Weather Records on 1 July 2018

764 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 July 2018. Highest significance: Cairns Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 1 July 2018

On 1 July 2018, 764 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
504 were record highs and 114 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 743 daily.
Cairns Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 34.3 mm (1.4 in) on 1 July 2018.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 428 records.

Record Map

764 stations

764 station records on 1 July 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 July 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Nantes-Bouguenais	France	Record daily precipitation	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Spirit Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gresham 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Delungra (Pearsby Hall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nagqu	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Seychelles Internat	Seychelles	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
The Granites	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hemingford	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gangca	China	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nullamanna (Silverdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bakchar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pactola Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mont-de-Marsan	France	Record daily precipitation	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruchchirapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high maximum temperature	39.0 C (102.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Windom	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ewing	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kluhorskij Pereval	Georgia	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kamensk-Sahtinskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sand Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rize	Turkey	Record high minimum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Turkmen-Bashi	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Surprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beechal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sambava	Madagascar	Record low minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Akhty	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral-Nye-Vody	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

764 records

Records set or tied on 1 July 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 185, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 319, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 146.

Records on 1 July 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	185
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	319
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	146
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 July 2018 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 16, daily 743.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

575 broken records

Margins by which the 575 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 July 2018

Top 20 records on 1 July 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 July 2018	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	116 years	67 of 100 (Major)
1 July 2018	Nantes-Bouguenais, FR	daily rain	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
1 July 2018	Genoa 2 W, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	109 years	66 of 100 (Major)
1 July 2018	Mason City, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	84 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 July 2018	Decatur Wtp, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	88 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 2018	Spirit Lake, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 2018	Gresham 3W, US	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	20 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 2018	Newport, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 2018	Delungra (Pearsby Hall), AU	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	95 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 2018	Nagqu, CN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 2018	Seychelles Internat, SC	daily rain	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	76.1 mm (3.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 2018	The Granites, AU	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	100 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 2018	Hemingford, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 2018	Gangca, CN	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 2018	Cheyenne Wells 2NE, US	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	91 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 2018	Hill City 1E, US	monthly rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	2 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 2018	Nullamanna (Silverdale), AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 2018	Pocahontas, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	97 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 2018	Bakchar, RU	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 2018	Hill City, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	56 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 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2018. 2018 had 764 records.

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

Records on 07-01 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1811	2
1816	1
1832	1
1833	1
1835	1
1839	1
1840	1
1841	1
1846	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1864	1
1868	1
1870	2
1871	1
1872	3
1874	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	4
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1887	1
1888	4
1889	2
1890	2
1891	6
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	7
1896	1
1897	4
1898	10
1899	8
1900	2
1901	16
1902	6
1903	13
1904	18
1905	20
1906	14
1907	11
1908	11
1909	21
1910	30
1911	24
1912	51
1913	62
1914	126
1915	22
1916	30
1917	34
1918	57
1919	32
1920	293
1921	239
1922	55
1923	298
1924	350
1925	166
1926	95
1927	163
1928	65
1929	146
1930	163
1931	763
1932	300
1933	601
1934	220
1935	263
1936	425
1937	491
1938	355
1939	287
1940	393
1941	528
1942	510
1943	494
1944	252
1945	614
1946	432
1947	493
1948	278
1949	301
1950	435
1951	484
1952	271
1953	618
1954	619
1955	535
1956	420
1957	657
1958	496
1959	738
1960	386
1961	370
1962	280
1963	663
1964	403
1965	358
1966	504
1967	488
1968	721
1969	472
1970	632
1971	421
1972	474
1973	627
1974	738
1975	554
1976	768
1977	672
1978	718
1979	722
1980	959
1981	828
1982	1,606
1983	749
1984	766
1985	1,019
1986	965
1987	954
1988	1,542
1989	832
1990	1,405
1991	1,021
1992	1,689
1993	623
1994	936
1995	1,326
1996	637
1997	1,145
1998	1,280
1999	1,395
2000	593
2001	897
2002	1,090
2003	1,031
2004	768
2005	941
2006	674
2007	719
2008	857
2009	1,159
2010	1,146
2011	1,038
2012	1,295
2013	1,151
2014	517
2015	917
2016	515
2017	667
2018	764
2019	531
2020	820
2021	957
2022	759
2023	514
2024	660
2025	1,181
2026	958

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Data for records on 2018-07-01: 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	511
10 to 20	40
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	11
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	2