Weather Records on 7 June 1940

237 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 June 1940. Highest significance: Simferopol, UA.

Key Facts for 7 June 1940

On 7 June 1940, 237 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
100 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 233 daily.
Simferopol set a monthly record daily precipitation of 100.5 mm (4.0 in) on 7 June 1940.
Across 172 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

237 stations

237 station records on 7 June 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 June 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Elsie	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jetmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vaikom	India	Record daily precipitation	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sholingur	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Triprayar	India	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Curtis	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hana 354	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goderich	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pattanamphitta	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kanigiri	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Podili(Podile)	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Silvan State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kamalapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zeehan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Neerim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Arukutty	India	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hill End Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pala	India	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marlinton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto Agincourt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Haripad	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Attingal	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
West Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Athipettu	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pakala	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Perumpavur	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ettumanur	India	Record daily precipitation	218.9 mm (8.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Paxton	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chengannur	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nome AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heyfield State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Queenscliff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malayattur	India	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Cochin	India	Record daily precipitation	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cadiz	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kualapuu 534	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Northam	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

237 records

Records set or tied on 7 June 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 58, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 117.

Records on 7 June 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	58
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	117
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 June 1940 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 233.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

177 broken records

Margins by which the 177 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 73.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 June 1940

Top 20 records on 7 June 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 June 1940	Simferopol, UA	monthly rain	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	69 of 100 (Major)
7 June 1940	Elsie, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 June 1940	Gothenburg, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 June 1940	Pratt 3NW, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 June 1940	Tobolsk, RU	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 June 1940	Armagh, GB	daily high max	28.2 C (82.8 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	93 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 June 1940	Jetmore, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 June 1940	Vaikom, IN	daily rain	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 June 1940	Sholingur, IN	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 June 1940	Triprayar, IN	daily rain	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 June 1940	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 June 1940	Imperial, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 June 1940	Curtis, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 June 1940	Hana 354, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 June 1940	Goderich, CA	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	72 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 June 1940	Pattanamphitta, IN	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	17 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 June 1940	Hayes Center 1NW, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 June 1940	Kanigiri, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 June 1940	Podili(Podile), IN	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 June 1940	Champaign 3S, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 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

1793 to 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1940. 1940 had 237 records.

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

Records on 06-07 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1797	1
1804	2
1811	1
1813	1
1826	1
1827	2
1829	1
1832	1
1837	1
1841	2
1845	1
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1849	2
1854	3
1856	1
1857	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	2
1862	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	4
1874	3
1876	2
1878	2
1879	1
1880	3
1881	3
1883	1
1884	3
1885	1
1888	3
1889	4
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1894	4
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	4
1899	4
1900	3
1901	12
1902	4
1903	17
1904	9
1905	17
1906	9
1907	13
1908	24
1909	13
1910	21
1911	21
1912	33
1913	23
1914	42
1915	50
1916	57
1917	285
1918	34
1919	25
1920	58
1921	181
1922	113
1923	124
1924	189
1925	284
1926	240
1927	173
1928	182
1929	116
1930	260
1931	430
1932	294
1933	824
1934	441
1935	433
1936	277
1937	304
1938	319
1939	343
1940	237
1941	534
1942	265
1943	321
1944	319
1945	709
1946	479
1947	303
1948	848
1949	271
1950	784
1951	475
1952	638
1953	483
1954	461
1955	410
1956	346
1957	233
1958	578
1959	508
1960	255
1961	528
1962	333
1963	693
1964	441
1965	391
1966	388
1967	545
1968	593
1969	447
1970	656
1971	408
1972	829
1973	592
1974	741
1975	656
1976	609
1977	1,353
1978	875
1979	614
1980	846
1981	1,259
1982	727
1983	1,296
1984	1,121
1985	1,174
1986	990
1987	1,232
1988	1,468
1989	860
1990	795
1991	1,118
1992	731
1993	1,241
1994	1,072
1995	1,239
1996	1,380
1997	1,384
1998	1,960
1999	1,084
2000	1,588
2001	909
2002	981
2003	1,044
2004	1,032
2005	1,117
2006	1,055
2007	1,369
2008	1,515
2009	1,135
2010	916
2011	1,511
2012	578
2013	772
2014	485
2015	510
2016	818
2017	509
2018	450
2019	661
2020	809
2021	789
2022	438
2023	577
2024	831
2025	652
2026	419

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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	121
10 to 20	20
20 to 30	22
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	2