Weather Records on 8 June 1962

301 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 June 1962. Highest significance: Waynesboro 2 S, US.

Key Facts for 8 June 1962

On 8 June 1962, 301 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
52 were record highs and 105 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 290 daily.
Waynesboro 2 S set a daily record precipitation of 89.7 mm (3.5 in) on 8 June 1962.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

301 stations

301 station records on 8 June 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 June 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cleburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mahnomen	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzroy Crossing Comp.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lawton	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gonvick 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Atwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sihccajavri	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bird City 10S	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bastrop	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record low maximum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beardsley	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stratton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Rock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fraser	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beardstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Warroad	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elsberry 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Victor 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Doniphan	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Roby	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sarapul	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Girona (Antic Institut)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

301 records

Records set or tied on 8 June 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 142, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 8 June 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	142
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 8 June 1962 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 290.

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 65.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 June 1962

Top 20 records on 8 June 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 June 1962	Waynesboro 2 S, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1962	Cleburne, US	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1962	Mahnomen, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1962	Wahpeton 3 N, US	all-time rain	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	57 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1962	Fitzroy Crossing Comp., AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1962	Lawton, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1962	Gonvick 2 W, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1962	Hvar, HR	monthly low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1962	Atwood, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1962	Sihccajavri, NO	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	13 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1962	Bird City 10S, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1962	Bologna, IT	daily low min	9.7 C (49.5 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	91 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1962	Yuma, US	monthly rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	43 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1962	Chemnitz, DE	daily low min	2.7 C (36.9 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	69 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1962	Wray, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1962	Pana, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1962	Bastrop, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1962	Pecs Pogany, HU	monthly low max	10.1 C (50.2 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	56 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1962	Griggsville, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1962	Rio Grande (Smn), MX	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1962. 1962 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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Data for records on 1962-06-08: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	193
10 to 20	35
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	1