Weather Records on 1 June 1940

345 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 June 1940. Highest significance: Durham, US.

Key Facts for 1 June 1940

On 1 June 1940, 345 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
199 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 342 daily.
Durham set a daily record precipitation of 62.2 mm (2.4 in) on 1 June 1940.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 423 records.

Record Map

345 stations

345 station records on 1 June 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 June 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Satyamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvannamalai	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Thiruthuraipoond	India	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
North Bridgton	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dindori	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Karanjia	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kallakurichi	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goldstream Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beech Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record low minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Purdum	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Palakonda	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Mattole	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chugwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Powell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kalingapatam	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Polavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pichhore	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tirukoilur	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Edgewater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Grapeview 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sohagpur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

345 records

Records set or tied on 1 June 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 136, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 119.

Records on 1 June 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	136
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	119
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 June 1940 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 342.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

272 broken records

Margins by which the 272 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 49.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 June 1940

Top 20 records on 1 June 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 June 1940	Durham, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	9 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1940	Satyamangalam, IN	monthly rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	13 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1940	Bar Harbor 3 NW, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 June 1940	Jeffersonville, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 June 1940	Tiruvannamalai, IN	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 June 1940	Thiruthuraipoond, IN	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 June 1940	Carson City, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	37 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 June 1940	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	65 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 June 1940	North Bridgton, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
1 June 1940	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	61 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
1 June 1940	Belvidere, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
1 June 1940	Dindori, IN	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
1 June 1940	Minden, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	26 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
1 June 1940	Karanjia, IN	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
1 June 1940	Franklin, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
1 June 1940	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	38 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
1 June 1940	Kallakurichi, IN	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
1 June 1940	Dover, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
1 June 1940	Anticosti SW Point, CA	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	41 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
1 June 1940	Haverhill, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	9 years	21 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

1793 to 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1940. 1940 had 345 records.

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

Records on 06-01 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1810	1
1811	1
1827	1
1836	1
1844	1
1845	1
1849	1
1853	2
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1865	1
1867	1
1868	3
1871	1
1873	2
1874	1
1877	1
1879	3
1884	2
1886	3
1887	2
1888	1
1889	6
1890	6
1891	2
1892	3
1893	4
1894	4
1895	7
1896	2
1897	10
1898	4
1899	1
1900	3
1901	7
1902	7
1903	15
1904	14
1905	10
1906	6
1907	22
1908	6
1909	29
1910	28
1911	17
1912	22
1913	25
1914	16
1915	21
1916	44
1917	29
1918	51
1919	52
1920	254
1921	39
1922	36
1923	149
1924	113
1925	216
1926	141
1927	144
1928	94
1929	159
1930	635
1931	268
1932	101
1933	434
1934	842
1935	145
1936	515
1937	450
1938	391
1939	492
1940	345
1941	356
1942	211
1943	745
1944	498
1945	757
1946	611
1947	424
1948	367
1949	347
1950	359
1951	695
1952	319
1953	422
1954	430
1955	562
1956	800
1957	382
1958	295
1959	476
1960	294
1961	363
1962	526
1963	215
1964	768
1965	291
1966	1,074
1967	884
1968	370
1969	453
1970	614
1971	667
1972	991
1973	396
1974	443
1975	794
1976	531
1977	754
1978	768
1979	953
1980	574
1981	1,009
1982	855
1983	908
1984	1,238
1985	673
1986	1,250
1987	730
1988	1,043
1989	751
1990	852
1991	1,346
1992	1,033
1993	1,074
1994	732
1995	736
1996	686
1997	1,222
1998	1,250
1999	752
2000	1,147
2001	1,076
2002	1,114
2003	841
2004	791
2005	751
2006	988
2007	744
2008	765
2009	650
2010	776
2011	1,267
2012	948
2013	1,344
2014	757
2015	766
2016	554
2017	428
2018	1,093
2019	320
2020	675
2021	913
2022	604
2023	663
2024	652
2025	890
2026	471

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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	241
10 to 20	22
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1