Weather Records on 8 June 1988

1,230 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 June 1988. Highest significance: Kiev, UA.

Key Facts for 8 June 1988

On 8 June 1988, 1,230 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
836 were record highs and 247 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 1,194 daily.
Kiev set a daily record precipitation of 38.2 mm (1.5 in) on 8 June 1988.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

1,230 stations

1,230 station records on 8 June 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 June 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Botanic Gardens - Pmb	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tavernier	United States	Record daily precipitation	207.8 mm (8.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alcobaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Saran-Paul	Russia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zolotonosha	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cabramurra Smhea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Morro Danta (Pedro Canario)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Navacerrada	Spain	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Narrawa (Hollywood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kozhikode	India	Record daily precipitation	167.9 mm (6.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Soria	Spain	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Black Spur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Amidon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ingenio Catmis	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cernigov	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Westhope	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crowe's Place,Seven	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Antigo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leoti	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkestone, Howick	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 4 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glendive	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tioga 1E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kingfisher	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Deadwood	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Itauninhas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sosva	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Unja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ajo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Haverhill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plevna	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hettinger	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Logrono-Agoncillo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,230 records

Records set or tied on 8 June 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 576, Lowest daily maximum 96, Highest daily minimum 260, Lowest daily minimum 151, Heaviest daily rainfall 142, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 8 June 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	576
Lowest daily maximum	96
Highest daily minimum	260
Lowest daily minimum	151
Heaviest daily rainfall	142
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 8 June 1988 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 34, daily 1,194.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

945 broken records

Margins by which the 945 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 June 1988

Top 20 records on 8 June 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 June 1988	Kiev, UA	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	103 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 June 1988	Botanic Gardens - Pmb, ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	71 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1988	Tavernier, US	daily rain	207.8 mm (8.2 in)	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1988	Alcobaca, BR	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1988	Mora, US	monthly low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	78 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1988	Kanalohuluhulu 1075, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1988	Saran-Paul, RU	daily rain	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1988	Zolotonosha, UA	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1988	Rinconada, MX	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1988	Cabramurra Smhea, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1988	Morro Danta (Pedro Canario), BR	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1988	Navacerrada, ES	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1988	Narrawa (Hollywood), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	67 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1988	Kozhikode, IN	daily rain	167.9 mm (6.6 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	81 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1988	Velikie Luki, RU	daily rain	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1988	Soria, ES	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1988	Black Spur, AU	daily rain	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	77 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1988	Amidon, US	monthly high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	66 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1988	Ingenio Catmis, MX	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1988	Karlshamn, SE	daily high max	29.0 C (84.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	95 years	40 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 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1988. 1988 had 1,230 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 1988-06-08: 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 20	920
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1