Weather Records on 6 June 1917

173 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 June 1917. Highest significance: Albury, AU.

Key Facts for 6 June 1917

On 6 June 1917, 173 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
12 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 168 daily.
Albury set a daily record precipitation of 38.6 mm (1.5 in) on 6 June 1917.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

173 stations

173 station records on 6 June 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 June 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Albury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Violet Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Macedon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bright Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Curraweena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boomanoomana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wangaratta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mulwala Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield 3	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barnawartha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gogland	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Walbundrie (Crediton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Howlong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Girilambone (Booroomugga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jamieson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Benalla (Shadforth Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eskdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Edithburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dookie Agricultural College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Boxwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Rowan (Bungeet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jindera (Wadilock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Streaky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Tongo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nelgowrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth (Wamberra Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Merrowie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murrumbeena Leeds Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Pier Pier)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bulgandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nekarboo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wargam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Miltalie (Poodra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gnalta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brewon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Willoughby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warraweena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie (Yanko Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wahgunyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg (Sternwarte)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kingscote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Tarella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Reid St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Poole	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

173 records

Records set or tied on 6 June 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 153.

Records on 6 June 1917 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	6
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	153
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 June 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 168.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

162 broken records

Margins by which the 162 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 45.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 June 1917

Top 20 records on 6 June 1917 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 June 1917	Albury, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1917	Violet Town, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1917	Mount Macedon, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1917	Kergunyah South, AU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1917	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1917	Bright Post Office, AU	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1917	Curraweena, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1917	Boomanoomana, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1917	Wangaratta, AU	monthly rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1917	Mulwala Homestead, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1917	Springfield 3, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1917	Barnawartha, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	11 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1917	Gogland, RU	daily rain	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1917	Walbundrie (Crediton Street), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1917	Bloukrans (Bos), ZA	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1917	Howlong Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1917	Girilambone (Booroomugga), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1917	Yackandandah, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1917	Jamieson, AU	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1917	Peddie (Mag), ZA	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	30 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

1797 to 1917

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1917. 1917 had 173 records.

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

Records on 06-06 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1804	2
1805	1
1808	1
1809	1
1816	1
1829	1
1833	1
1837	1
1839	1
1843	1
1846	1
1848	1
1849	2
1856	1
1857	1
1861	2
1862	2
1869	1
1870	1
1871	5
1872	2
1874	1
1876	2
1877	2
1878	1
1881	4
1883	2
1884	1
1885	3
1887	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1892	1
1894	4
1895	1
1896	5
1897	2
1898	2
1899	12
1900	2
1901	9
1902	7
1903	5
1904	7
1905	15
1906	17
1907	22
1908	17
1909	9
1910	38
1911	16
1912	19
1913	31
1914	43
1915	18
1916	44
1917	173
1918	49
1919	50
1920	61
1921	92
1922	87
1923	157
1924	107
1925	455
1926	342
1927	279
1928	310
1929	177
1930	204
1931	440
1932	291
1933	717
1934	415
1935	441
1936	262
1937	370
1938	274
1939	360
1940	185
1941	338
1942	265
1943	459
1944	298
1945	889
1946	766
1947	251
1948	504
1949	311
1950	526
1951	480
1952	556
1953	390
1954	620
1955	267
1956	310
1957	428
1958	557
1959	476
1960	327
1961	629
1962	388
1963	437
1964	501
1965	458
1966	431
1967	553
1968	481
1969	712
1970	722
1971	411
1972	723
1973	552
1974	520
1975	712
1976	860
1977	1,105
1978	804
1979	542
1980	741
1981	1,027
1982	1,176
1983	1,082
1984	939
1985	1,236
1986	1,008
1987	949
1988	1,400
1989	1,272
1990	1,099
1991	1,094
1992	820
1993	1,373
1994	821
1995	1,260
1996	1,107
1997	1,327
1998	2,815
1999	1,151
2000	1,321
2001	1,039
2002	1,141
2003	998
2004	962
2005	990
2006	1,024
2007	1,012
2008	1,513
2009	1,057
2010	1,192
2011	1,064
2012	627
2013	482
2014	563
2015	662
2016	1,136
2017	491
2018	515
2019	606
2020	873
2021	992
2022	456
2023	589
2024	973
2025	546
2026	507

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 June 1917
Margin	Records
0 to 10	108
10 to 20	38
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	4