Weather Records on 8 June 1979

1,005 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 June 1979. Highest significance: Centennial 1NE, US.

Key Facts for 8 June 1979

On 8 June 1979, 1,005 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
307 were record highs and 330 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 964 daily.
Centennial 1NE set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 8 June 1979.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

1,005 stations

1,005 station records on 8 June 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 June 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Paoli	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Olands Sodra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Golconda River	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Paola	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Grenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tjarnas	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Climax	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gest Lock 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nynashamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eskilstuna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Edwardsport Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport Lock 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ostana	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Williams 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Millicent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tororo	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gridley	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Progresso	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bergaholm	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Akers_Styckebruk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sedgwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beachport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hyvlinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Estes Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Floydada 9SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sodertalje	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
North Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brookport Dam 52	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ultuna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Umea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cedaredge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lagrange	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Portsmouth US Grant Br	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,005 records

Records set or tied on 8 June 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 47, Lowest daily maximum 146, Highest daily minimum 260, Lowest daily minimum 184, Heaviest daily rainfall 352, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 8 June 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	47
Lowest daily maximum	146
Highest daily minimum	260
Lowest daily minimum	184
Heaviest daily rainfall	352
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 8 June 1979 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 39, daily 964.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

793 broken records

Margins by which the 793 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 June 1979

Top 20 records on 8 June 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 June 1979	Centennial 1NE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
8 June 1979	Paoli, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	79 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 June 1979	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	82 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 June 1979	Olands Sodra Udde, SE	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1979	Blanca 4 NW, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1979	Rocky Ford 2 SE, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1979	Golconda River, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1979	Paola, US	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	58 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1979	Madison, US	daily rain	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	17 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1979	Grenville, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1979	Tjarnas, SE	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1979	Climax, US	monthly snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	84 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1979	Gest Lock 3, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1979	Nynashamn, SE	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1979	Eskilstuna, SE	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1979	Edwardsport Pwr Plt, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1979	Yates Ctr, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1979	Lockport Lock 2, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1979	Shelbyville 1 E, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1979	Ada, SE	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	46 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1979. 1979 had 1,005 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 1979-06-08: 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 50	780
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1