Weather Records on 8 June 1953

567 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 June 1953. Highest significance: Muncheberg, DE.

Key Facts for 8 June 1953

On 8 June 1953, 567 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
304 were record highs and 95 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 555 daily.
Muncheberg set an all-time record daily precipitation of 88.0 mm (3.5 in) on 8 June 1953.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

567 stations

567 station records on 8 June 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 June 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Muncheberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Sibley	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Propria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lundbreck	Canada	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Major Isidoro (Sertaozinho)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Missao Velha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cococi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kaslo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Junqueiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Marais	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gaston Shoals	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lavras da Mangabeira (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Onaka	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Farias Brito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tacaratu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wittenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Porteiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Atalaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cardston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Claresholm Meadow Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Truro Nsac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Namarjan	India	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Girona (Antic Institut)	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Schreiber	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brevard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Danbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Covington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Varzea Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

567 records

Records set or tied on 8 June 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 94, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 210, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 168.

Records on 8 June 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	94
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	210
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	168
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 June 1953 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 555.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

405 broken records

Margins by which the 405 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 June 1953

Top 20 records on 8 June 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 June 1953	Muncheberg, DE	all-time rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 June 1953	Sibley, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1953	Propria, BR	monthly rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1953	Lundbreck, CA	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1953	Sonnblick, AT	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1953	Major Isidoro (Sertaozinho), BR	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1953	Missao Velha, BR	daily rain	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1953	Cococi, BR	monthly rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1953	Kaslo, CA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1953	Lyndon, CA	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1953	Junqueiro, BR	monthly rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1953	Grand Marais, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1953	Fort Macleod, CA	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1953	Madison, US	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1953	Gaston Shoals, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1953	Goldsboro 4 SE, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1953	Quitman 2 NW, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	10 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1953	Coleman, CA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1953	Lavras da Mangabeira (Dnocs), BR	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1953	Szombathely, HU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	51 years	34 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1953. 1953 had 567 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 10	345
10 to 20	33
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2