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Cold outbreak in United States, 6 to 16 June 2021

Cold outbreak in United States, 6 to 16 June 2021: 214 records at 183 stations, peak on 11 June 2021. Closed.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-17).

Key Facts

  • Cold outbreak in United States, 6 to 16 June 2021 set or tied 214 station records at 183 stations.
  • It ran from 6 June 2021 to 16 June 2021 (11 days) and its peak day was 11 June 2021.
  • Status: closed.
  • Bowman Dam set a daily record low minimum temperature of -2.2 C (28.0 F) on 11 June 2021.
  • The busiest day was 11 June 2021 with 83 records.
  • The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 112 years.

Footprint

6 to 16 June 2021
Footprint of Cold outbreak in United States, 6 to 16 June 2021 The area covered by Cold outbreak in United States, 6 to 16 June 2021 is outlined, with 17 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type.
The area covered by Cold outbreak in United States, 6 to 16 June 2021 is outlined, with 17 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.
Footprint of Cold outbreak in United States, 6 to 16 June 2021: stations that set records in the event
StationTypeValueDate
Bowman DamRecord low minimum temperature-2.2 C (28.0 F)2021-06-11
OjaiRecord low minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)2021-06-09
Turlock #2Record low maximum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)2021-06-09
ColfaxRecord low minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)2021-06-10
WilburRecord low minimum temperature-2.8 C (27.0 F)2021-06-06
ScotiaRecord low minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)2021-06-09
Tracy CarbonaRecord low minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)2021-06-09
CentraliaRecord low maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)2021-06-06
Olympia APRecord low maximum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)2021-06-06
MytonRecord low minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)2021-06-12
ChelanRecord low minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)2021-06-06
DorenaRecord low minimum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)2021-06-08
John DayRecord low minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)2021-06-07
StanleyRecord low minimum temperature-8.3 C (17.1 F)2021-06-11
HoweRecord low minimum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)2021-06-11
BoulderRecord low minimum temperature-2.8 C (27.0 F)2021-06-13
ElmaRecord low minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)2021-06-09

Records per Day

Peak day 83
Records per day during Cold outbreak in United States, 6 to 16 June 2021 Records set or tied each day from 6 June 2021 to 16 June 2021. The most in one day was 83 on 11 June 2021. 0 25 50 75 100 06-0606-0706-0806-0906-1006-1106-1206-1306-1406-16
Records set or tied each day from 6 June 2021 to 16 June 2021. The most in one day was 83 on 11 June 2021.
Records per day during Cold outbreak in United States, 6 to 16 June 2021
DateRecords
2021-06-0617
2021-06-0712
2021-06-088
2021-06-0925
2021-06-1057
2021-06-1183
2021-06-126
2021-06-133
2021-06-142
2021-06-161

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced
Top records of Cold outbreak in United States, 6 to 16 June 2021 ranked by margin
Stanley, 06-113.3 C (5.9 F)
Tracy Carbona, 06-092.8 C (5.0 F)
Colfax, 06-102.3 C (4.1 F)
Howe, 06-112.3 C (4.1 F)
Bowman Dam, 06-112.2 C (4.0 F)
Dorena, 06-082.2 C (4.0 F)
Tracy Carbona, 06-132.2 C (4.0 F)
Turlock #2, 06-091.7 C (3.1 F)
Tracy Carbona, 06-101.7 C (3.1 F)
Tracy Carbona, 06-121.6 C (2.9 F)
Scotia, 06-091.1 C (2.0 F)
Myton, 06-121.1 C (2.0 F)
Olympia AP, 06-061.1 C (2.0 F)
Chelan, 06-061.1 C (2.0 F)
Ojai, 06-090.6 C (1.1 F)

Margin is how far the new value is beyond the record it replaced. Ties are not shown.

Margin Against Age of the Broken Record

Margin against age of the broken record in Cold outbreak in United States, 6 to 16 June 2021 214 records plotted by how far they beat the old record (across) and how many years the old record had stood (up). Long standing records beaten by a wide margin sit in the top right. 0 30 60 90 120 0.01.32.53.85.0 Margin (C) Years the old record stood
214 records plotted by how far they beat the old record (across) and how many years the old record had stood (up). Long standing records beaten by a wide margin sit in the top right.
Margin against age of the broken record in Cold outbreak in United States, 6 to 16 June 2021
Margin (C)Years the old record stood
2.295
0.6112
1.796
2.384
1.172
2.868
0.682
1.668
1.163
0.567
1.171
1.159
1.723
2.247
2.252
3.332
0.659
2.336
0.655
0.550
1.148
0.730
1.640
1.147
1.151
1.148
1.148
1.143
0.130
1.643
2.242
2.832
1.140
1.126
0.639
0.536
1.619
0.640
0.546
0.643
1.136
3.622
0.532
1.722
1.732
1.732
2.226
1.722
1.131
1.434
1.036
1.619
0.619
1.719
3.519
3.320
2.226
2.819
3.412
2.716
1.922
1.227
1.126
0.632
0.522
0.68
1.722
2.220
1.628
1.223
2.216
0.623
1.112
1.722
1.712
0.68
1.122
0.628
2.220
1.622
2.716
2.219
0.630
1.328
2.419
0.520
0.522
0.522
1.711
1.119
0.628
1.620
1.720
1.122
1.719
2.212
1.98
0.331
1.04
1.212
0.64
0.622
1.120
0.622
1.120
4.44
0.626
0.67
1.13
1.119
1.116
1.119
1.78
2.211
0.620
0.622
2.211
1.216
0.620
1.119
1.68
0.522
0.623
1.119
0.622
0.622
0.326
0.622
1.512
1.84
1.719
1.219
1.419
1.319
2.94
1.311
2.28
0.612
0.512
0.819
2.24
1.311
1.711
3.34
0.616
0.520
0.819
1.312
1.016
0.719
0.719
0.64
1.112
1.112
0.616
1.111
1.111
1.112
0.812
1.28
2.44
0.612
1.08
0.712
0.812
0.712
0.912
1.34
0.419
0.416
0.216
0.63
0.611
1.74
1.14
0.612
0.612
0.812
1.08
0.512
0.115
0.512
1.14
1.73
1.53
0.68
0.112
0.412
0.68
1.24
0.68
0.111
0.58
0.212
0.312
0.312
0.312
0.512
0.312
0.212

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event
Station records in Cold outbreak in United States, 6 to 16 June 2021 compared with similar events
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Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 13 October to 5 November 20209,841 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 23 December 2017 to 8 January 20188,263 records
Cold outbreak in United States and Mexico, 3 to 23 January 20247,675 records
Cold outbreak in United States, 15 January to 10 February 20265,568 records
Cold outbreak in United States, 6 to 16 June 2021 (this event)214 records

Every Record Set

20 of 214
Every record set or tied during Cold outbreak in United States, 6 to 16 June 2021, in date order
DateStationRecordValueMarginYears stoodSignificance
2021-06-06WilburRecord low minimum temperature-2.8 C (27.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)8235 of 100 (Notable)
2021-06-06CentraliaRecord low maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)6731 of 100 (Routine)
2021-06-06Olympia APRecord low maximum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)7131 of 100 (Routine)
2021-06-06ChelanRecord low minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)5930 of 100 (Routine)
2021-06-07John DayRecord low minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)5928 of 100 (Routine)
2021-06-08DorenaRecord low minimum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)4729 of 100 (Routine)
2021-06-09OjaiRecord low minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)11242 of 100 (Notable)
2021-06-09Turlock #2Record low maximum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)9642 of 100 (Notable)
2021-06-09ScotiaRecord low minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)7235 of 100 (Notable)
2021-06-09Tracy CarbonaRecord low minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)6835 of 100 (Notable)
2021-06-09ElmaRecord low minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)5026 of 100 (Routine)
2021-06-10ColfaxRecord low minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)8440 of 100 (Notable)
2021-06-10Tracy CarbonaRecord low minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)2329 of 100 (Routine)
2021-06-11Bowman DamRecord low minimum temperature-2.2 C (28.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)9543 of 100 (Notable)
2021-06-11StanleyRecord low minimum temperature-8.3 C (17.1 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)3228 of 100 (Routine)
2021-06-11HoweRecord low minimum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)3627 of 100 (Routine)
2021-06-12Tracy CarbonaRecord low minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)6831 of 100 (Routine)
2021-06-12MytonRecord low minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)6331 of 100 (Routine)
2021-06-13Tracy CarbonaRecord low minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)5228 of 100 (Routine)
2021-06-13BoulderRecord low minimum temperature-2.8 C (27.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)5527 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 214 records the event counts. The counts above use the full total.

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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)) Data as of 2026-10-17. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.