562, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 8 July 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	106
Lowest daily maximum	138
Highest daily minimum	116
Lowest daily minimum	86
Heaviest daily rainfall	562
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 8 July 1974 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 93, daily 911.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

856 broken records

Margins by which the 856 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 July 1974

Top 20 records on 8 July 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 July 1974	Bowman Dam, US	monthly rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	75 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1974	Ft Ross, US	monthly rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	58 years	75 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1974	De Sabla, US	monthly rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	60 years	74 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1974	Gold Run 4 SW, US	monthly rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	58 years	74 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1974	Colgate Powerhouse, US	monthly rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	58 years	73 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1974	North Adelaide, AU	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	82 years	72 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1974	Little River (Mount Rothwell), AU	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	77 years	72 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1974	Mathinna (Fingal Road), AU	daily rain	107.8 mm (4.2 in)	79.9 mm (3.1 in)	77 years	71 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1974	Kentfield, US	monthly rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	49 years	71 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1974	Steppes (Old Post Office), AU	all-time rain	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	70 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1974	Calistoga, US	monthly rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	58 years	70 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1974	Berkeley, US	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	58 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1974	Adelaide (Glen Osmond), AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1974	Newberry, US	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	55 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1974	Carrarang, AU	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1974	Croydon (Samuel Street), AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1974	Melrose, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	83 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1974	Campina Grande, BR	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1974	Represa, US	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	11 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1974	Sugartown, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	74 years	61 of 100 (Major)

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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1974. 1974 had 1,009 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 1974-07-08: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	848
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1