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Weather Records on 5 June 1917

132 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 June 1917. Highest significance: Hawker, AU.

Key Facts for 5 June 1917

  • On 5 June 1917, 132 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 11 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 132 daily.
  • Hawker set a daily record precipitation of 52.6 mm (2.1 in) on 5 June 1917.
  • Across 157 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

132 stations
Weather records on 5 June 1917 132 station records on 5 June 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
132 station records on 5 June 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 5 June 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
HawkerAustraliaRecord daily precipitation52.6 mm (2.1 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
TallinnEstoniaRecord daily precipitation34.9 mm (1.4 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
WeilmoringleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.2 mm (1.1 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
Violet TownAustraliaRecord daily precipitation42.4 mm (1.7 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
Kilmore Assumption CollegeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.7 mm (1.2 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
WarburtonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation44.5 mm (1.8 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
LancefieldAustraliaRecord daily precipitation36.1 mm (1.4 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
Woods PointAustraliaRecord daily precipitation46.2 mm (1.8 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
Yan YeanAustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.1 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.8 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Hill (Murray Downs)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth (Avoca)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
TowaninnieAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
YeaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.1 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
VasileviciBelarusRecord daily precipitation21.0 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Orroroo (Black Rock)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
PaikaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.5 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Port ElliottAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
WunnamurraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandra (Post Office)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Quambatook SouthAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.6 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
DingeeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.3 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
AppilaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
RedhillAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
LilydaleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
TareenaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Euston Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Canary IslandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KerangAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake MarmalAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Narre Warren North (Narre WarrAustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.1 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Moorara)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Puckawidgee BackAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.6 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
OrrorooAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature13.0 C (55.4 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Tyntynder StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Wandearah NorthAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.7 mm (0.5 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Nuntherungie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
MoolpaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Hill Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour Shire DepotAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.1 mm (0.8 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
GysingeSwedenRecord daily precipitation15.9 mm (0.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Booleroo CentreAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
JamestownAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Echuca AerodromeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Ferntree GullyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
TartuEstoniaRecord daily precipitation24.6 mm (1.0 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
WirrabaraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.5 mm (0.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
YackaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.4 mm (0.5 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Tarcoola)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Balranald (Rsl)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.8 mm (0.8 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
MoamaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Kerang (Tragowell)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
YallookAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.3 mm (0.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
BeenakAustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.7 mm (1.2 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Colesberg (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation1.8 mm (0.07 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
KaresuandoSwedenRecord daily precipitation6.5 mm (0.26 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Depot Flat)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal BrookAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.3 mm (0.6 in)16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

132 records
Records on 5 June 1917 by type Records set or tied on 5 June 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 114. 050100150Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 6Highest daily minimum: 7Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 114Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 5 June 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 114.
Records on 5 June 1917 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum6
Highest daily minimum7
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall114
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 5 June 1917 by timescale Records on 5 June 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 132. 050100150all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 132all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 5 June 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 132.
Records on 5 June 1917 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily132

How Much Records Were Beaten By

126 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 June 1917 Margins by which the 126 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 40.4. Ties are not counted. 0501001500 to 10: 10510 to 20: 1620 to 30: 430 to 40: 040 to 50: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 126 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 40.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 June 1917
MarginRecords
0 to 10105
10 to 2016
20 to 304
30 to 400
40 to 501

Top 20 by Significance

5 June 1917
Top 20 records on 5 June 1917 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 June 1917Hawker, AUdaily rain52.6 mm (2.1 in)40.4 mm (1.6 in)28 years51 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1917Tallinn, EEdaily rain34.9 mm (1.4 in)15.1 mm (0.6 in)36 years39 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1917Weilmoringle, AUdaily rain29.2 mm (1.1 in)26.4 mm (1.0 in)27 years38 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1917Violet Town, AUdaily rain42.4 mm (1.7 in)27.4 mm (1.1 in)16 years38 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1917Kilmore Assumption College, AUdaily rain30.7 mm (1.2 in)20.5 mm (0.8 in)16 years35 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1917Warburton, AUdaily rain44.5 mm (1.8 in)23.9 mm (0.9 in)8 years31 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1917Lancefield, AUdaily rain36.1 mm (1.4 in)15.3 mm (0.6 in)22 years29 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1917Woods Point, AUdaily rain46.2 mm (1.8 in)19.8 mm (0.8 in)18 years23 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1917Yan Yean, AUdaily rain23.1 mm (0.9 in)12.9 mm (0.5 in)31 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1917Wentworth Post Office, AUdaily rain19.8 mm (0.8 in)14.2 mm (0.6 in)16 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1917Swan Hill (Murray Downs), AUdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)50 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1917Wentworth (Avoca), AUdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)13.2 mm (0.5 in)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1917Towaninnie, AUdaily rain15.0 mm (0.6 in)11.2 mm (0.4 in)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1917Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal), AUdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)10.9 mm (0.4 in)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1917Yea, AUdaily rain22.1 mm (0.9 in)12.2 mm (0.5 in)16 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1917Vasilevici, BYdaily rain21.0 mm (0.8 in)13.6 mm (0.5 in)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1917Orroroo (Black Rock), AUdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)9.6 mm (0.38 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1917Paika, AUdaily rain18.5 mm (0.7 in)11.6 mm (0.5 in)18 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1917Port Elliott, AUdaily rain16.0 mm (0.6 in)10.2 mm (0.4 in)14 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1917Wunnamurra, AUdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)9.7 mm (0.38 in)26 years20 of 100 (Routine)

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 1917
Records on 06-05 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1917. 1917 had 132 records. 01,0002,0003,0001804: 21805: 11810: 21822: 11837: 11843: 11846: 21849: 21854: 11857: 21861: 11866: 11870: 11871: 61874: 21877: 11880: 21881: 11883: 11884: 11885: 51888: 21889: 21890: 31891: 31894: 21895: 11896: 41897: 11898: 41899: 91900: 41901: 81902: 21903: 71904: 101905: 81906: 121907: 151908: 321909: 131910: 421911: 181912: 261913: 361914: 451915: 211916: 381917: 1321918: 531919: 861920: 971921: 1381922: 1001923: 5771924: 1211925: 4421926: 3491927: 2681928: 3521929: 3831930: 1871931: 2291932: 1671933: 5861934: 4201935: 4261936: 2711937: 4241938: 2651939: 3641940: 1981941: 2881942: 2021943: 5891944: 4231945: 1,2151946: 6561947: 4861948: 4601949: 3691950: 4131951: 5321952: 5191953: 3191954: 7231955: 2491956: 6561957: 6001958: 4331959: 4011960: 3291961: 4751962: 5561963: 5771964: 5181965: 3651966: 6221967: 5841968: 7791969: 9241970: 6071971: 5021972: 5521973: 5491974: 6111975: 5531976: 5641977: 1,1711978: 6071979: 7221980: 6871981: 9071982: 1,4871983: 8461984: 8571985: 1,3391986: 8731987: 8591988: 1,9691989: 1,0011990: 1,1871991: 9211992: 8891993: 1,6161994: 6971995: 8091996: 7761997: 1,2291998: 2,5561999: 1,2662000: 1,2802001: 1,0212002: 1,2812003: 1,1592004: 9732005: 8822006: 9752007: 6802008: 1,5752009: 9202010: 1,1642011: 9132012: 8672013: 4652014: 6142015: 7192016: 1,3862017: 4402018: 4552019: 6322020: 9322021: 1,2062022: 6812023: 5092024: 7122025: 5072026: 3821804188019011917193319491965198119972013
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1917. 1917 had 132 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 06-05 in each year
YearRecords
18042
18051
18102
18221
18371
18431
18462
18492
18541
18572
18611
18661
18701
18716
18742
18771
18802
18811
18831
18841
18855
18882
18892
18903
18913
18942
18951
18964
18971
18984
18999
19004
19018
19022
19037
190410
19058
190612
190715
190832
190913
191042
191118
191226
191336
191445
191521
191638
1917132
191853
191986
192097
1921138
1922100
1923577
1924121
1925442
1926349
1927268
1928352
1929383
1930187
1931229
1932167
1933586
1934420
1935426
1936271
1937424
1938265
1939364
1940198
1941288
1942202
1943589
1944423
19451,215
1946656
1947486
1948460
1949369
1950413
1951532
1952519
1953319
1954723
1955249
1956656
1957600
1958433
1959401
1960329
1961475
1962556
1963577
1964518
1965365
1966622
1967584
1968779
1969924
1970607
1971502
1972552
1973549
1974611
1975553
1976564
19771,171
1978607
1979722
1980687
1981907
19821,487
1983846
1984857
19851,339
1986873
1987859
19881,969
19891,001
19901,187
1991921
1992889
19931,616
1994697
1995809
1996776
19971,229
19982,556
19991,266
20001,280
20011,021
20021,281
20031,159
2004973
2005882
2006975
2007680
20081,575
2009920
20101,164
2011913
2012867
2013465
2014614
2015719
20161,386
2017440
2018455
2019632
2020932
20211,206
2022681
2023509
2024712
2025507
2026382

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).