Weather Records on 8 June 1980

739 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 June 1980. Highest significance: Kane 1NNE, US.

Key Facts for 8 June 1980

On 8 June 1980, 739 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
390 were record highs and 161 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 703 daily.
Kane 1NNE set a daily record precipitation of 57.2 mm (2.3 in) on 8 June 1980.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

739 stations

739 station records on 8 June 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 June 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kane 1NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Satenas	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sequim	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Scaddan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hammonton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gorakhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wauna 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Hay Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Metapa de Dominguez	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newark	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Farmville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gore Bay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ville Marie	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Meoqui (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
O'Neill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Turbine	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alamogordo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hope	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Amos	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bruce	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quito	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barnes	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tionesta 2 SE Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Midland Odessa	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jal	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Meadville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quilcene 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Falls	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
North Bay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Notre Dame du Laus	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mantova	Italy	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moorhead	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bilma	Niger	Record high minimum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fajardo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

739 records

Records set or tied on 8 June 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 131, Lowest daily maximum 95, Highest daily minimum 259, Lowest daily minimum 66, Heaviest daily rainfall 183, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 8 June 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	131
Lowest daily maximum	95
Highest daily minimum	259
Lowest daily minimum	66
Heaviest daily rainfall	183
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 June 1980 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 28, daily 703.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

561 broken records

Margins by which the 561 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 54.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 June 1980

Top 20 records on 8 June 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 June 1980	Kane 1NNE, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1980	Satenas, SE	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1980	Sequim, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1980	Port Blair, IN	daily rain	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	69 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1980	Scaddan Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1980	Toronto, CA	daily low max	11.6 C (52.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	137 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1980	Hammonton 1 NE, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1980	Port Stanley, CA	daily low max	11.5 C (52.7 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	101 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1980	Welland, CA	daily low max	12.5 C (54.5 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	101 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1980	Cambridge Galt Moe, CA	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	76 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1980	Gorakhpur, IN	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1980	Wauna 3 W, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1980	Woodstock, CA	daily low max	10.5 C (50.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	101 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1980	Greenfield, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1980	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	daily low max	17.1 C (62.8 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	68 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1980	Lower Hay Creek, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1980	Warren, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1980	Metapa de Dominguez, MX	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1980	Newark, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1980	Haliburton A, CA	daily low max	8.0 C (46.4 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	79 years	38 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1980. 1980 had 739 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	498
10 to 20	48
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1