Weather Records on 8 July 2012

1,237 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 July 2012. Highest significance: Waterdale, US.

Key Facts for 8 July 2012

On 8 July 2012, 1,237 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
901 were record highs and 114 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 46 were all-time records, 47 monthly and 1,144 daily.
Waterdale set a daily record precipitation of 57.2 mm (2.3 in) on 8 July 2012.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

1,237 stations

1,237 station records on 8 July 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 July 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waterdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Mockfjard	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	101.7 mm (4.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Karvia Alkkia	Finland	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Peppermint Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Haigler	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Maaninka Halola	Finland	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Merikarvia Tuorila Alakyla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	83.7 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Eastonville 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Isojoki Karjenkoski	Finland	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ytterhogdal	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lobonas_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lannas	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsett Rc Byrd Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Halsua Kanala Purola	Finland	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Villaflores (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Barnaul	Russia	Record daily precipitation	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Potosi 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Warriup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Norderney	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Warra Jarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lapinlahti Lamminkayra	Finland	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sigourney	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Simea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City Brenner Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fagerhult_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nyhammar	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mora_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Natl Arboretum Dc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bardwell Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Studley 9NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Visingso	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fredriksberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Old Forge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Skultuna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bergvik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nianfors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hua Hin	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,237 records

Records set or tied on 8 July 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 477, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 424, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 222.

Records on 8 July 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	477
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	424
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	222
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 July 2012 by timescale: all-time 46, monthly 47, daily 1,144.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

906 broken records

Margins by which the 906 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 68.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 July 2012

Top 20 records on 8 July 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 July 2012	Waterdale, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	106 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 July 2012	Mockfjard, SE	all-time rain	101.7 mm (4.0 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	73 of 100 (Major)
8 July 2012	Karvia Alkkia, FI	all-time rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 July 2012	Peppermint Grove, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	87 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2012	Haigler, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	62 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2012	Moorefield, US	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2012	Maaninka Halola, FI	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2012	Merikarvia Tuorila Alakyla, FI	monthly rain	83.7 mm (3.3 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2012	Eastonville 2 NNW, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2012	Clinton Forestry HQ, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	101 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2012	Isojoki Karjenkoski, FI	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2012	Ytterhogdal, SE	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2012	Lobonas_D, SE	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2012	Lannas, SE	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2012	Hogsett Rc Byrd Dam, US	all-time high max	42.8 C (109.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	57 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2012	Halsua Kanala Purola, FI	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2012	Villaflores (Smn), MX	monthly rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2012	Barnaul, RU	daily rain	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2012	Shoals 8 S, US	daily high max	42.2 C (108.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	98 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2012	Allerton, US	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	100 years	51 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 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2012. 2012 had 1,237 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

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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 10	815
10 to 20	50
20 to 30	24
30 to 40	11
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	2