Weather Records on 20 June 2008

669 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 June 2008. Highest significance: Putnam, US.

Key Facts for 20 June 2008

On 20 June 2008, 669 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
300 were record highs and 201 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 645 daily.
Putnam set a daily record precipitation of 95.8 mm (3.8 in) on 20 June 2008.
Across 158 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

669 stations

669 station records on 20 June 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 June 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Putnam	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	63 of 100 (Major)
Capulhuac	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Greybull	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brekke I Sogn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ardlethan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pasadena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hico	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Guna	India	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Takle	Norway	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rorvikvatn Ved Vadheim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Indiga	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Petajavesi Kuivasmaki	Finland	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jesus del Monte	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
El-Ton	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark Beach 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beckom (Stawell St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Huachuca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mercedes 6 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial Beach Ream Fld NAS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Villanueva	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eikanger - Myr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kvale	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Louisa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Multia Vehkoo	Finland	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sand I Ryfylke II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blythe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	47.8 C (118.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hat Creek	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pyhajarvi Ol Lohvanpera	Finland	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Siikalatva Kestila	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ramos Arizpe (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon UNIV Mo - SW Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cochiti Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria Public AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
El Paso de Iritu	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Potrerillos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia UNIV of Sc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Botnen I Forde	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stadlandet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lompoc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palm Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rolling Fk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

669 records

Records set or tied on 20 June 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 175, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 125, Lowest daily minimum 135, Heaviest daily rainfall 168.

Records on 20 June 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	175
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	125
Lowest daily minimum	135
Heaviest daily rainfall	168
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 June 2008 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 20, daily 645.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

477 broken records

Margins by which the 477 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 68.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 June 2008

Top 20 records on 20 June 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 June 2008	Putnam, US	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	61 years	67 of 100 (Major)
20 June 2008	Ft Sumner, US	all-time high min	28.9 C (84.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	89 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 June 2008	Capulhuac, MX	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 2008	Greybull, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 2008	Brekke I Sogn, NO	daily rain	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	58 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 2008	Ardlethan Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 2008	Pasadena, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	90 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 2008	Dublin 2SE, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	101 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 2008	Hico, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 2008	Guna, IN	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	17 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 2008	Takle, NO	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 2008	Rorvikvatn Ved Vadheim, NO	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 2008	Indiga, RU	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 2008	Petajavesi Kuivasmaki, FI	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 2008	Jesus del Monte, MX	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 2008	El-Ton, RU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 2008	Suldalsvatn, NO	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	75 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 2008	Harrisburg, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	106 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 2008	Ozark Beach 2 NNE, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 2008	Decatur, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	103 years	42 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 669 records.

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

Records on 06-20 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1803	1
1813	1
1821	2
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1844	1
1846	2
1847	1
1850	1
1855	2
1857	1
1861	1
1865	2
1867	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1877	2
1879	1
1884	1
1886	2
1887	2
1891	2
1892	2
1893	2
1895	4
1896	3
1897	6
1898	3
1899	6
1900	4
1901	5
1902	7
1903	22
1904	13
1905	14
1906	18
1907	10
1908	30
1909	9
1910	27
1911	27
1912	17
1913	30
1914	53
1915	75
1916	83
1917	96
1918	54
1919	67
1920	40
1921	42
1922	61
1923	263
1924	204
1925	483
1926	228
1927	193
1928	199
1929	137
1930	143
1931	536
1932	182
1933	676
1934	301
1935	337
1936	529
1937	412
1938	326
1939	270
1940	469
1941	200
1942	757
1943	447
1944	315
1945	769
1946	849
1947	387
1948	554
1949	314
1950	328
1951	289
1952	318
1953	998
1954	414
1955	291
1956	484
1957	598
1958	603
1959	504
1960	451
1961	836
1962	173
1963	379
1964	729
1965	463
1966	441
1967	687
1968	559
1969	982
1970	482
1971	395
1972	660
1973	553
1974	743
1975	984
1976	899
1977	453
1978	480
1979	727
1980	922
1981	987
1982	801
1983	724
1984	686
1985	811
1986	732
1987	960
1988	1,222
1989	918
1990	899
1991	1,085
1992	1,049
1993	964
1994	925
1995	1,260
1996	1,123
1997	738
1998	1,627
1999	906
2000	1,328
2001	771
2002	955
2003	843
2004	1,071
2005	1,055
2006	820
2007	1,208
2008	669
2009	1,060
2010	865
2011	1,359
2012	1,045
2013	879
2014	381
2015	637
2016	1,352
2017	1,086
2018	635
2019	693
2020	590
2021	1,161
2022	972
2023	1,265
2024	783
2025	944
2026	757

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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	409
10 to 20	42
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	11
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	2