Weather Records on 8 July 2008

1,406 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 July 2008. Highest significance: Halmstad, SE.

Key Facts for 8 July 2008

On 8 July 2008, 1,406 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
374 were record highs and 431 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 64 monthly and 1,335 daily.
Halmstad set a daily record precipitation of 48.5 mm (1.9 in) on 8 July 2008.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

1,406 stations

1,406 station records on 8 July 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 July 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Halmstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hawkesdale (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Woolsthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Nullawarre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kolora (Wooriwyrite)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Raymondville	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Akhty	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Agua Buena (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	289.6 mm (11.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel de Lobos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Morpeth: Cockle Park	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Willaura (Yarram Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ojo de Agua	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	201.7 mm (7.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mercedes 6 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Terang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Omitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Alvaro Obregon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
El Pilon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Hairyuzovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
El Salto (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	244.9 mm (9.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sojna	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Harlingen	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Weslaco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Plan Lago de Texcoco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
El Mezquital KM. 150	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Capulhuac	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wooroolin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Koroit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mundubbera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shanwei	China	Record daily precipitation	156.9 mm (6.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ayutla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ojo de Agua Seco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
De Sabla	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Downieville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gilman	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Tezoyo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Metepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Santos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	201.2 mm (7.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Theodore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Semjachik	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	33.2 C (91.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woodleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nanango Wills St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Presa la Esperanza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Blas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Dieguito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	289.8 mm (11.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Big Creek Ph 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Livermore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lorimor	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,406 records

Records set or tied on 8 July 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 137, Lowest daily maximum 328, Highest daily minimum 237, Lowest daily minimum 103, Heaviest daily rainfall 601.

Records on 8 July 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	137
Lowest daily maximum	328
Highest daily minimum	237
Lowest daily minimum	103
Heaviest daily rainfall	601
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 July 2008 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 64, daily 1,335.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,104 broken records

Margins by which the 1,104 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 163.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 July 2008

Top 20 records on 8 July 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 July 2008	Halmstad, SE	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	77 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 July 2008	Hawkesdale (Post Office), AU	monthly rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 July 2008	Woolsthorpe, AU	monthly rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 July 2008	Nullawarre, AU	monthly rain	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 July 2008	Kolora (Wooriwyrite), AU	monthly rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	71 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 July 2008	Indianola 1SW, US	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 July 2008	Raymondville, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	71 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 July 2008	Willows 6 W, US	daily high min	28.9 C (84.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	97 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 July 2008	Akhty, RU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2008	Agua Buena (Smn), MX	monthly rain	289.6 mm (11.4 in)	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2008	Winterset 4N, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	106 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2008	San Miguel de Lobos, MX	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2008	Morpeth: Cockle Park, GB	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2008	Willaura (Yarram Park), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	86 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2008	Ojo de Agua, MX	monthly rain	201.7 mm (7.9 in)	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2008	Mercedes 6 SSE, US	monthly low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	91 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2008	Tula, MX	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2008	Terang, AU	monthly rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2008	Omitlan, MX	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2008	Presa Alvaro Obregon, MX	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	17 years	52 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2008. 2008 had 1,406 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 2008-07-08: 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 25	1,037
25 to 50	51
50 to 75	8
75 to 100	5
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1