Weather Records on 31 July 2008

911 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 July 2008. Highest significance: Marble Hill, US.

Key Facts for 31 July 2008

On 31 July 2008, 911 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
497 were record highs and 182 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 881 daily.
Marble Hill set a daily record precipitation of 95.3 mm (3.8 in) on 31 July 2008.
Across 155 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

911 stations

911 station records on 31 July 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 July 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marble Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tecamachalco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Leuchars	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Potrerillos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Morpeth: Cockle Park	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
High Mowthorpe	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sebree 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Browns Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bowhill	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Anvil Rch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Golondrinas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Christchurch Intl	New Zealand	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Palmar de Bravo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ojo de Agua Seco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bor	Russia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Houston 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jiquipilco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Barkam	China	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Castricum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dunbar	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
N Pole	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Dominican Republic	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	41.2 C (106.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	40.3 C (104.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Magadan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Washburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pedro Montoya	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Springs Agric Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Madisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Donora 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sisseton	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ramos Arizpe (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alejskaja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shields	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anniston Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alcomunga	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kyzyl-Ozek	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	36.9 C (98.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes 10 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kosice	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jesus del Monte	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eielson Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

911 records

Records set or tied on 31 July 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 217, Lowest daily maximum 77, Highest daily minimum 280, Lowest daily minimum 105, Heaviest daily rainfall 232.

Records on 31 July 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	217
Lowest daily maximum	77
Highest daily minimum	280
Lowest daily minimum	105
Heaviest daily rainfall	232
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 July 2008 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 27, daily 881.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

622 broken records

Margins by which the 622 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 81.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 July 2008

Top 20 records on 31 July 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 July 2008	Marble Hill, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	80 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 July 2008	New Salem 5NW, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	97 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 July 2008	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily rain	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2008	Willmar Wwtp, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2008	Tecamachalco, MX	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2008	Leuchars, GB	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2008	Covington 8 WNW, US	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	104 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2008	Potrerillos, MX	daily low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2008	Lebanon, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	82 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2008	Morpeth: Cockle Park, GB	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2008	High Mowthorpe, GB	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2008	Sebree 1 E, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2008	Browns Valley, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2008	Ellendale, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	108 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2008	Bowhill, GB	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2008	Anvil Rch, US	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2008	Presa Golondrinas, MX	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2008	Christchurch Intl, NZ	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2008	Palmar de Bravo, MX	monthly rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2008	Ojo de Agua Seco, MX	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	8 years	46 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

1804 to 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 2008. 2008 had 911 records.

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

Records on 07-31 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1815	1
1816	1
1828	1
1834	1
1839	1
1840	1
1841	2
1851	1
1858	2
1860	4
1863	1
1866	1
1873	2
1876	1
1879	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	5
1889	2
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1896	2
1897	2
1898	5
1900	1
1901	3
1902	4
1903	16
1904	12
1905	10
1906	14
1907	17
1908	22
1909	15
1910	21
1911	29
1912	14
1913	31
1914	28
1915	71
1916	63
1917	126
1918	39
1919	27
1920	168
1921	112
1922	24
1923	236
1924	97
1925	349
1926	226
1927	161
1928	145
1929	134
1930	143
1931	441
1932	314
1933	504
1934	449
1935	418
1936	548
1937	297
1938	417
1939	357
1940	415
1941	323
1942	342
1943	342
1944	312
1945	499
1946	426
1947	341
1948	341
1949	406
1950	511
1951	364
1952	472
1953	414
1954	459
1955	813
1956	574
1957	268
1958	374
1959	424
1960	622
1961	504
1962	348
1963	294
1964	637
1965	858
1966	606
1967	326
1968	637
1969	440
1970	576
1971	1,850
1972	667
1973	583
1974	363
1975	1,386
1976	530
1977	543
1978	754
1979	501
1980	1,047
1981	672
1982	767
1983	901
1984	777
1985	1,065
1986	1,021
1987	934
1988	940
1989	1,753
1990	911
1991	647
1992	1,169
1993	1,031
1994	1,207
1995	1,223
1996	1,084
1997	984
1998	1,195
1999	1,643
2000	1,001
2001	1,414
2002	1,080
2003	1,157
2004	779
2005	742
2006	1,405
2007	1,023
2008	911
2009	1,156
2010	1,485
2011	1,040
2012	712
2013	469
2014	1,000
2015	948
2016	501
2017	485
2018	1,135
2019	551
2020	1,034
2021	1,020
2022	861
2023	671
2024	748
2025	836
2026	754

Download the Data

Data for records on 2008-07-31: 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 20	578
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1