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Weather Records on 5 June 1908

32 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 June 1908. Highest significance: Lichtentanne, DE.

Key Facts for 5 June 1908

  • On 5 June 1908, 32 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 6 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 32 daily.
  • Lichtentanne set a daily record precipitation of 48.7 mm (1.9 in) on 5 June 1908.
  • Across 156 earlier years (1804 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

32 stations
Weather records on 5 June 1908 32 station records on 5 June 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
32 station records on 5 June 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 5 June 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
LichtentanneGermanyRecord daily precipitation48.7 mm (1.9 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
VastervikSwedenRecord daily precipitation27.5 mm (1.1 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
SandvigDenmarkRecord daily precipitation21.4 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Calitzdorp PolSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_FlygplatsSwedenRecord daily precipitation24.2 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-MalmslaettSwedenRecord daily precipitation15.8 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
LundSwedenRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KristianstadSwedenRecord daily precipitation13.4 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
AthensUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Jena SternwarteGermanyRecord daily precipitation20.9 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord high minimum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
RiversdaleSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Kalmar_DSwedenRecord daily precipitation15.6 mm (0.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
GrahamstownSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord high maximum temperature30.6 C (87.1 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
TartuEstoniaRecord daily precipitation16.3 mm (0.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
KarlshamnSwedenRecord daily precipitation9.8 mm (0.39 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-HassloSwedenRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord high minimum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord daily precipitation18.2 mm (0.7 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord high minimum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Durban-Botanical GardensSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
BolognaItalyRecord high minimum temperature23.0 C (73.4 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord high maximum temperature30.0 C (86.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

32 records
Records on 5 June 1908 by type Records set or tied on 5 June 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 19. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 5Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 19Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 5 June 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 19.
Records on 5 June 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum5
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall19
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 5 June 1908 by timescale Records on 5 June 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 32. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 32all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 5 June 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 32.
Records on 5 June 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily32

How Much Records Were Beaten By

29 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 June 1908 Margins by which the 29 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 20.0. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 3: 143 to 5: 25 to 8: 28 to 10: 510 to 13: 313 to 15: 015 to 18: 218 to 20: 10 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 1010 to 1313 to 1515 to 1818 to 20
Margins by which the 29 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 20.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 June 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 314
3 to 52
5 to 82
8 to 105
10 to 133
13 to 150
15 to 182
18 to 201

Top 20 by Significance

5 June 1908
Top 20 records on 5 June 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 June 1908Lichtentanne, DEdaily rain48.7 mm (1.9 in)20.0 mm (0.8 in)36 years39 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1908Vastervik, SEdaily rain27.5 mm (1.1 in)15.3 mm (0.6 in)23 years37 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1908Sandvig, DKdaily rain21.4 mm (0.8 in)16.3 mm (0.6 in)25 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1908Calitzdorp Pol, ZAdaily rain9.4 mm (0.37 in)9.4 mm (0.37 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1908Visby_Flygplats, SEdaily rain24.2 mm (1.0 in)9.2 mm (0.36 in)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1908Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SEdaily rain15.8 mm (0.6 in)7.7 mm (0.30 in)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1908Lund, SEdaily rain14.5 mm (0.6 in)10.8 mm (0.4 in)6 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1908Kristianstad, SEdaily rain13.4 mm (0.5 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)6 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1908Athens, USdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)58 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1908Jena Sternwarte, DEdaily rain20.9 mm (0.8 in)5.2 mm (0.20 in)18 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1908Kingston Queens U, CAdaily high min16.7 C (62.1 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1908Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily low max11.7 C (53.1 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)13 years19 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1908Riversdale, ZAdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)11.4 mm (0.4 in)1 year19 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1908Kalmar_D, SEdaily rain15.6 mm (0.6 in)3.9 mm (0.15 in)23 years19 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1908Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily low max10.6 C (51.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)42 years18 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1908Grahamstown, ZAdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)8.6 mm (0.34 in)26 years18 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1908Dalhousie, CAdaily high max30.6 C (87.1 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)15 years17 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1908Santa Fe, USdaily low min3.3 C (37.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)31 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1908Bourke Post Office, AUdaily low max14.4 C (57.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)35 years14 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1908Tartu, EEdaily rain16.3 mm (0.6 in)1.7 mm (0.07 in)27 years14 of 100 (Routine)

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

1804 to 1908
Records on 06-05 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1908. 1908 had 32 records. 01,0002,0003,0001804: 21805: 11810: 21822: 11837: 11843: 11846: 21849: 21854: 11857: 21861: 11866: 11870: 11871: 61874: 21877: 11880: 21881: 11883: 11884: 11885: 51888: 21889: 21890: 31891: 31894: 21895: 11896: 41897: 11898: 41899: 91900: 41901: 81902: 21903: 71904: 101905: 81906: 121907: 151908: 321909: 131910: 421911: 181912: 261913: 361914: 451915: 211916: 381917: 1321918: 531919: 861920: 971921: 1381922: 1001923: 5771924: 1211925: 4421926: 3491927: 2681928: 3521929: 3831930: 1871931: 2291932: 1671933: 5861934: 4201935: 4261936: 2711937: 4241938: 2651939: 3641940: 1981941: 2881942: 2021943: 5891944: 4231945: 1,2151946: 6561947: 4861948: 4601949: 3691950: 4131951: 5321952: 5191953: 3191954: 7231955: 2491956: 6561957: 6001958: 4331959: 4011960: 3291961: 4751962: 5561963: 5771964: 5181965: 3651966: 6221967: 5841968: 7791969: 9241970: 6071971: 5021972: 5521973: 5491974: 6111975: 5531976: 5641977: 1,1711978: 6071979: 7221980: 6871981: 9071982: 1,4871983: 8461984: 8571985: 1,3391986: 8731987: 8591988: 1,9691989: 1,0011990: 1,1871991: 9211992: 8891993: 1,6161994: 6971995: 8091996: 7761997: 1,2291998: 2,5561999: 1,2662000: 1,2802001: 1,0212002: 1,2812003: 1,1592004: 9732005: 8822006: 9752007: 6802008: 1,5752009: 9202010: 1,1642011: 9132012: 8672013: 4652014: 6142015: 7192016: 1,3852017: 4402018: 4492019: 6242020: 9302021: 1,1982022: 6802023: 5092024: 7122025: 5071804188019011917193319491965198119972013
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1908. 1908 had 32 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 06-05 in each year
YearRecords
18042
18051
18102
18221
18371
18431
18462
18492
18541
18572
18611
18661
18701
18716
18742
18771
18802
18811
18831
18841
18855
18882
18892
18903
18913
18942
18951
18964
18971
18984
18999
19004
19018
19022
19037
190410
19058
190612
190715
190832
190913
191042
191118
191226
191336
191445
191521
191638
1917132
191853
191986
192097
1921138
1922100
1923577
1924121
1925442
1926349
1927268
1928352
1929383
1930187
1931229
1932167
1933586
1934420
1935426
1936271
1937424
1938265
1939364
1940198
1941288
1942202
1943589
1944423
19451,215
1946656
1947486
1948460
1949369
1950413
1951532
1952519
1953319
1954723
1955249
1956656
1957600
1958433
1959401
1960329
1961475
1962556
1963577
1964518
1965365
1966622
1967584
1968779
1969924
1970607
1971502
1972552
1973549
1974611
1975553
1976564
19771,171
1978607
1979722
1980687
1981907
19821,487
1983846
1984857
19851,339
1986873
1987859
19881,969
19891,001
19901,187
1991921
1992889
19931,616
1994697
1995809
1996776
19971,229
19982,556
19991,266
20001,280
20011,021
20021,281
20031,159
2004973
2005882
2006975
2007680
20081,575
2009920
20101,164
2011913
2012867
2013465
2014614
2015719
20161,385
2017440
2018449
2019624
2020930
20211,198
2022680
2023509
2024712
2025507

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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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).