Weather Records on 8 June 1942

307 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 June 1942. Highest significance: Valapady, IN.

Key Facts for 8 June 1942

On 8 June 1942, 307 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
101 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 295 daily.
Valapady set a daily record precipitation of 51.8 mm (2.0 in) on 8 June 1942.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

307 stations

307 station records on 8 June 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 June 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Valapady	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Two Buttes	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chittoor	India	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Florance	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Royal Observatory	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Corunna Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Peraiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bamboo Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Muccan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hindupur	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kodanand	India	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Burnet	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Red Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nullagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Holalkhere	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Town Fire Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Stuart	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bamboo Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Molakmura	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Roy Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gubbi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	45.3 C (113.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ancho	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Abydos Woodstock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Maroonah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ullawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Edjudina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Penukonda	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waianae 798	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

307 records

Records set or tied on 8 June 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 176.

Records on 8 June 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	176
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 June 1942 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 295.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

250 broken records

Margins by which the 250 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 June 1942

Top 20 records on 8 June 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 June 1942	Valapady, IN	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1942	Two Buttes, US	all-time rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1942	Richfield, US	monthly rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1942	Holly, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1942	Chittoor, IN	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1942	Morgantown 1, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1942	Mount Florance, AU	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	49 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1942	Royal Observatory, ZA	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1942	Elkhart, US	monthly rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1942	Corunna Downs, AU	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1942	Peraiyur, IN	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1942	Bamboo Springs, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1942	Muccan, AU	monthly rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1942	Marshall, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1942	Kenton, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1942	Hindupur, IN	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1942	Hyannis, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	48 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1942	Kodanand, IN	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1942	Las Animas, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1942	Burnet, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	37 years	31 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1942. 1942 had 307 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).