Weather Records on 8 June 2012

577 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 June 2012. Highest significance: Cottonwood 2 E, US.

Key Facts for 8 June 2012

On 8 June 2012, 577 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
229 were record highs and 211 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 558 daily.
Cottonwood 2 E set a daily record precipitation of 71.1 mm (2.8 in) on 8 June 2012.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

577 stations

577 station records on 8 June 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 June 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ust-Njukzha	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Belyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hazlehurst	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cannery Creek	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lough Navar Forest	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gogerddan	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elfin Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa Mineral	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cuthbert	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Auke Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Minusinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chiconautla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Isle	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pembina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	44.0 C (111.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glenmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Campo Dell Oro	France	Record high maximum temperature	35.3 C (95.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Seminole	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wharton	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bickleton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wenatchee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Diredawa	Ethiopia	Record high maximum temperature	38.4 C (101.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cundancito	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chara	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Llano	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yap Island WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wildrose 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Laughlin 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kumeny	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pichucalco (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Borinquen AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Perevoz	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ernesto Cortissoz	Colombia	Record high minimum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Gertrudis	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chalchihuites (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Warruwi	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pello Konttajarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sikasso	Mali	Record low maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ixcateopan de Tlapa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Magueyes Is	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Erbogacen	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nahunta 6NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mobile Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wuzhou	China	Record high minimum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

577 records

Records set or tied on 8 June 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 106, Lowest daily maximum 89, Highest daily minimum 123, Lowest daily minimum 122, Heaviest daily rainfall 136, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 8 June 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	106
Lowest daily maximum	89
Highest daily minimum	123
Lowest daily minimum	122
Heaviest daily rainfall	136
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 8 June 2012 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 15, daily 558.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

455 broken records

Margins by which the 455 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 584.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 June 2012

Top 20 records on 8 June 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 June 2012	Cottonwood 2 E, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	93 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 June 2012	Kislovodsk, RU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	75 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 June 2012	Ust-Njukzha, RU	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 2012	Belyj, RU	all-time rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 2012	Hazlehurst, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	92 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 2012	Cannery Creek, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 2012	Lough Navar Forest, GB	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 2012	Gogerddan, GB	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 2012	Elfin Cove, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 2012	Hillsboro, US	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	97 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 2012	Makaweli 965, US	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	77 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 2012	Santa Rosa Mineral, MX	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 2012	Moro, US	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	93 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 2012	Arlington, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	117 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 2012	Crookston NW Exp STN, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	117 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 2012	Springer, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	84 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 2012	Mayaguez City, PR	daily high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	11 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 2012	Cuthbert, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	62 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 2012	Auke Bay, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 2012	Minusinsk, RU	daily high min	16.2 C (61.2 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	94 years	39 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 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2012. 2012 had 577 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	748
2017	560
2018	386
2019	704
2020	914
2021	854
2022	452
2023	785
2024	588
2025	747
2026	403

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	454
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1