Weather Records on 5 June 1940

198 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 June 1940. Highest significance: Karambakkudi, IN.

Key Facts for 5 June 1940

On 5 June 1940, 198 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
56 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 194 daily.
Karambakkudi set a daily record precipitation of 64.0 mm (2.5 in) on 5 June 1940.
Across 157 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

198 stations

198 station records on 5 June 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 June 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Karambakkudi	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chakrata Kalsi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Udayalipatti	India	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Surat	India	Record daily precipitation	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Palana	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kamuthi	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uran	India	Record daily precipitation	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ambari	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nazira	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Namakkal	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Adanakottai	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rewari	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sirsa	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Daryapur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dehradun	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Paxton	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Landsdown	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Buenos Aires Observ	Argentina	Record high minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mangaon	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Merta City	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Baunsi	India	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Niulii 179	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Delmas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jatusana	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ogden 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Khetri	India	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Khachrod	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mathura	India	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waimanalo 794	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kulu	India	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sihora Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nimarana	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kunch	India	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Moth	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sindkheda	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ajmer	India	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Orai	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lakhnadon	India	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bombay (Colaba) Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sardarshahar	India	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

198 records

Records set or tied on 5 June 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 123.

Records on 5 June 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	123
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 June 1940 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 194.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

160 broken records

Margins by which the 160 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 106.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 June 1940

Top 20 records on 5 June 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 June 1940	Karambakkudi, IN	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1940	Chakrata Kalsi Sr, IN	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1940	Yemassee 1 N, US	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	10 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1940	Udayalipatti, IN	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1940	Surat, IN	daily rain	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	15 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1940	Palana, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1940	Kamuthi, IN	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1940	Jacksonville Wb City, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1940	Uran, IN	daily rain	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	15 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1940	Ambari, IN	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1940	Stanton, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1940	Nazira, IN	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	7 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1940	Namakkal, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1940	Adanakottai, IN	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1940	Brunswick, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1940	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	2 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1940	Rewari, IN	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1940	Sirsa, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1940	Daryapur, IN	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1940	Dehradun, IN	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	25 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

1804 to 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1940. 1940 had 198 records.

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

Records on 06-05 in each year
Year	Records
1804	2
1805	1
1810	2
1822	1
1837	1
1843	1
1846	2
1849	2
1854	1
1857	2
1861	1
1866	1
1870	1
1871	6
1874	2
1877	1
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	5
1888	2
1889	2
1890	3
1891	3
1894	2
1895	1
1896	4
1897	1
1898	4
1899	9
1900	4
1901	8
1902	2
1903	7
1904	10
1905	8
1906	12
1907	15
1908	32
1909	13
1910	42
1911	18
1912	26
1913	36
1914	45
1915	21
1916	38
1917	132
1918	53
1919	86
1920	97
1921	138
1922	100
1923	577
1924	121
1925	442
1926	349
1927	268
1928	352
1929	383
1930	187
1931	229
1932	167
1933	586
1934	420
1935	426
1936	271
1937	424
1938	265
1939	364
1940	198
1941	288
1942	202
1943	589
1944	423
1945	1,215
1946	656
1947	486
1948	460
1949	369
1950	413
1951	532
1952	519
1953	319
1954	723
1955	249
1956	656
1957	600
1958	433
1959	401
1960	329
1961	475
1962	556
1963	577
1964	518
1965	365
1966	622
1967	584
1968	779
1969	924
1970	607
1971	502
1972	552
1973	549
1974	611
1975	553
1976	564
1977	1,171
1978	607
1979	722
1980	687
1981	907
1982	1,487
1983	846
1984	857
1985	1,339
1986	873
1987	859
1988	1,969
1989	1,001
1990	1,187
1991	921
1992	889
1993	1,616
1994	697
1995	809
1996	776
1997	1,229
1998	2,556
1999	1,266
2000	1,280
2001	1,021
2002	1,281
2003	1,159
2004	973
2005	882
2006	975
2007	680
2008	1,575
2009	920
2010	1,164
2011	913
2012	867
2013	465
2014	614
2015	719
2016	1,386
2017	440
2018	455
2019	632
2020	932
2021	1,206
2022	681
2023	509
2024	712
2025	507
2026	382

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Data for records on 1940-06-05: 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	134
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2