Weather Records on 8 July 2011

838 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 July 2011. Highest significance: Steamboat Springs, US.

Key Facts for 8 July 2011

On 8 July 2011, 838 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
435 were record highs and 152 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 808 daily.
Steamboat Springs set a daily record precipitation of 31.5 mm (1.2 in) on 8 July 2011.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

838 stations

838 station records on 8 July 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 July 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Newburgh L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mozajsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Quemado	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Denver-Stapleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Aldama (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	44.5 C (112.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Evansville Museum	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Clusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Miami Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Staritsa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Venice	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gooseberry RS	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Trubcevsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Center 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Providence	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Taipak	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	44.6 C (112.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kristinehamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis de la Paz	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	41.5 C (106.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Altotonga	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Joskar-Ola	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Farnsworth Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto de Valles	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St Petersburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Temir	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	43.2 C (109.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arellano	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Punta Gorda 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Melstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sallisaw 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chilo Meldahl Locks & Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
La Tuna 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Palenque (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Victoria (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

838 records

Records set or tied on 8 July 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 179, Lowest daily maximum 74, Highest daily minimum 256, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 251.

Records on 8 July 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	179
Lowest daily maximum	74
Highest daily minimum	256
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	251
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 July 2011 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 21, daily 808.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

598 broken records

Margins by which the 598 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 99.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 July 2011

Top 20 records on 8 July 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 July 2011	Steamboat Springs, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 July 2011	Mt Carmel, US	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	92 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 July 2011	Newburgh L&D, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 July 2011	Mozajsk, RU	daily rain	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 July 2011	Quemado, US	all-time high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	69 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 July 2011	Mt Vernon, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2011	Denver-Stapleton, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2011	Aldama (Dge), MX	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	49 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2011	Pana, US	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	110 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2011	Uil, KZ	all-time high max	44.5 C (112.1 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	70 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2011	Evansville Museum, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	58 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2011	Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	114 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2011	Mc Clusky, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	85 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2011	Miami Beach, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	81 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2011	Staritsa, RU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2011	Venice, US	daily rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	5 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2011	Gooseberry RS, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2011	Trubcevsk, RU	daily rain	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2011	Center 4SE, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2011	Atyrau, KZ	daily high min	28.4 C (83.1 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	100 years	45 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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2011. 2011 had 838 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	1,456
2016	670
2017	886
2018	457
2019	569
2020	521
2021	890
2022	607
2023	765
2024	1,269
2025	616
2026	438

Download the Data

Data for records on 2011-07-08: 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	553
20 to 40	36
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1