Weather Records on 18 June 2008

628 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 June 2008. Highest significance: Tastyp, RU.

Key Facts for 18 June 2008

On 18 June 2008, 628 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
324 were record highs and 190 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 613 daily.
Tastyp set a daily record precipitation of 49.0 mm (1.9 in) on 18 June 2008.
Across 162 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

628 stations

628 station records on 18 June 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 June 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tastyp	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Upington Agr.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Benxi	China	Record daily precipitation	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Durban Intl	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ejido de Llano Grande	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Valke-Maarja	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Grant	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ganzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	81.7 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ytre Solund	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kunda	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jesus del Monte	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uybat	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Perrine 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vichinchijol	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kiuruvesi Korpijoki	Finland	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaevskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waterford (Tycor)	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tamazula de Victoria	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Malham Tarn	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
The Poplars	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palo Verde	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Half Moon Bay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Austin-Camp Mabry	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Javier	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fana - Stend	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cekunda	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	35.7 C (96.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterino-Nikolskoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Charles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pt Mugu Nf	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quito	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Miahuatlan (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sutur	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lukachukai	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsborg 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Deeral	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Balasore	India	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Joquicingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ekimchan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	31.2 C (88.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ersov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
E Jordan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

628 records

Records set or tied on 18 June 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 190, Lowest daily maximum 104, Highest daily minimum 134, Lowest daily minimum 86, Heaviest daily rainfall 114.

Records on 18 June 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	190
Lowest daily maximum	104
Highest daily minimum	134
Lowest daily minimum	86
Heaviest daily rainfall	114
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 June 2008 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 13, daily 613.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

446 broken records

Margins by which the 446 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 49.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 June 2008

Top 20 records on 18 June 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 June 2008	Tastyp, RU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
18 June 2008	Upington Agr., ZA	monthly rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 June 2008	Benxi, CN	daily rain	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 2008	Durban Intl, ZA	monthly rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	9 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 2008	Ejido de Llano Grande, MX	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 2008	Valke-Maarja, EE	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 2008	Burnet, US	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	91 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 2008	Hillsboro, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	111 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 2008	Ft Grant, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	104 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 2008	Butte, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 2008	Ganzhou, CN	daily rain	81.7 mm (3.2 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 2008	Jonesboro 3 SSE, US	daily low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	105 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 2008	Ft Bragg 5 N, US	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	112 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 2008	Hillsboro, US	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	111 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 2008	Ytre Solund, NO	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 2008	Charlevoix, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	92 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 2008	Kunda, EE	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 2008	Roxboro 7 ESE, US	daily low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	112 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 2008	Crockett, US	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	97 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 2008	Jesus del Monte, MX	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	52 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

1800 to 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 2008. 2008 had 628 records.

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

Records on 06-18 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1801	1
1802	1
1803	1
1816	1
1821	1
1823	1
1839	1
1841	1
1848	1
1855	1
1858	2
1859	1
1862	2
1865	1
1869	1
1870	1
1875	2
1876	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1886	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	3
1892	3
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	4
1897	5
1899	3
1900	4
1901	10
1902	7
1903	13
1904	5
1905	32
1906	16
1907	21
1908	20
1909	39
1910	15
1911	14
1912	25
1913	29
1914	43
1915	62
1916	29
1917	55
1918	118
1919	65
1920	53
1921	44
1922	57
1923	144
1924	108
1925	246
1926	176
1927	287
1928	205
1929	297
1930	379
1931	267
1932	219
1933	499
1934	335
1935	494
1936	549
1937	301
1938	391
1939	674
1940	620
1941	273
1942	201
1943	173
1944	726
1945	784
1946	532
1947	391
1948	421
1949	734
1950	828
1951	237
1952	435
1953	730
1954	460
1955	721
1956	373
1957	672
1958	532
1959	573
1960	394
1961	979
1962	302
1963	305
1964	840
1965	589
1966	431
1967	308
1968	556
1969	598
1970	486
1971	456
1972	334
1973	861
1974	719
1975	821
1976	508
1977	768
1978	516
1979	581
1980	447
1981	895
1982	736
1983	1,080
1984	716
1985	921
1986	862
1987	925
1988	748
1989	697
1990	795
1991	944
1992	579
1993	834
1994	1,156
1995	1,224
1996	1,004
1997	894
1998	1,600
1999	1,258
2000	1,474
2001	589
2002	1,397
2003	853
2004	1,056
2005	1,014
2006	699
2007	898
2008	628
2009	920
2010	928
2011	952
2012	832
2013	847
2014	732
2015	978
2016	787
2017	839
2018	968
2019	425
2020	572
2021	1,874
2022	1,194
2023	574
2024	1,150
2025	583
2026	830

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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 2026-10-17 (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 10	407
10 to 20	22
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	6