Weather Records on 4 June 1940

260 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 June 1940. Highest significance: Norfolk, US.

Key Facts for 4 June 1940

On 4 June 1940, 260 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
65 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 250 daily.
Norfolk set an all-time record daily precipitation of 197.6 mm (7.8 in) on 4 June 1940.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

260 stations

260 station records on 4 June 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 June 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Norfolk	United States	Record daily precipitation	197.6 mm (7.8 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kilba	India	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Inwood 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Didwana	India	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Merta City	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Reasi	India	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sonamarg &	India	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Baramulla	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Palermo	Italy	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ajmer	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Snowville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pisangan	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Narsaraopet	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kulgam	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ludhiana	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nagaur (Nagore )	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kotkhai	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beawar Nayanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Malpura	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Daflating	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gurjala(Gurujala)	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kistwar	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ludhiana	India	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sujangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Parbatsar	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jalalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bapatla	India	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jaipur Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gingee	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sherburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Olpad	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Athmalik	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chomu	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kulu	India	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jagraon	India	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anantnag	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

260 records

Records set or tied on 4 June 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 168.

Records on 4 June 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	168
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 June 1940 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 7, daily 250.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

216 broken records

Margins by which the 216 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 June 1940

Top 20 records on 4 June 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 June 1940	Norfolk, US	all-time rain	197.6 mm (7.8 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	73 of 100 (Major)
4 June 1940	Wakefield 3NW, US	all-time rain	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	2 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 June 1940	Spencer 1 N, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1940	Kilba, IN	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1940	Vermillion 2 SE, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1940	Inwood 2 SW, US	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1940	Didwana, IN	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1940	Stanton, US	all-time rain	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1940	Srinagar, IN	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1940	Merta City, IN	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1940	Denison, US	monthly rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1940	Reasi, IN	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1940	Sonamarg &, IN	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1940	Baramulla, IN	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1940	Sibley, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1940	Palermo, IT	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	63 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1940	Rockwell City, US	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1940	Ajmer, IN	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	18 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1940	St Augustine, US	monthly rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1940	Snowville, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	40 years	34 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 260 records.

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

Records on 06-04 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1804	1
1807	1
1808	1
1810	4
1822	1
1834	1
1840	1
1845	1
1849	2
1850	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1863	1
1866	2
1868	1
1869	1
1871	7
1874	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	4
1887	1
1888	6
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	1
1894	6
1895	1
1896	5
1897	1
1898	4
1899	2
1900	6
1901	3
1903	13
1904	4
1905	17
1906	6
1907	18
1908	26
1909	21
1910	45
1911	15
1912	20
1913	18
1914	36
1915	15
1916	33
1917	31
1918	27
1919	122
1920	74
1921	68
1922	106
1923	827
1924	140
1925	388
1926	269
1927	352
1928	391
1929	610
1930	175
1931	100
1932	164
1933	343
1934	435
1935	250
1936	216
1937	231
1938	226
1939	315
1940	260
1941	371
1942	320
1943	778
1944	482
1945	1,330
1946	457
1947	456
1948	369
1949	553
1950	518
1951	553
1952	382
1953	304
1954	549
1955	293
1956	698
1957	567
1958	346
1959	309
1960	385
1961	609
1962	592
1963	562
1964	452
1965	246
1966	465
1967	477
1968	516
1969	870
1970	722
1971	453
1972	580
1973	467
1974	501
1975	436
1976	522
1977	809
1978	756
1979	843
1980	884
1981	1,020
1982	1,245
1983	896
1984	700
1985	1,546
1986	896
1987	941
1988	1,468
1989	1,244
1990	997
1991	1,197
1992	947
1993	974
1994	627
1995	736
1996	991
1997	1,054
1998	2,389
1999	859
2000	986
2001	1,222
2002	1,217
2003	1,352
2004	1,007
2005	939
2006	957
2007	867
2008	1,285
2009	796
2010	984
2011	1,208
2012	862
2013	419
2014	657
2015	588
2016	1,099
2017	484
2018	539
2019	496
2020	662
2021	1,604
2022	488
2023	630
2024	756
2025	566
2026	518

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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	136
10 to 20	44
20 to 30	19
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	6
60 to 70	2