Weather Records on 8 June 1954

312 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 June 1954. Highest significance: Lakes Entrance Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 8 June 1954

On 8 June 1954, 312 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
35 were record highs and 97 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 308 daily.
Lakes Entrance Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 56.4 mm (2.2 in) on 8 June 1954.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

312 stations

312 station records on 8 June 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 June 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lakes Entrance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Murrungowar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cranbrook (Cranbrook House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	180.6 mm (7.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cleve (Mangalo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Paynesville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cluj Napoca	Romania	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bairnsdale 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clydebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dutson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bairnsdale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paynesville (Banksia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Seaspray (Burong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stradbroke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brodribb River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Touros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	158.1 mm (6.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Myponga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stradbroke West (Inglenook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Second Valley (Spring Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yallunda Flat (Meetigilly)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Henrietta	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Giffard	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Iguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fernbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carrajung Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
The Heart	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Atikokan Cli	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sholapur	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eckman 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Webbers Falls 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Koolau Dam 833	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Olaa 92	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grangeville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Portal	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jaipur	India	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Reedy Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Madalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wastina Hemaruka	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Junagadh	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Malsiras	India	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tanana AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Delegate River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sulphur Platt Nat'l Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Maffra Shire Hall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

312 records

Records set or tied on 8 June 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 180.

Records on 8 June 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	180
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 June 1954 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 308.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

257 broken records

Margins by which the 257 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 155.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 June 1954

Top 20 records on 8 June 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 June 1954	Lakes Entrance Post Office, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 June 1954	Murrungowar, AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1954	Cranbrook (Cranbrook House), AU	daily rain	180.6 mm (7.1 in)	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1954	Cleve (Mangalo), AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1954	Paynesville, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1954	Cluj Napoca, RO	daily rain	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1954	Bairnsdale 1, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1954	Clydebank, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1954	Dutson, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1954	Bairnsdale Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1954	Paynesville (Banksia), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1954	Seaspray (Burong), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1954	Stradbroke Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1954	Orbost (Comparison), AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1954	Brodribb River, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	13 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1954	Touros, BR	all-time rain	158.1 mm (6.2 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1954	Myponga, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1954	Bruthen (Post Office), AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1954	Stradbroke West (Inglenook), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1954	Second Valley (Spring Grove), AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	38 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1954. 1954 had 312 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	227
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1