Weather Records on 5 June 1920

97 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 June 1920. Highest significance: Melbourne Regional Office, AU.

Key Facts for 5 June 1920

On 5 June 1920, 97 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
2 were record highs and 54 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 88 daily.
Melbourne Regional Office set a daily record precipitation of 35.1 mm (1.4 in) on 5 June 1920.
Across 157 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

97 stations

97 station records on 5 June 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 June 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Vineland	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hingham (1)	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waverley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsfontein 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Leominster	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Yardley Chase	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lenoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Harpers Ferry River	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Grey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lock #4	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

97 records

Records set or tied on 5 June 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 41.

Records on 5 June 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	1
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	41
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 June 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 88.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

83 broken records

Margins by which the 83 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 68.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 June 1920

Top 20 records on 5 June 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 June 1920	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1920	Vineland, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1920	Philadelphia City, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1920	Paterson, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1920	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1920	Bridgeton 1 NE, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	3 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1920	World Trade Ctr, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1920	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	monthly low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	60 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1920	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1920	Moorestown 4 E, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1920	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1920	Blue Hill Coop, US	monthly rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1920	Port Jervis, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1920	Setauket Strong, US	monthly rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	23 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1920	Glenville, US	monthly rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	31 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1920	Hingham (1), US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1920	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	monthly low max	9.0 C (48.2 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	31 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1920	Boras, SE	monthly low max	10.1 C (50.2 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	35 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1920	Stockholm, SE	monthly low max	7.0 C (44.6 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	29 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1920	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	47 years	22 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 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1920. 1920 had 97 records.

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

Records on 06-05 in each year
Year	Records
1804	2
1805	1
1810	2
1822	1
1837	1
1843	1
1846	2
1849	2
1854	1
1857	2
1861	1
1866	1
1870	1
1871	6
1874	2
1877	1
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	5
1888	2
1889	2
1890	3
1891	3
1894	2
1895	1
1896	4
1897	1
1898	4
1899	9
1900	4
1901	8
1902	2
1903	7
1904	10
1905	8
1906	12
1907	15
1908	32
1909	13
1910	42
1911	18
1912	26
1913	36
1914	45
1915	21
1916	38
1917	132
1918	53
1919	86
1920	97
1921	138
1922	100
1923	577
1924	121
1925	442
1926	349
1927	268
1928	352
1929	383
1930	187
1931	229
1932	167
1933	586
1934	420
1935	426
1936	271
1937	424
1938	265
1939	364
1940	198
1941	288
1942	202
1943	589
1944	423
1945	1,215
1946	656
1947	486
1948	460
1949	369
1950	413
1951	532
1952	519
1953	319
1954	723
1955	249
1956	656
1957	600
1958	433
1959	401
1960	329
1961	475
1962	556
1963	577
1964	518
1965	365
1966	622
1967	584
1968	779
1969	924
1970	607
1971	502
1972	552
1973	549
1974	611
1975	553
1976	564
1977	1,171
1978	607
1979	722
1980	687
1981	907
1982	1,487
1983	846
1984	857
1985	1,339
1986	873
1987	859
1988	1,969
1989	1,001
1990	1,187
1991	921
1992	889
1993	1,616
1994	697
1995	809
1996	776
1997	1,229
1998	2,556
1999	1,266
2000	1,280
2001	1,021
2002	1,281
2003	1,159
2004	973
2005	882
2006	975
2007	680
2008	1,575
2009	920
2010	1,164
2011	913
2012	867
2013	465
2014	614
2015	719
2016	1,386
2017	440
2018	455
2019	632
2020	932
2021	1,206
2022	681
2023	509
2024	712
2025	507
2026	382

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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).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	67
10 to 20	4
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1