Weather Records on 8 June 1957

342 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 June 1957. Highest significance: Madison, US.

Key Facts for 8 June 1957

On 8 June 1957, 342 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
77 were record highs and 86 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 332 daily.
Madison set a monthly record daily precipitation of 140.2 mm (5.5 in) on 8 June 1957.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

342 stations

342 station records on 8 June 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 June 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Chickmagalur	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Moultrie 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Madakasira	India	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Heggaddevankote	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nossa Senhora Das Dores	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kadayanallur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Broderup	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Attingal	India	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Madhugiri	India	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Petersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna Sch For Boys	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jagalur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nanjangud	India	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Peermade Residen	India	Record daily precipitation	178.6 mm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ellwangen-Rindelbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kottarakara	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pacific	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hindupur	India	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Thuckalay	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkio	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Karikode	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kundha (Kailkund)	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kuzhithurai	India	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aryankavu	India	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tenkasi	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hypoluxo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kumily	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Shencottah	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Durbanville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Pedro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stoneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Union	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jatusana	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kudligi	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

342 records

Records set or tied on 8 June 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 179.

Records on 8 June 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	179
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 June 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 332.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

284 broken records

Margins by which the 284 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 62.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 June 1957

Top 20 records on 8 June 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 June 1957	Madison, US	monthly rain	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 June 1957	Chickmagalur, IN	monthly rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1957	Moultrie 2 ESE, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1957	Madakasira, IN	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1957	Heggaddevankote, IN	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1957	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1957	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily high max	21.8 C (71.2 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	79 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1957	Nossa Senhora Das Dores, BR	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1957	Lake City 2 E, US	daily rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	63 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1957	Kadayanallur, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1957	Tatarsk, RU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1957	Mt Pleasant 2 W, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1957	Broderup, DK	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1957	Attingal, IN	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1957	Madhugiri, IN	monthly rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1957	St Petersburg, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	3 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1957	Marianna Sch For Boys, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1957	Jagalur, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1957	Nanjangud, IN	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1957	Nashville 1 E, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1957. 1957 had 342 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 10	207
10 to 20	43
20 to 30	17
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1