Weather Records on 8 June 1983

974 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 June 1983. Highest significance: Greenville, US.

Key Facts for 8 June 1983

On 8 June 1983, 974 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
232 were record highs and 543 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 949 daily.
Greenville set a daily record precipitation of 72.4 mm (2.9 in) on 8 June 1983.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

974 stations

974 station records on 8 June 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 June 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Buncom 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cerro Azul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Wwtp 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth 5 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Zhaltyr	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Caveside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nitchequon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoopa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Flinders Island Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Perm	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tidal River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hartebeestpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Apollo Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kempton (Oakmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth City Cgas	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Breona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fordyce	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hammon 3 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brady	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Andrews	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hereford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Forrest State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Liawenee Hec	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Emita	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hollis 5E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rimini 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shoreham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gellibrand River West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Okemah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeland Linder Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

974 records

Records set or tied on 8 June 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 126, Lowest daily maximum 236, Highest daily minimum 106, Lowest daily minimum 307, Heaviest daily rainfall 197, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 8 June 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	126
Lowest daily maximum	236
Highest daily minimum	106
Lowest daily minimum	307
Heaviest daily rainfall	197
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 8 June 1983 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 24, daily 949.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

745 broken records

Margins by which the 745 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 407.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 June 1983

Top 20 records on 8 June 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 June 1983	Greenville, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	107 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 June 1983	Buncom 1 NNE, US	monthly rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 June 1983	Cerro Azul, BR	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1983	Washington Wwtp 4W, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1983	Dillon, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	65 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1983	Elizabethtown, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	70 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1983	Plymouth 5 E, US	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1983	Zhaltyr, KZ	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1983	Trinidad, US	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	76 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1983	Caveside, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1983	Nitchequon, CA	monthly snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1983	Edenton, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1983	Naracoopa, AU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1983	Flinders Island Airport, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1983	Kinston 7 SE, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	69 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1983	Perm, RU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	72 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1983	Rome, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	70 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1983	Tidal River, AU	daily rain	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1983	Hartebeestpoort, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1983	Madison, US	monthly low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	77 years	43 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 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1983. 1983 had 974 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 100	743
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1