Weather Records on 8 June 1998

1,402 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 June 1998. Highest significance: Stephan 2 NW, US.

Key Facts for 8 June 1998

On 8 June 1998, 1,402 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
377 were record highs and 551 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 1,357 daily.
Stephan 2 NW set a daily record precipitation of 56.4 mm (2.2 in) on 8 June 1998.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

1,402 stations

1,402 station records on 8 June 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 June 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Muralgarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bonnie Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Eldon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Grant Grove	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mouroubra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jindabyne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mukinbudin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mandurama (Gallymont (Homeleig	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa de Lima (Camboata)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.9 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chicapa de Castro	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wymore	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ongerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gould	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Huixtla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dalgaranga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wialki	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Obluce	Russia	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Meka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Araluen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dibrugarh/Mohanbar	India	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
White Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Muskogee	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pingrup South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Black Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sarsfield East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fernbank (Towri)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zelenchukskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nyerilup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bispgarden 1	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Andizan	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tonsina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wittenoom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pindathuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Codg Codgen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high minimum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Peaks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burnerbinmah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wialki North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lindenow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,402 records

Records set or tied on 8 June 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 162, Lowest daily maximum 280, Highest daily minimum 215, Lowest daily minimum 271, Heaviest daily rainfall 471, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 8 June 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	162
Lowest daily maximum	280
Highest daily minimum	215
Lowest daily minimum	271
Heaviest daily rainfall	471
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 8 June 1998 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 42, daily 1,357.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,078 broken records

Margins by which the 1,078 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 June 1998

Top 20 records on 8 June 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 June 1998	Stephan 2 NW, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	84 years	72 of 100 (Major)
8 June 1998	Muralgarra, AU	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 June 1998	Bonnie Rock, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 June 1998	Eldon, US	monthly low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	95 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 June 1998	Grant Grove, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1998	Mouroubra, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1998	Jindabyne, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1998	Mukinbudin, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1998	Mandurama (Gallymont (Homeleig, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	95 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1998	Santa Rosa de Lima (Camboata), BR	daily rain	92.9 mm (3.7 in)	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1998	Chicapa de Castro, MX	daily high min	30.0 C (86.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1998	Lynch, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	89 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1998	Wymore, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	99 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1998	Ongerup, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	61 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1998	Mount Gould, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1998	Huixtla, MX	daily low min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1998	Versailles, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	92 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1998	Dalgaranga, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1998	Wialki, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 1998	Obluce, RU	all-time rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	57 years	49 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 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1998. 1998 had 1,402 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	1,077
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1