Weather Records on 8 June 1963

500 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 June 1963. Highest significance: Skjak, NO.

Key Facts for 8 June 1963

On 8 June 1963, 500 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
269 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 498 daily.
Skjak set a daily record precipitation of 28.2 mm (1.1 in) on 8 June 1963.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

500 stations

500 station records on 8 June 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 June 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Skjak	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Post	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Deerfield 10 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tottenham (Burdenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Anjangaon	India	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga (Willawillingbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lanji	India	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Satna	India	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tathra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Swan River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Sac 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Palkot	India	Record daily precipitation	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sibley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Burnett 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brewarrina Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tura	India	Record daily precipitation	207.8 mm (8.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mogoca	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Primghar	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Valley View Lock 9	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cobram Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dharmsala Lower	India	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kherwara	India	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mascota (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Prattville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hindoli	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paraswada	India	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pathardi	India	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Surpura (Nokha)	India	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Agartala	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Best (Upper Toora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chhuikhadan	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Borzja	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Olney 2S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mexico	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fish Creek (Hoddle Range)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kholapur	India	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Flandreau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newport News Press Bld	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Patur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Milaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

500 records

Records set or tied on 8 June 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 142, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 127, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 189.

Records on 8 June 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	142
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	127
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	189
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 June 1963 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 498.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

377 broken records

Margins by which the 377 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 June 1963

Top 20 records on 8 June 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 June 1963	Skjak, NO	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1963	Post, US	monthly rain	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	49 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1963	Deerfield 10 NNW, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1963	Tottenham (Burdenda), AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1963	Anjangaon, IN	daily rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1963	Goodooga (Willawillingbah), AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	70 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1963	Lanji, IN	daily rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1963	Satna, IN	daily rain	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1963	Vanersborg, SE	daily high max	28.5 C (83.3 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	73 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1963	Tathra Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1963	Swan River, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1963	Prairie du Sac 2 N, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1963	Russellville, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	77 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1963	Palkot, IN	daily rain	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1963	Sibley, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	67 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1963	Burnett 3 S, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1963	Brewarrina Hospital, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	71 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1963	Tura, IN	daily rain	207.8 mm (8.2 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1963	Mogoca, RU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1963	Mason City, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	31 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 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1963. 1963 had 500 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	314
10 to 20	39
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1