Weather Records on 8 June 1960

301 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 June 1960. Highest significance: Kalahasti, IN.

Key Facts for 8 June 1960

On 8 June 1960, 301 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
53 were record highs and 75 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 297 daily.
Kalahasti set a daily record precipitation of 65.0 mm (2.6 in) on 8 June 1960.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

301 stations

301 station records on 8 June 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 June 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kalahasti	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cape St. Francis	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bagepalli	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kancheepuram	India	Record daily precipitation	89.1 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chittoor	India	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kavali	India	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Supply 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Piler(Pileru)	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Minneola	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Madha	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barsi	India	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyyar	India	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Swellendam (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Venkatagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Abilene	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tirupati	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Koilkuntla	India	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chingleput	India	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pakala	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vayalpad	India	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Okeene	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Hyacinthe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bowman	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyyar	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Blaine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bersimis	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sodam	India	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Malkapur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Town Maitland (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mercanam	India	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Crested Butte	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cochrane	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Macdonald College	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Villupuram	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruttani	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fraser	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Amenia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Carson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Blackdown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kwepertuin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sandhoogte (Pur)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
De Rust (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heidelberg Cape (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

301 records

Records set or tied on 8 June 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 173.

Records on 8 June 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	173
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 June 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 297.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

248 broken records

Margins by which the 248 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 73.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 June 1960

Top 20 records on 8 June 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 June 1960	Kalahasti, IN	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1960	Cape St. Francis, ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1960	Bagepalli, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1960	Kancheepuram, IN	daily rain	89.1 mm (3.5 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1960	Chittoor, IN	monthly rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1960	Newnan 7 WNW, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1960	Kavali, IN	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1960	Supply 1 E, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1960	Piler(Pileru), IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	13 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1960	Minneola, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1960	Madha, IN	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1960	Concordia (Bos), ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1960	Barsi, IN	monthly rain	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1960	Cheyyar, IN	daily rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1960	Swellendam (Bos), ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1960	Venkatagiri, IN	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1960	Milan, IT	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	77 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1960	Concordia, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1960	Abilene, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	61 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1960	Tirupati, IN	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	33 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1960. 1960 had 301 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	195
10 to 20	27
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1