Weather Records on 3 June 1937

256 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 June 1937. Highest significance: Waikerie (Ramco), AU.

Key Facts for 3 June 1937

On 3 June 1937, 256 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
92 were record highs and 53 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 250 daily.
Waikerie (Ramco) set a daily record precipitation of 31.8 mm (1.3 in) on 3 June 1937.
Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 426 records.

Record Map

256 stations

256 station records on 3 June 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 June 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waikerie (Ramco)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Waikerie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Stansbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Minicoy Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Irvington	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kerrville	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun (1)	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Victor Harbor Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vaikom	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Purcellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gudiyatham	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Burnet	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sidlaghatta	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Conconully	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gabriels	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tumby Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Elliot Caravan Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Big Timber	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wandearah North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Garrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chowilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Burrawang (Range Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vilatnikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wetumpka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

256 records

Records set or tied on 3 June 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 110, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 3 June 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	68
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	110
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 June 1937 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 250.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

200 broken records

Margins by which the 200 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 June 1937

Top 20 records on 3 June 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 June 1937	Waikerie (Ramco), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1937	Waikerie, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1937	Stansbury, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1937	Arkansas City, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1937	Red Lodge, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	42 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1937	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	74 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1937	Minicoy Obsy, IN	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1937	Irvington, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1937	Kerrville, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1937	Constantine, DZ	daily high min	22.0 C (71.6 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	44 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1937	Calhoun (1), US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1937	Victor Harbor Comparison, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1937	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	monthly low min	4.3 C (39.7 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	44 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1937	Vaikom, IN	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	10 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1937	Purcellville, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1937	Magdeburg, DE	daily low min	4.6 C (40.3 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	51 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1937	Chemnitz, DE	daily low min	3.8 C (38.8 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	51 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1937	Gudiyatham, IN	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1937	Coloso, PR	daily low max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	20 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1937	Waycross 4 NE, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	24 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

1796 to 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1937. 1937 had 256 records.

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

Records on 06-03 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1810	3
1822	1
1825	1
1843	1
1844	1
1846	1
1849	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	1
1856	1
1857	1
1861	1
1863	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1871	8
1873	1
1875	1
1877	1
1880	1
1881	2
1882	2
1884	2
1886	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	1
1891	3
1892	1
1893	3
1894	3
1895	5
1896	1
1897	1
1898	12
1899	2
1900	2
1901	4
1902	6
1903	10
1904	4
1905	5
1906	15
1907	31
1908	15
1909	35
1910	31
1911	15
1912	22
1913	13
1914	30
1915	32
1916	189
1917	18
1918	45
1919	84
1920	53
1921	42
1922	41
1923	340
1924	220
1925	264
1926	208
1927	186
1928	314
1929	466
1930	246
1931	209
1932	266
1933	433
1934	457
1935	157
1936	500
1937	256
1938	270
1939	329
1940	253
1941	328
1942	366
1943	897
1944	434
1945	997
1946	563
1947	502
1948	502
1949	403
1950	513
1951	634
1952	469
1953	444
1954	494
1955	421
1956	946
1957	553
1958	446
1959	411
1960	509
1961	863
1962	528
1963	520
1964	290
1965	296
1966	534
1967	579
1968	581
1969	703
1970	1,067
1971	505
1972	428
1973	511
1974	398
1975	415
1976	546
1977	574
1978	737
1979	779
1980	886
1981	1,169
1982	944
1983	648
1984	680
1985	1,074
1986	1,302
1987	796
1988	933
1989	816
1990	1,080
1991	1,350
1992	1,065
1993	994
1994	666
1995	891
1996	837
1997	753
1998	2,115
1999	1,012
2000	1,042
2001	879
2002	1,134
2003	1,167
2004	1,014
2005	1,054
2006	1,109
2007	867
2008	1,241
2009	691
2010	876
2011	1,167
2012	883
2013	678
2014	618
2015	532
2016	584
2017	465
2018	798
2019	525
2020	790
2021	1,588
2022	471
2023	764
2024	703
2025	586
2026	451

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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 20	186
20 to 40	10
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1