Weather Records on 18 July 2008

593 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 July 2008. Highest significance: Marinette, US.

Key Facts for 18 July 2008

On 18 July 2008, 593 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
177 were record highs and 199 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 567 daily.
Marinette set a daily record precipitation of 74.9 mm (2.9 in) on 18 July 2008.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

593 stations

593 station records on 18 July 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 July 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marinette	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Timber Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gresham 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
El Estribo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Peon Blanco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Eldora	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kerch	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Daytona Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lagos de Moreno (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Goodman Sanitary Dist	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Los Pilares	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glorieta	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tecuala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charcas (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnohrad	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hubbell	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Puesto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kargopol	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pogibi	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Phetchabun	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Annex Creek	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Agustin Metziquititlan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zearing	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alberta Ford For Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.2 C (91.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ostuta	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Armadillo de Los Infante	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clines Corners 7SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saltville 1N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jesus del Monte	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Seaside	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Samaria	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Half Moon Bay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Upton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maceio (Aeroporto)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Znamianka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Malcolm	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wymore	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Minas Nuevas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

593 records

Records set or tied on 18 July 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 84, Lowest daily maximum 91, Highest daily minimum 93, Lowest daily minimum 108, Heaviest daily rainfall 217.

Records on 18 July 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	84
Lowest daily maximum	91
Highest daily minimum	93
Lowest daily minimum	108
Heaviest daily rainfall	217
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 July 2008 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 23, daily 567.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

439 broken records

Margins by which the 439 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 July 2008

Top 20 records on 18 July 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 July 2008	Marinette, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	79 years	68 of 100 (Major)
18 July 2008	Timber Lake, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
18 July 2008	Ft Sumner, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	85 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2008	Gresham 3W, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2008	El Estribo, MX	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2008	Peon Blanco, MX	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2008	Eldora, US	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2008	Kerch, UA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2008	Daytona Beach, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	76 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2008	Lagos de Moreno (Dge), MX	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2008	Alpena Wwtp, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2008	Chazy, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	73 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2008	Goodman Sanitary Dist, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2008	Los Pilares, MX	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2008	Fairbury 7S, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2008	Frankfort, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	111 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2008	Tecumseh 1S, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	106 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2008	Berkeley, US	daily low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	103 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2008	Webster City, US	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2008	Darlington, US	monthly low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	75 years	44 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 593 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 07-18 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1801	1
1845	1
1847	1
1851	1
1858	1
1862	1
1863	2
1865	1
1866	2
1871	2
1872	1
1874	1
1877	1
1878	4
1880	1
1881	2
1883	2
1886	2
1887	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	4
1891	1
1892	2
1895	1
1896	2
1897	6
1898	2
1899	3
1900	8
1901	5
1902	3
1903	14
1904	7
1905	22
1906	13
1907	12
1908	39
1909	11
1910	33
1911	42
1912	28
1913	21
1914	47
1915	95
1916	235
1917	265
1918	58
1919	38
1920	59
1921	67
1922	138
1923	126
1924	306
1925	217
1926	191
1927	85
1928	108
1929	123
1930	462
1931	382
1932	343
1933	228
1934	502
1935	212
1936	665
1937	334
1938	306
1939	424
1940	352
1941	349
1942	661
1943	277
1944	333
1945	350
1946	334
1947	385
1948	289
1949	521
1950	632
1951	307
1952	597
1953	493
1954	501
1955	423
1956	466
1957	325
1958	475
1959	548
1960	669
1961	280
1962	516
1963	269
1964	523
1965	707
1966	545
1967	735
1968	998
1969	590
1970	530
1971	625
1972	701
1973	976
1974	729
1975	643
1976	1,047
1977	839
1978	881
1979	821
1980	747
1981	624
1982	749
1983	1,071
1984	1,000
1985	582
1986	908
1987	1,845
1988	1,001
1989	1,233
1990	1,053
1991	589
1992	1,135
1993	1,013
1994	720
1995	904
1996	1,157
1997	785
1998	1,169
1999	900
2000	1,214
2001	909
2002	840
2003	1,159
2004	985
2005	1,210
2006	1,285
2007	1,267
2008	593
2009	1,757
2010	878
2011	1,148
2012	1,070
2013	921
2014	1,348
2015	745
2016	609
2017	426
2018	699
2019	548
2020	361
2021	676
2022	1,071
2023	867
2024	581
2025	779
2026	806

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Data for records on 2008-07-18: 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 10	355
10 to 20	48
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	12
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1