Weather Records on 8 July 2005

1,250 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 July 2005. Highest significance: Marree (Clayton), AU.

Key Facts for 8 July 2005

On 8 July 2005, 1,250 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
609 were record highs and 260 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 14 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 1,192 daily.
Marree (Clayton) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 56.0 mm (2.2 in) on 8 July 2005.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

1,250 stations

1,250 station records on 8 July 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 July 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marree (Clayton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Snow Hill 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Arltunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Mungeranie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Henbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Broken Hill (Langawirra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
The Plains 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
New Haven Tweed AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Muloorina Station (Muloorina H	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Abu Hamed	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Princess Anne	United States	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Elkin	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wardensville R M Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fowlers Gap Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Walkerton 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Patterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Sturts Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Canberra Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Potomac Fltr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Farmville	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Maryvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pembina	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Todd River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Transou	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Arkaroola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Iaeger 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Skyline 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford Hydro STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Man	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Cavenagh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brazos	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bluestone Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Falls Village	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dry Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yadkinville 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,250 records

Records set or tied on 8 July 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 356, Lowest daily maximum 179, Highest daily minimum 253, Lowest daily minimum 81, Heaviest daily rainfall 381.

Records on 8 July 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	356
Lowest daily maximum	179
Highest daily minimum	253
Lowest daily minimum	81
Heaviest daily rainfall	381
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 July 2005 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 44, daily 1,192.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

961 broken records

Margins by which the 961 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 67.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 July 2005

Top 20 records on 8 July 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 July 2005	Marree (Clayton), AU	monthly rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	89 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 July 2005	Woodstock 2 NE, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	113 years	79 of 100 (Major)
8 July 2005	Snow Hill 4 N, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	88 years	75 of 100 (Major)
8 July 2005	Arltunga, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	80 years	74 of 100 (Major)
8 July 2005	Mungeranie, AU	monthly rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	94 years	73 of 100 (Major)
8 July 2005	Henbury, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	100 years	69 of 100 (Major)
8 July 2005	Statesville 2 NNE, US	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	90 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 July 2005	Broken Hill (Langawirra), AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	100 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 July 2005	The Plains 2 NNE, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 July 2005	New Haven Tweed AP, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 July 2005	Muloorina Station (Muloorina H, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2005	Abu Hamed, SD	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2005	Princess Anne, US	all-time rain	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	94 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2005	Elkin, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	62 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2005	Arcadia, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2005	Wardensville R M Farm, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	71 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2005	Fowlers Gap Research Station, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2005	Walkerton 2 NW, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2005	Moorefield 1 SSE, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2005	Patterson, US	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	53 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2005. 2005 had 1,250 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 2005-07-08: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	773
10 to 20	93
20 to 30	50
30 to 40	28
40 to 50	10
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	2