Weather Records on 8 July 1976

697 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 July 1976. Highest significance: Humansdorp (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 8 July 1976

On 8 July 1976, 697 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
245 were record highs and 224 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 679 daily.
Humansdorp (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 83.0 mm (3.3 in) on 8 July 1976.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

697 stations

697 station records on 8 July 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 July 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wolmada	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
San Fernando	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vorogovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cape St. Francis	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pedro Velho (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Ns,	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Coyote	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Summerfield 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
George W 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lavaca 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Matehuala (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kolyvan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Pryor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Prince Albert A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Poncitlan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brady	United States	Record low maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quitupan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro Piedra Gorda -Ciuda	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Selemdza	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lampazos (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New England	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Izana	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Packwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Findlay AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kendall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ojo de Agua	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tlacotepec de Benito Juarez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Magdalena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Isabel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Isabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record low maximum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Allende (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El Puerto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Strawberry Hill (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Curtis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chazy	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goliad	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

697 records

Records set or tied on 8 July 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 100, Lowest daily maximum 120, Highest daily minimum 145, Lowest daily minimum 104, Heaviest daily rainfall 228.

Records on 8 July 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	100
Lowest daily maximum	120
Highest daily minimum	145
Lowest daily minimum	104
Heaviest daily rainfall	228
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 July 1976 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 15, daily 679.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

531 broken records

Margins by which the 531 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 July 1976

Top 20 records on 8 July 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 July 1976	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1976	Poretskoye, RU	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	79 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1976	Fir Glen, ZA	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1976	Wolmada, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1976	San Diego de la Union, MX	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	65 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1976	San Fernando, MX	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1976	Vorogovo, RU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1976	Cape St. Francis, ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1976	Pedro Velho (Dnocs), BR	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1976	Houma, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	59 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1976	Bathurst Ns,, ZA	monthly rain	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1976	Presa Coyote, MX	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1976	Summerfield 2 NE, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1976	Blagovescensk, RU	daily rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1976	Pioche, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	83 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1976	George W 2 SSW, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1976	Port Lavaca 2, US	daily low max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	70 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1976	Matehuala (Smn), MX	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1976	Kolyvan, RU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1976	Burnet, US	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	75 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1976. 1976 had 697 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	457
10 to 20	46
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1