Weather Records on 8 July 2021

890 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 July 2021. Highest significance: Sisian, AM.

Key Facts for 8 July 2021

On 8 July 2021, 890 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
579 were record highs and 135 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 16 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 838 daily.
Sisian set a daily record precipitation of 99.1 mm (3.9 in) on 8 July 2021.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

890 stations

890 station records on 8 July 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 July 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sisian	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Carthage Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Hefei	China	Record daily precipitation	188.7 mm (7.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Rotenburg (Wumme)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ft Stewart	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Robstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Chanthaburi	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	239.8 mm (9.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Usher Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ekimchan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mena Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sigmarszell-Zeisertsweiler	Germany	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Corpus Christi	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Munsingen-Apfelstetten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Victoria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Moroni	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nizamabad	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mathis 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lumberton Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ebrach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waghausel-Kirrlach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pbo Anantapur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Puukohola Heiau 98.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ellwangen-Rindelbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Portage	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pt Comfort	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tifton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
E Tawas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Adel	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	43.8 C (110.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
River Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hiroshima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	197.6 mm (7.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Taipak	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manning	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Combolcha	Ethiopia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kem-Port	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spirit Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stony Creek 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gollhofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

890 records

Records set or tied on 8 July 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 255, Lowest daily maximum 109, Highest daily minimum 324, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 176.

Records on 8 July 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	255
Lowest daily maximum	109
Highest daily minimum	324
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	176
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 July 2021 by timescale: all-time 16, monthly 36, daily 838.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

723 broken records

Margins by which the 723 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 July 2021

Top 20 records on 8 July 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 July 2021	Sisian, AM	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	89.3 mm (3.5 in)	67 years	68 of 100 (Major)
8 July 2021	Carthage Wtp, US	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 July 2021	Hefei, CN	daily rain	188.7 mm (7.4 in)	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 July 2021	Albion, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	82 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 July 2021	Lockport 2SE, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	82 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 July 2021	Rotenburg (Wumme), DE	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 July 2021	Ft Stewart, US	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 July 2021	Robstown, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	63 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2021	Chanthaburi, TH	daily rain	239.8 mm (9.4 in)	140.8 mm (5.5 in)	39 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2021	Usher Twr, US	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2021	Ekimchan, RU	all-time rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	81 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2021	Lake City 2 E, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	82 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2021	Mena Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2021	Sigmarszell-Zeisertsweiler, DE	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	74 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2021	Glennville 3NW, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	71 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2021	Corpus Christi, US	daily rain	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2021	Danevang 1 W, US	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	98 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2021	Munsingen-Apfelstetten, DE	monthly rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	57 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2021	Ciudad Victoria, MX	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2021	Moroni, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	108 years	50 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 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2021. 2021 had 890 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 2021-07-08: 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	677
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1