Weather Records on 8 July 1957

429 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 July 1957. Highest significance: Harrison 1 NNW, US.

Key Facts for 8 July 1957

On 8 July 1957, 429 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
156 were record highs and 61 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 415 daily.
Harrison 1 NNW set an all-time record daily precipitation of 134.6 mm (5.3 in) on 8 July 1957.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

429 stations

429 station records on 8 July 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 July 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Harrison 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Midland 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bombala (Cambalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high minimum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Leamington	Canada	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fife Lake 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hecla	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mul	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
East Lansing Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bendoc Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warthausen-Birkenhard	Germany	Record daily precipitation	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kadayam	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Willowghby East Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenfels	Germany	Record daily precipitation	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ulm	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gauhati Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Delegate Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hartsel	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Butchers Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	32.3 C (90.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tuttlingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rajahmundry	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Umerkhed	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pali	India	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnyj Chikoj	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
River Jordan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Higgins Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

429 records

Records set or tied on 8 July 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 62, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 94, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 211, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 8 July 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	62
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	94
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	211
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 July 1957 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 5, daily 415.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

357 broken records

Margins by which the 357 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 79.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 July 1957

Top 20 records on 8 July 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 July 1957	Harrison 1 NNW, US	all-time rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	79 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1957	Lake City Exp Farm, US	all-time rain	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	17 years	71 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1957	Saginaw Mbs Intl AP, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1957	Houghton Lake 6 WSW, US	all-time rain	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	2 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1957	Midland 2, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1957	Alma, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1957	Grayling, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1957	Bay City, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	58 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1957	Charlotte, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1957	Bombala (Cambalong), AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1957	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily high min	23.5 C (74.3 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	111 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1957	Coldwater St School, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1957	Pontiac Wwtp, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1957	Agassiz Cda, CA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1957	Leamington, CA	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1957	Fife Lake 4 SW, US	all-time rain	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1957	Hecla, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1957	Mul, IN	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1957	East Lansing Exp Farm, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1957	Bologna, IT	daily high min	26.3 C (79.3 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	111 years	42 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1957. 1957 had 429 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 1957-07-08: 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 10	283
10 to 20	32
20 to 30	20
30 to 40	12
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1