Weather Records on 8 July 2020

521 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 July 2020. Highest significance: Moloaa 1145, US.

Key Facts for 8 July 2020

On 8 July 2020, 521 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
267 were record highs and 125 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 501 daily.
Moloaa 1145 set a daily record precipitation of 33.8 mm (1.3 in) on 8 July 2020.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

521 stations

521 station records on 8 July 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 July 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moloaa 1145	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Dwarka	India	Record daily precipitation	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Ullanger	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lincolnton	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mukteshwar Kumaon	India	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	37.4 C (99.3 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Magadan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mildura Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Zima	Russia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Crossett 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Segovia	Spain	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Whitney Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Old Forge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high maximum temperature	37.5 C (99.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Smithville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Watford City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Volshskiy Gmo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	41.3 C (106.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sikasso	Mali	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Cloud Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Niigata	Japan	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fukuoka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oita	Japan	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bulgan	Mongolia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Joskar-Ola	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Colusa 2 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lukojanov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oswego	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Matsuyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coronado Nmem	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Hazel 2 NE Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rusk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Afton - Janesville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Walpeup Research	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kobe	Japan	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bijsk Zonalnaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad-Airport	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

521 records

Records set or tied on 8 July 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 190, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 129.

Records on 8 July 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	190
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	129
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 July 2020 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 15, daily 501.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

394 broken records

Margins by which the 394 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 109.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 July 2020

Top 20 records on 8 July 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 July 2020	Moloaa 1145, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	71 of 100 (Major)
8 July 2020	Dwarka, IN	daily rain	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	85 years	68 of 100 (Major)
8 July 2020	Ullanger, SE	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 July 2020	Lincolnton, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	67 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2020	Mukteshwar Kumaon, IN	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	61 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2020	Karlstad, SE	monthly low min	2.0 C (35.6 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	117 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2020	Nikolsk, RU	all-time high max	37.4 C (99.3 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	82 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2020	Magadan, RU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2020	Buxton, GB	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	82 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2020	Mildura Airport, AU	all-time low max	7.6 C (45.7 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	63 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2020	Hallettsville 2 N, US	daily high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	105 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2020	Zima, RU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2020	Cuero, US	daily high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	98 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2020	Crossett 2 SSE, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	101 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2020	Luling, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	94 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2020	Segovia, ES	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2020	New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	107 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2020	Mountainair, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2020	Whitney Dam, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2020	Old Forge, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	110 years	43 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2020. 2020 had 521 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	1,455
2016	670
2017	887
2018	457
2019	569
2020	521
2021	890
2022	607
2023	765
2024	1,269
2025	616
2026	438

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Data for records on 2020-07-08: 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 2026-10-17 (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	372
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1