Weather Records on 8 June 1976

494 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 June 1976. Highest significance: Valentia Observatory, IE.

Key Facts for 8 June 1976

On 8 June 1976, 494 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
238 were record highs and 186 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 489 daily.
Valentia Observatory set a daily record precipitation of 33.4 mm (1.3 in) on 8 June 1976.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

494 stations

494 station records on 8 June 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 June 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Valentia Observatory	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dundurn	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vila Matias-Montante (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cheraw	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Challis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elberta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Logan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Tite	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Isla Perez	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Teziutlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chazy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Drummondville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beaumont City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gatesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lambton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nicolet	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record high maximum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kayenta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Carrollton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saluda	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sheboygan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Weyerhaeuser 1N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Elsinore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Blakely	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pinehurst Sthrn Pines	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

494 records

Records set or tied on 8 June 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 142, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 96, Lowest daily minimum 144, Heaviest daily rainfall 69, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 8 June 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	142
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	96
Lowest daily minimum	144
Heaviest daily rainfall	69
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 8 June 1976 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 489.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

342 broken records

Margins by which the 342 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 30.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 June 1976

Top 20 records on 8 June 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 June 1976	Valentia Observatory, IE	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1976	Dundurn, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1976	La Grange 1N, US	daily low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	81 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1976	De Smet, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	65 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1976	Vila Matias-Montante (Pcd), BR	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1976	Cheraw, US	daily low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	75 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1976	Spooner Ag Rsch STN, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	81 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1976	Nicosia, CY	daily high min	21.8 C (71.2 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	80 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1976	Franklin 3 NW, US	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	50 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1976	Virginia, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1976	Hattiesburg 5SW, US	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	81 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1976	Hay Springs, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	76 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1976	Shawano 2SSW, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	81 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1976	Challis, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	76 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1976	Sulphur Springs, US	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	78 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1976	Port Washington, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	54 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1976	Ft Hall 1 NNE, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	50 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1976	Conway, US	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	56 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1976	Manitowoc, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	68 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1976	Elberta, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	65 years	30 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1976. 1976 had 494 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 5	307
5 to 10	19
10 to 15	7
15 to 20	4
20 to 25	3
25 to 30	2