Weather Records on 3 June 1940

253 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 June 1940. Highest significance: Centerville 6 SE, US.

Key Facts for 3 June 1940

On 3 June 1940, 253 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
136 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 248 daily.
Centerville 6 SE set a daily record precipitation of 90.4 mm (3.6 in) on 3 June 1940.
Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 426 records.

Record Map

253 stations

253 station records on 3 June 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 June 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sonamarg &	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Uri	India	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Uttamachipura	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pisangan	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sundance	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barmer	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tasgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Udhapur	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dumont 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hardy Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kotarh	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chas	India	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Orman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ramban	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Athmalik	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sikar	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
De Smet	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vantipura	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Deerfield Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kulgam	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rambha	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Baramulla	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish 9 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Murgab	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sheo	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Red Rvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uxbridge	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Phalodi	India	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pilgrims Rest (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kalgoorlie Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kotkhai	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hadagalli	India	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chendipada	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sibley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

253 records

Records set or tied on 3 June 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 103, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 95.

Records on 3 June 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	103
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	95
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 June 1940 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 3, daily 248.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

195 broken records

Margins by which the 195 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 June 1940

Top 20 records on 3 June 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 June 1940	Centerville 6 SE, US	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1940	Sonamarg &, IN	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1940	Uri, IN	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1940	Oakdale, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1940	Uttamachipura, IN	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1940	Pisangan, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1940	Belle Fourche, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1940	Sundance, US	all-time rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	7 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1940	Barmer, IN	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1940	Canton, US	all-time rain	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	43 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1940	Tasgaon, IN	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1940	Udhapur, IN	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	4 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1940	Dumont 2 ENE, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1940	Hardy Rs, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1940	Havre Wb City, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1940	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	69 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1940	Kotarh, IN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1940	Saint Johnsbury, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	44 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1940	Chas, IN	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1940	Marion, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 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

1796 to 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1940. 1940 had 253 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 10	157
10 to 20	19
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1