Weather Records on 8 June 1917

50 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 June 1917. Highest significance: Umzimkulu (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 8 June 1917

On 8 June 1917, 50 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
0 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 47 daily.
Umzimkulu (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 38.4 mm (1.5 in) on 8 June 1917.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

50 stations

50 station records on 8 June 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 June 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Umzimkulu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Thomas River (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Putten (Gld)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Queenstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moonaree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Urawilkie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wollun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cultowa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pella	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tylden "Tulden"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Waverley (Belltrees 2)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Foster (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cathcart	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Newlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Wantabadgery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Waverley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Wallabadah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Willowmore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Leeu Gamka (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Tarrwong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Eversleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Fraserburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

50 records

Records set or tied on 8 June 1917 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 47.

Records on 8 June 1917 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	0
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	47
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 June 1917 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 47.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

45 broken records

Margins by which the 45 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 32.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 June 1917

Top 20 records on 8 June 1917 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 June 1917	Umzimkulu (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1917	Westminster, CA	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1917	Dordrecht - Tnk 14, ZA	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1917	Thomas River (Sar), ZA	all-time rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	7 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1917	Knysna (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	2 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1917	Lady Frere (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1917	Putten (Gld), NL	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	25 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1917	Queenstown, ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	25 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1917	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily rain	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1917	Moonaree, AU	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1917	Urawilkie, AU	daily rain	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1917	Orleansville (Chlef), DZ	daily rain	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1917	Wollun, AU	daily rain	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1917	Cultowa, AU	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1917	Orenburg, RU	daily rain	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1917	Pella, ZA	monthly rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1917	Walcha Post Office, AU	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1917	Tylden "Tulden", ZA	daily rain	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1917	Uccle, BE	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	19 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1917	Waverley (Belltrees 2), AU	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	24 years	17 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

1793 to 1917

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1917. 1917 had 50 records.

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

Records on 06-08 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1804	1
1808	1
1811	1
1816	1
1837	1
1838	1
1841	3
1844	1
1845	1
1849	1
1853	1
1855	2
1862	3
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1885	1
1887	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	5
1892	1
1894	4
1895	3
1896	4
1897	3
1898	5
1899	4
1900	3
1901	2
1902	3
1903	22
1904	4
1905	7
1906	30
1907	6
1908	40
1909	6
1910	11
1911	32
1912	48
1913	31
1914	56
1915	191
1916	51
1917	50
1918	48
1919	31
1920	71
1921	393
1922	88
1923	83
1924	175
1925	151
1926	119
1927	123
1928	134
1929	154
1930	292
1931	356
1932	304
1933	808
1934	364
1935	279
1936	240
1937	251
1938	347
1939	244
1940	230
1941	802
1942	307
1943	177
1944	403
1945	343
1946	272
1947	550
1948	787
1949	347
1950	1,153
1951	593
1952	358
1953	567
1954	312
1955	701
1956	549
1957	342
1958	423
1959	473
1960	301
1961	588
1962	301
1963	500
1964	581
1965	391
1966	368
1967	411
1968	617
1969	458
1970	576
1971	504
1972	780
1973	631
1974	835
1975	576
1976	494
1977	1,385
1978	1,035
1979	1,005
1980	739
1981	1,107
1982	649
1983	974
1984	1,088
1985	1,271
1986	729
1987	920
1988	1,230
1989	1,026
1990	691
1991	906
1992	825
1993	1,054
1994	1,246
1995	1,654
1996	1,751
1997	1,267
1998	1,402
1999	1,217
2000	1,298
2001	980
2002	971
2003	1,158
2004	1,197
2005	1,299
2006	863
2007	1,463
2008	1,771
2009	840
2010	710
2011	1,491
2012	577
2013	729
2014	732
2015	759
2016	747
2017	560
2018	385
2019	704
2020	914
2021	854
2022	452
2023	785
2024	588
2025	747
2026	402

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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 2026-10-17 (17 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 5	22
5 to 10	11
10 to 15	8
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	2
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	1