Weather Records on 8 June 2002

971 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 June 2002. Highest significance: Finch Hatton Cook St, AU.

Key Facts for 8 June 2002

On 8 June 2002, 971 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
411 were record highs and 279 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 49 monthly and 918 daily.
Finch Hatton Cook St set a monthly record daily precipitation of 176.0 mm (6.9 in) on 8 June 2002.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

971 stations

971 station records on 8 June 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 June 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Finch Hatton Cook St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Wandoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Barnganal Blue Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Fosston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pleystowe Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ixtlahuaca (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wilson Beach	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jartai	China	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yanchi	China	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yulin	China	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gabes	Tunisia	Record low minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Owens Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yinchuan	China	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tlapa (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jalcomulco (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sapelo Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Haliut	China	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville (Krui Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Binnaway (Hawthorne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wattlevale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rookwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waitara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rancho Viejo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coonabarabran (Barina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Humula (Rylands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri West Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yuanping	China	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Conconully	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gargett Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Binnaway (Wattle St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coonabarabran (Westmount)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Havre AP ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tlapa (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ethridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Odessa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Republic	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tooraweenah (Denham St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgandra (Wallumburrawang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nanchong	China	Record daily precipitation	170.7 mm (6.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Imlay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ocampo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Seychelles Internat	Seychelles	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Cepet	France	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beer Sheva	Israel	Record high maximum temperature	44.9 C (112.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

971 records

Records set or tied on 8 June 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 165, Lowest daily maximum 141, Highest daily minimum 246, Lowest daily minimum 138, Heaviest daily rainfall 274, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 8 June 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	165
Lowest daily maximum	141
Highest daily minimum	246
Lowest daily minimum	138
Heaviest daily rainfall	274
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 8 June 2002 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 49, daily 918.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

762 broken records

Margins by which the 762 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 150.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 June 2002

Top 20 records on 8 June 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 June 2002	Finch Hatton Cook St, AU	monthly rain	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	79 years	70 of 100 (Major)
8 June 2002	Wandoo, AU	monthly rain	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	87 years	68 of 100 (Major)
8 June 2002	Barnganal Blue Mountain, AU	monthly rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 June 2002	Fosston 1 E, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 June 2002	Pleystowe Sugar Mill, AU	monthly rain	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	87 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 June 2002	Ixtlahuaca (Smn), MX	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	75 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 2002	Wilson Beach, AU	monthly rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	13 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 2002	Jartai, CN	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 2002	Yanchi, CN	monthly rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 2002	Yulin, CN	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 2002	Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	69 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 2002	Gabes, TN	daily low min	11.0 C (51.8 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	114 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 2002	Owens Creek, AU	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 2002	Yinchuan, CN	monthly rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 2002	Tlapa (Cfe), MX	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 2002	Avon Park 2 W, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	77 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 2002	Oxford Downs, AU	monthly rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	79 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 2002	Jalcomulco (Cfe), MX	daily rain	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 2002	Sapelo Is, US	daily rain	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 2002	Haliut, CN	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	47 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2002. 2002 had 971 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 2002-06-08: 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 2026-10-16 (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 20	712
20 to 40	34
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1