Weather Records on 8 June 1970

576 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 June 1970. Highest significance: Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES.

Key Facts for 8 June 1970

On 8 June 1970, 576 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
291 were record highs and 147 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 570 daily.
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr set a daily record precipitation of 87.3 mm (3.4 in) on 8 June 1970.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

576 stations

576 station records on 8 June 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 June 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	87.3 mm (3.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Sandheads	India	Record daily precipitation	185.3 mm (7.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tisul	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kurgan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St Augustine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yerington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Guna	India	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ceara-Mirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Russell	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harlem	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Natal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cypress River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Graysville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	27.1 C (80.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nandura	India	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Swan River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bahragora	India	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Margaret's Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stavanger - Valand	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brady	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pachhar	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ingenio Tamazula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Benton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Skovorodino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Palakonda	India	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crockett	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Joinville (Rvpsc)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ninette	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Swan River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Guna	India	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Niwas	India	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Durant	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tugaske	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Inwood 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lampasas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

576 records

Records set or tied on 8 June 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 146, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 145, Lowest daily minimum 94, Heaviest daily rainfall 138.

Records on 8 June 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	146
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	145
Lowest daily minimum	94
Heaviest daily rainfall	138
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 June 1970 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 570.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

414 broken records

Margins by which the 414 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 143.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 June 1970

Top 20 records on 8 June 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 June 1970	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	daily rain	87.3 mm (3.4 in)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 June 1970	Sandheads, IN	daily rain	185.3 mm (7.3 in)	143.4 mm (5.6 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1970	Tisul, RU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1970	Vladikavkaz, RU	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1970	Baddeck, CA	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1970	Kurgan, RU	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1970	St Augustine, US	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1970	Yerington, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1970	Guna, IN	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1970	Haparanda, SE	daily high min	12.9 C (55.2 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	86 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1970	Ceara-Mirim, BR	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1970	Russell, CA	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	79 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1970	Harlem, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	64 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1970	Natal, BR	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1970	Ulricehamn, SE	daily high min	14.5 C (58.1 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	73 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1970	De Funiak Springs 1 E, US	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	60 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1970	Lumpkin 2 SE, US	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	57 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1970	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	75 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1970	Brandon Cda, CA	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	75 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1970	Cypress River, CA	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	49 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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1970. 1970 had 576 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	399
20 to 40	10
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1