Weather Records on 6 June 1920

61 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 June 1920. Highest significance: Lake Cochituate, US.

Key Facts for 6 June 1920

On 6 June 1920, 61 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
6 were record highs and 40 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 60 daily.
Lake Cochituate set a daily record precipitation of 63.2 mm (2.5 in) on 6 June 1920.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

61 stations

61 station records on 6 June 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 June 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Halifax	Canada	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island East End	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Barraba (Mount Lindsay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Teterow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Nidingen A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

61 records

Records set or tied on 6 June 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 15.

Records on 6 June 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	3
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	15
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 June 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 60.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

54 broken records

Margins by which the 54 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 41.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 June 1920

Top 20 records on 6 June 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 June 1920	Lake Cochituate, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1920	Halifax, CA	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1920	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily low min	4.3 C (39.7 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	54 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1920	Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij, RU	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	1 year	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1920	Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RU	daily rain	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1920	Sandvig, DK	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	40 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1920	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	daily low max	13.0 C (55.4 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	39 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1920	Sable Island East End, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	34 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1920	Weissenburg, DE	daily low max	12.9 C (55.2 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	39 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1920	Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZ	daily high min	22.0 C (71.6 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	19 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1920	Barraba (Mount Lindsay), AU	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	32 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1920	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily low max	12.6 C (54.7 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	41 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1920	Haparanda, SE	daily low max	4.5 C (40.1 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	28 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1920	Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AU	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	12 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1920	New Westminster, CA	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	14 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1920	Ottawa, CA	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	30 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1920	Karlsruhe, DE	daily low max	14.8 C (58.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	39 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1920	Bamberg, DE	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	39 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1920	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily low max	12.6 C (54.7 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	39 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1920	Cet Central England, GB	daily low min	3.5 C (38.3 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	11 years	15 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 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1920. 1920 had 61 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 1920
Margin	Records
0 to 10	50
10 to 20	2
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1