Weather Records on 8 June 1997

1,267 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 June 1997. Highest significance: Bell Ranch, US.

Key Facts for 8 June 1997

On 8 June 1997, 1,267 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
314 were record highs and 654 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 1,224 daily.
Bell Ranch set a daily record precipitation of 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 8 June 1997.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

1,267 stations

1,267 station records on 8 June 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 June 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bell Ranch	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Conchas Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Portales	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Blowing Rock 1NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ushibuka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Langtry	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kingstree	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Trent	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Goncalo Do Abaete	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Puts	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ruxton Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grootfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Albemarle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Morganton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Daniels Hope	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bright Angel Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hartwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hilton Head	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Welbedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Talladega	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Brainard Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tapanatepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bo-Downes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mozajsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Weltevrede	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cordele	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cheraw	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rhenostervlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,267 records

Records set or tied on 8 June 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 117, Lowest daily maximum 534, Highest daily minimum 197, Lowest daily minimum 120, Heaviest daily rainfall 293, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 8 June 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	117
Lowest daily maximum	534
Highest daily minimum	197
Lowest daily minimum	120
Heaviest daily rainfall	293
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 8 June 1997 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 38, daily 1,224.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,016 broken records

Margins by which the 1,016 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 June 1997

Top 20 records on 8 June 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 June 1997	Bell Ranch, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	94 years	77 of 100 (Major)
8 June 1997	Conchas Dam, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 June 1997	Portales, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	84 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 June 1997	Beaufort Wwtp, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	103 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1997	Snyder, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	83 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1997	Blowing Rock 1NW, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	84 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1997	Ushibuka, JP	daily rain	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1997	Langtry, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	98 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1997	Burnet, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	42 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1997	La Grange 1N, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	100 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1997	Covington, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	96 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1997	Kingstree, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	84 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1997	Brevard, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	87 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1997	Chapel Hill 2 W, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	105 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1997	Clanton, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	96 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1997	Ft Sumner, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1997	Trent, US	monthly rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1997	Sao Goncalo Do Abaete, BR	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1997	Brunswick, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1997	Hendersonville 1 NE, US	monthly low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	90 years	48 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1997. 1997 had 1,267 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 1997-06-08: 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	1,005
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	3
350 to 400	1