Weather Records on 8 June 1972

780 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 June 1972. Highest significance: Zilovo, RU.

Key Facts for 8 June 1972

On 8 June 1972, 780 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
385 were record highs and 156 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 765 daily.
Zilovo set a daily record precipitation of 47.1 mm (1.9 in) on 8 June 1972.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

780 stations

780 station records on 8 June 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 June 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Zilovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nizhnyj Tagil	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ceylon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Piranhas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Truxton Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vallecillo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
North Bay A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Onor	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ysleta	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hanna	Canada	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan de Guadalupe (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pilvo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Guadalajara (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cienega de Flores	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pedro Alexandre (Voturuna)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kamyslov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lajeado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Northam	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Montemorelos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Troickoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Condon	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lemmon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Laredo	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Conconully	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	130.1 mm (5.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kystovka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pitkin	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasant Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Raymondville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Itaporanga Dajuda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
High River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manyberries Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lumberton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

780 records

Records set or tied on 8 June 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 105, Lowest daily maximum 81, Highest daily minimum 280, Lowest daily minimum 75, Heaviest daily rainfall 239.

Records on 8 June 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	105
Lowest daily maximum	81
Highest daily minimum	280
Lowest daily minimum	75
Heaviest daily rainfall	239
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 June 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 765.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

590 broken records

Margins by which the 590 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 47.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 June 1972

Top 20 records on 8 June 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 June 1972	Zilovo, RU	daily rain	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1972	Nizhnyj Tagil, RU	daily rain	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1972	Ceylon, CA	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1972	Piranhas, BR	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1972	Truxton Canyon, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1972	Ft Ross, US	monthly high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	71 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1972	Whiteville, US	daily low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1972	Crystal Falls, CA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1972	Vallecillo (Smn), MX	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1972	Galway, IE	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	90 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1972	North Bay A, CA	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1972	Clinton 2 S, US	daily low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	64 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1972	Onor, RU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1972	Ysleta, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1972	Hanna, CA	monthly rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1972	San Juan de Guadalupe (Smn), MX	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1972	Pilvo, RU	daily rain	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1972	Guadalajara (Dge), MX	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	37 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1972	Cienega de Flores, MX	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1972	Saint Maries, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	72 years	35 of 100 (Notable)

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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1972. 1972 had 780 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 June 1972
Margin	Records
0 to 10	532
10 to 20	41
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	4