Weather Records on 5 June 2008

1,575 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 June 2008. Highest significance: Spearfish, US.

Key Facts for 5 June 2008

On 5 June 2008, 1,575 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
965 were record highs and 285 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 62 monthly and 1,503 daily.
Spearfish set a daily record precipitation of 101.6 mm (4.0 in) on 5 June 2008.
Across 157 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

1,575 stations

1,575 station records on 5 June 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 June 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Spearfish	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Tooele	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Hogsett Rc Byrd Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lemmon	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Grandfalls 3SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Des Moines Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Western 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Locks & Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Faith	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kirley 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Finca la Victoria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ignacio Lopez Rayon	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sibiu	Romania	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Doniphan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rowena (Bunna Bunna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rastatt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dumont	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
West Sand Lake 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lone Rock Tri Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Polk	United States	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Koosharem	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Colony	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Leiter 9N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waxahachie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Papagayos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Biddle	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Real del Monte	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,575 records

Records set or tied on 5 June 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 279, Lowest daily maximum 203, Highest daily minimum 686, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 318, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 5 June 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	279
Lowest daily maximum	203
Highest daily minimum	686
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	318
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 5 June 2008 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 62, daily 1,503.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,189 broken records

Margins by which the 1,189 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 108.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 June 2008

Top 20 records on 5 June 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 June 2008	Spearfish, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	85 years	75 of 100 (Major)
5 June 2008	Tooele, US	monthly rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	67 of 100 (Major)
5 June 2008	Hogsett Rc Byrd Dam, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	88 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 June 2008	Portsmouth-Sciotoville, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	105 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 June 2008	Santaquin Chlorinator, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	94 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 June 2008	Lemmon, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 June 2008	Corning, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	61 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 2008	Grandfalls 3SSE, US	all-time high min	28.9 C (84.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	67 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 2008	Artesia 6S, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	97 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 2008	Redig 11 NE, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	85 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 2008	Sheboygan, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 2008	Watertown Wwtp, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	101 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 2008	Des Moines Intl AP, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 2008	Western 2W, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	63 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 2008	Racine Locks & Dam, US	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 2008	Faith, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	71 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 2008	Ft Meade, US	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	104 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 2008	Hightstown 2 W, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	67 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 2008	Kirley 7 N, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 2008	Finca la Victoria, MX	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	38 years	51 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

1804 to 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 2008. 2008 had 1,575 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 06-05 in each year
Year	Records
1804	2
1805	1
1810	2
1822	1
1837	1
1843	1
1846	2
1849	2
1854	1
1857	2
1861	1
1866	1
1870	1
1871	6
1874	2
1877	1
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	5
1888	2
1889	2
1890	3
1891	3
1894	2
1895	1
1896	4
1897	1
1898	4
1899	9
1900	4
1901	8
1902	2
1903	7
1904	10
1905	8
1906	12
1907	15
1908	32
1909	13
1910	42
1911	18
1912	26
1913	36
1914	45
1915	21
1916	38
1917	132
1918	53
1919	86
1920	97
1921	138
1922	100
1923	577
1924	121
1925	442
1926	349
1927	268
1928	352
1929	383
1930	187
1931	229
1932	167
1933	586
1934	420
1935	426
1936	271
1937	424
1938	265
1939	364
1940	198
1941	288
1942	202
1943	589
1944	423
1945	1,215
1946	656
1947	486
1948	460
1949	369
1950	413
1951	532
1952	519
1953	319
1954	723
1955	249
1956	656
1957	600
1958	433
1959	401
1960	329
1961	475
1962	556
1963	577
1964	518
1965	365
1966	622
1967	584
1968	779
1969	924
1970	607
1971	502
1972	552
1973	549
1974	611
1975	553
1976	564
1977	1,171
1978	607
1979	722
1980	687
1981	907
1982	1,487
1983	846
1984	857
1985	1,339
1986	873
1987	859
1988	1,969
1989	1,001
1990	1,187
1991	921
1992	889
1993	1,616
1994	697
1995	809
1996	776
1997	1,229
1998	2,556
1999	1,266
2000	1,280
2001	1,021
2002	1,281
2003	1,159
2004	973
2005	882
2006	975
2007	680
2008	1,575
2009	920
2010	1,164
2011	913
2012	867
2013	465
2014	614
2015	719
2016	1,386
2017	440
2018	455
2019	632
2020	932
2021	1,206
2022	681
2023	509
2024	712
2025	507
2026	382

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Data for records on 2008-06-05: 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	1,114
20 to 40	55
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1