Weather Records on 6 June 1938

274 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 June 1938. Highest significance: Huntsville, CA.

Key Facts for 6 June 1938

On 6 June 1938, 274 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
67 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 273 daily.
Huntsville set a daily record precipitation of 58.9 mm (2.3 in) on 6 June 1938.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

274 stations

274 station records on 6 June 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 June 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Huntsville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Koyah	India	Record daily precipitation	185.9 mm (7.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bahera	India	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Harrai	India	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clontarf	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Deal Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chindwara	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cobden (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mahroni	India	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Johanna Glen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Terang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wardha	India	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chandpur	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mau	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Banda	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jaunpur	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas Smelter	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gudur(Guduru)	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Princetown (Rivernook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Indore	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hakalau 142	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tomahawk Creek (Irrewillipe Ea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bhadrak	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moth	India	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Macarthur (Glenhuntly)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gulbarga	India	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hinganghat	India	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nullawarre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mohpani	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chimur	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sairang	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Darbhanga	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Arvi	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Smythesdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woolsthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ballarat Mount Pleasant Obs.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Strathdownie (Mulga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tirrengower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mornington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ballarat Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mortlake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tyrendarra (Ellangowan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salida	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Allansford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Setif	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

274 records

Records set or tied on 6 June 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 186.

Records on 6 June 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	186
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 June 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 273.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

227 broken records

Margins by which the 227 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 113.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 June 1938

Top 20 records on 6 June 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 June 1938	Huntsville, CA	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	54 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1938	Koyah, IN	daily rain	185.9 mm (7.3 in)	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1938	Bahera, IN	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1938	Harrai, IN	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1938	Clontarf, CA	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1938	Beatrice, CA	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1938	Deal Island, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1938	Chindwara, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1938	Cobden (Post Office), AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1938	Mahroni, IN	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1938	Portland, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	62 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1938	Johanna Glen, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1938	Terang, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1938	Launceston (Pumping Station), AU	daily low max	6.2 C (43.2 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1938	Wardha, IN	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1938	Chandpur, IN	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	29 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1938	Mau, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1938	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	33 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1938	Hambantota, LK	daily high min	26.4 C (79.5 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	68 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1938	Banda, IN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	29 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 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1938. 1938 had 274 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	186
20 to 40	31
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2