Weather Records on 8 July 1977

743 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 July 1977. Highest significance: Uruapan (Smn), MX.

Key Facts for 8 July 1977

On 8 July 1977, 743 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
429 were record highs and 115 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 717 daily.
Uruapan (Smn) set a daily record precipitation of 109.0 mm (4.3 in) on 8 July 1977.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

743 stations

743 station records on 8 July 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 July 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Uruapan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Acmetonia Lock 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
N Loup	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Vazantes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Prattsburg 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bombana (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kamensk-Sahtinskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cuthbert	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Blowing Rock 1NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Helena 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gorodovikovsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woodward	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Feldberg/Schwarzwald	Germany	Record daily precipitation	66.9 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ratnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	350.0 mm (13.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dudinka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rostov-Na-Donu	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Corry	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moran	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Forsyth 6 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Herington	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Spas-Demensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Allegany Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Irara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gorakhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	260.1 mm (10.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Baton Rouge Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Itaporanga (Misericordia)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sandbackshult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodward Fld STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Smolensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Enid	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Farmville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huajintlan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Iola 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Little Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sodus 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

743 records

Records set or tied on 8 July 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 236, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 193, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 199.

Records on 8 July 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	236
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	193
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	199
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 July 1977 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 22, daily 717.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

537 broken records

Margins by which the 537 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 July 1977

Top 20 records on 8 July 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 July 1977	Uruapan (Smn), MX	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1977	Acmetonia Lock 3, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1977	N Loup, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	66 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1977	Vazantes, BR	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1977	Prattsburg 2 NW, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1977	Bombana (Cfe), MX	monthly low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1977	Kamensk-Sahtinskij, RU	daily rain	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1977	Cuthbert, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1977	Blowing Rock 1NW, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	83 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1977	Helena 1 SSE, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1977	Gorodovikovsk, RU	monthly rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1977	Woodward, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1977	Feldberg/Schwarzwald, DE	daily rain	66.9 mm (2.6 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1977	Ratnagiri, IN	all-time rain	350.0 mm (13.8 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1977	Dudinka, RU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1977	La Grange 1N, US	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	83 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1977	Fredericksburg Np, US	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	83 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1977	Rostov-Na-Donu, RU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1977	Corry, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1977	Moran, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	67 years	43 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1977. 1977 had 743 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	453
10 to 20	40
20 to 30	22
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	7
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	3