Weather Records on 2 June 1939

477 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 June 1939. Highest significance: Port Wakefield, AU.

Key Facts for 2 June 1939

On 2 June 1939, 477 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
108 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 455 daily.
Port Wakefield set a daily record precipitation of 27.4 mm (1.1 in) on 2 June 1939.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 413 records.

Record Map

477 stations

477 station records on 2 June 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 June 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Wakefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Georgetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ormley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Redhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Port Elliot Caravan Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Koolunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Strathalbyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wellington (the Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Meningie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Templeton (Glenalbyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Port Germein (Telowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
New Norfolk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yacka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Balaklava	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mallala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia Sheedy Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alberton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mathinna (Fingal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Andover	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Narridy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Finniss	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Goolwa Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Milang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Port Broughton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tower Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell Town (Quorn Hall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oatlands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lenah Valley (Augusta Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lindisfarne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saddleworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Cullenswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaleer Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fulham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sorell (Whitlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Melton Mowbray (Lovely Banks)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Magnolia	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone (Booyoolee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrabara Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling Cl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkworth (Anama Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Echunga Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kempton (Oakmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rokeby (the Mall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mundoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fingal (Legge Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Germein	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett (Old Canowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Borda Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
North Adelaide	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Pooraka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ashbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mangalore (Mangalore Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

477 records

Records set or tied on 2 June 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 103, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 336.

Records on 2 June 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	103
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	336
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 June 1939 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 21, daily 455.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

408 broken records

Margins by which the 408 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 88.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 June 1939

Top 20 records on 2 June 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 June 1939	Port Wakefield, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 June 1939	Georgetown, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1939	Ormley, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1939	Redhill, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1939	Port Elliot Caravan Park, AU	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1939	Koolunga, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1939	Strathalbyn, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1939	Mount Wellington (the Springs), AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1939	Meningie, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1939	Mount Templeton (Glenalbyn), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1939	Port Germein (Telowie), AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1939	New Norfolk, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1939	Clarendon, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1939	Gladstone, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1939	Yacka, AU	monthly rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1939	Franklin, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1939	Balaklava, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1939	Mallala, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1939	Virginia Sheedy Road, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1939	Alberton Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)

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

1793 to 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1939. 1939 had 477 records.

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

Records on 06-02 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1794	1
1805	1
1809	1
1810	1
1822	1
1829	2
1834	1
1844	1
1846	1
1849	2
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	2
1860	2
1863	2
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1871	4
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1885	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	5
1890	4
1892	2
1893	3
1894	5
1895	5
1896	3
1897	4
1898	4
1900	2
1901	8
1902	5
1903	15
1904	12
1905	11
1906	11
1907	55
1908	14
1909	49
1910	36
1911	17
1912	17
1913	13
1914	21
1915	19
1916	33
1917	34
1918	46
1919	56
1920	242
1921	28
1922	21
1923	164
1924	104
1925	169
1926	95
1927	181
1928	196
1929	356
1930	390
1931	265
1932	193
1933	387
1934	758
1935	145
1936	418
1937	272
1938	426
1939	477
1940	266
1941	506
1942	311
1943	883
1944	481
1945	650
1946	824
1947	557
1948	446
1949	386
1950	358
1951	789
1952	391
1953	515
1954	685
1955	636
1956	1,024
1957	555
1958	336
1959	344
1960	408
1961	536
1962	582
1963	407
1964	491
1965	213
1966	737
1967	750
1968	545
1969	613
1970	937
1971	599
1972	547
1973	460
1974	333
1975	453
1976	554
1977	636
1978	675
1979	776
1980	832
1981	1,048
1982	740
1983	702
1984	710
1985	872
1986	1,322
1987	751
1988	895
1989	746
1990	925
1991	1,224
1992	1,059
1993	1,336
1994	701
1995	776
1996	754
1997	821
1998	1,558
1999	1,081
2000	1,009
2001	973
2002	1,062
2003	1,038
2004	900
2005	901
2006	1,172
2007	825
2008	885
2009	690
2010	849
2011	1,225
2012	1,052
2013	1,142
2014	734
2015	712
2016	500
2017	484
2018	914
2019	401
2020	754
2021	1,262
2022	486
2023	867
2024	583
2025	671
2026	524

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Data for records on 1939-06-02: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	351
20 to 40	49
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1