Weather Records on 8 June 1929

154 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 June 1929. Highest significance: Wheeling (1), US.

Key Facts for 8 June 1929

On 8 June 1929, 154 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
21 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 151 daily.
Wheeling (1) set a daily record precipitation of 41.7 mm (1.6 in) on 8 June 1929.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

154 stations

154 station records on 8 June 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 June 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wheeling (1)	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oudenbosch	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oranjerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Tract	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Duck Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Westernport	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cradock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Joubert Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Petrusville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Degilbo Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Middleburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cheviot Fells	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Manor Holme	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Biggenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Rocklands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington City Hall	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

154 records

Records set or tied on 8 June 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 91.

Records on 8 June 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	91
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 June 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 151.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

125 broken records

Margins by which the 125 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 33.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 June 1929

Top 20 records on 8 June 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 June 1929	Wheeling (1), US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1929	Oudenbosch, NL	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1929	Oranjerivier (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1929	Beloit, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1929	Talbotton, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1929	Espanola, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	27 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1929	Upper Tract, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1929	Jonesboro 3 SSE, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1929	Philadelphia City, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1929	Tranebjerg, DK	daily low max	10.8 C (51.4 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	55 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1929	Lexington, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1929	Galway, IE	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	36 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1929	Duck Hill, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1929	W Chester 2 NW, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1929	Brinkley, US	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1929	Westernport, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1929	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	47 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1929	Pine Bluff, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1929	San Jose, US	monthly rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1929	Cradock, ZA	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	20 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 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1929. 1929 had 154 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	74
5 to 10	24
10 to 15	12
15 to 20	9
20 to 25	2
25 to 30	3
30 to 35	1