Weather Records on 8 June 1950

1,153 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 June 1950. Highest significance: Berthong, AU.

Key Facts for 8 June 1950

On 8 June 1950, 1,153 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
189 were record highs and 455 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 98 monthly and 1,054 daily.
Berthong set a daily record precipitation of 46.2 mm (1.8 in) on 8 June 1950.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

1,153 stations

1,153 station records on 8 June 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 June 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Berthong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Branxton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Maitland West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Binalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Howard Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Galong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Parramatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Taralga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Harden (East St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Minchinbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grenora	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Taralga (Grathawai)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tubbul Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Darkes Forest (Kintyre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace (Kinross)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pokolbin 1 Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glenfield (Macquarie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yarra (Rowe's Lagoon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Old Junee (Millbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bethungra (Retreat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Springwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tuena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Miranda (Blackwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beecroft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Albion Park Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Menangle Jmai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wantiool (Caithness)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bumbaldry (Gold 'N' Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carcoar (Errowanbang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lidcombe (Carnarvon Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Canowindra (Canowindra Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Camden (Brownlow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Minto Surrey Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Koolau Dam 833	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Campbells Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Singleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sofala Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bilpin (Fern Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crookhaven Heads	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yass (Derringullen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn (Pomeroy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leeton Caravan Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lochinvar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Brush	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Golspie (Ayrston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blayney (Vittoria)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rock View	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,153 records

Records set or tied on 8 June 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 65, Lowest daily maximum 218, Highest daily minimum 124, Lowest daily minimum 237, Heaviest daily rainfall 487, Heaviest daily snowfall 22.

Records on 8 June 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	65
Lowest daily maximum	218
Highest daily minimum	124
Lowest daily minimum	237
Heaviest daily rainfall	487
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 June 1950 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 98, daily 1,054.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

978 broken records

Margins by which the 978 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 138.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 June 1950

Top 20 records on 8 June 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 June 1950	Berthong, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 June 1950	Branxton Post Office, AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1950	Maitland West, AU	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1950	Binalong Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1950	Howard Post Office, AU	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1950	Galong, AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1950	Nelson Bay (Nelson Head), AU	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1950	Raymond Terrace Post Office, AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1950	Prospect Reservoir, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1950	Goulburn, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1950	Parramatta, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1950	Taralga Post Office, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1950	Harden (East St), AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1950	Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd), AU	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	49 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1950	Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1950	Minchinbury, AU	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1950	Grenora, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1950	Taralga (Grathawai), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1950	Tubbul Post Office, AU	monthly rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1950	Darkes Forest (Kintyre), AU	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	51 years	46 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1950. 1950 had 1,153 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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Data for records on 1950-06-08: 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	805
20 to 40	106
40 to 60	51
60 to 80	14
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1