Weather Records on 8 June 1986

729 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 June 1986. Highest significance: Brenham, US.

Key Facts for 8 June 1986

On 8 June 1986, 729 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
285 were record highs and 166 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 719 daily.
Brenham set a daily record precipitation of 136.4 mm (5.4 in) on 8 June 1986.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

729 stations

729 station records on 8 June 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 June 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Muscle Shoals AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ponta da Praia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
De Ridder	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Skaneateles	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Matehuala (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Echeta 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Portageville 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Campo 7 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gravelly	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Smithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Agua Tibia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bjurfors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wolcott 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gonzales 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Arthur SE Tx Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pereque	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
S.J. 2-11 Camargo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arcade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Runge	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Itatinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orange	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vicente de Carvalho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.9 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Charco Verde (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Frankford (Rossville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Skramforsen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Des Arc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jonacatepec	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chiricahua Nm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Green Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cattaraugus	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waelder 7 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cubatao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chazy	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

729 records

Records set or tied on 8 June 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 80, Lowest daily maximum 119, Highest daily minimum 205, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 276, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 8 June 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	80
Lowest daily maximum	119
Highest daily minimum	205
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	276
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 8 June 1986 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 8, daily 719.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

579 broken records

Margins by which the 579 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 108.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 June 1986

Top 20 records on 8 June 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 June 1986	Brenham, US	daily rain	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	69 years	69 of 100 (Major)
8 June 1986	Dialville 2 W, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1986	Muscle Shoals AP, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1986	Auburn, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	81 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1986	Akron 4 E, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1986	Ponta da Praia, BR	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1986	De Ridder, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1986	Skaneateles, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	5 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1986	Fredericksburg, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	87 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1986	Matehuala (Smn), MX	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1986	Echeta 2 NW, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1986	Yakutat AP, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1986	Hope, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1986	Portageville 1N, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	87 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1986	Chico UNIV Farm, US	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	80 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1986	Campo 7 S, US	monthly rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1986	E Wareham, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1986	Georgetown 2 E, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	86 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1986	Lufkin Angelina Co AP, US	daily low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	73 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1986	Gravelly, US	monthly rain	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	2 years	39 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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1986. 1986 had 729 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 20	530
20 to 40	34
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1