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Weather Records on 9 June 1940

184 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 June 1940. Highest significance: Hiram, US.

Key Facts for 9 June 1940

  • On 9 June 1940, 184 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 54 were record highs and 61 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 182 daily.
  • Hiram set a daily record precipitation of 53.8 mm (2.1 in) on 9 June 1940.
  • Across 165 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

184 stations
Weather records on 9 June 1940 184 station records on 9 June 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
184 station records on 9 June 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 9 June 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
HiramUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation53.8 mm (2.1 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
Alapaha Exp STNUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation64.5 mm (2.5 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
New RiverUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation73.4 mm (2.9 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
DandridgeUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation53.3 mm (2.1 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)42 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NEUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation55.4 mm (2.2 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
SabinalUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation72.6 mm (2.9 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
HubbardCanadaRecord daily precipitation46.2 mm (1.8 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
HemlockUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation35.1 mm (1.4 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
North LakeUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation40.9 mm (1.6 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
MalvernUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)28 of 100 (Routine)
BainbridgeUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation58.2 mm (2.3 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Wooster Exp STNUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation34.5 mm (1.4 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
LowestoftUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature23.3 C (73.9 F)26 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 NUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature27.2 C (81.0 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
LampasasUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NEUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)RussiaRecord daily precipitation28.0 mm (1.1 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
SheffieldUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 3 SUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation29.7 mm (1.2 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
PlainfieldUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation49.3 mm (1.9 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
ColemanUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation63.5 mm (2.5 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature26.1 C (79.0 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
DarlingtonUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation72.4 mm (2.9 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Mason CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation31.8 mm (1.3 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Scotland NeckUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature26.1 C (79.0 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
TulsaUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation59.2 mm (2.3 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4NUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation23.4 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Dibrugarh ObsyIndiaRecord daily precipitation116.6 mm (4.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HolbrookUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NWUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature23.9 C (75.0 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
AlbionUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation36.1 mm (1.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Red RvrUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
AshlandUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation33.0 mm (1.3 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
CarthageUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KerrvilleUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature24.4 C (75.9 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Fort SimpsonCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-2.2 C (28.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Balipara(Addibar) SrIndiaRecord daily precipitation114.3 mm (4.5 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
TuskegeeUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
OjaiUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
HollyUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Macon 2 NEUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
GainesvilleUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation22.4 mm (0.9 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
GyzylarbatTurkmenistanRecord high minimum temperature27.0 C (80.6 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
DeltaUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
GreeleyUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Hattiesburg 5SWUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation20.6 mm (0.8 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
SpearfishUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
LovellUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
University Exp STNUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature24.3 C (75.7 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord high maximum temperature26.7 C (80.1 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SWUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-5.0 C (23.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinaw City 2United StatesRecord low maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
BelvidereUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation49.5 mm (1.9 in)17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

184 records
Records on 9 June 1940 by type Records set or tied on 9 June 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 69. 020406080Highest daily maximum: 23Lowest daily maximum: 33Highest daily minimum: 31Lowest daily minimum: 28Heaviest daily rainfall: 69Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 9 June 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 69.
Records on 9 June 1940 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum23
Lowest daily maximum33
Highest daily minimum31
Lowest daily minimum28
Heaviest daily rainfall69
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 9 June 1940 by timescale Records on 9 June 1940 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 182. 050100150200all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 182all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 9 June 1940 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 182.
Records on 9 June 1940 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily182

How Much Records Were Beaten By

139 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 9 June 1940 Margins by which the 139 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.9. Ties are not counted. 0501001500 to 10: 11610 to 20: 1220 to 30: 530 to 40: 140 to 50: 250 to 60: 30 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 60
Margins by which the 139 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.9. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 9 June 1940
MarginRecords
0 to 10116
10 to 2012
20 to 305
30 to 401
40 to 502
50 to 603

Top 20 by Significance

9 June 1940
Top 20 records on 9 June 1940 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
9 June 1940Hiram, USdaily rain53.8 mm (2.1 in)40.8 mm (1.6 in)12 years47 of 100 (Notable)
9 June 1940Alapaha Exp STN, USdaily rain64.5 mm (2.5 in)53.8 mm (2.1 in)8 years44 of 100 (Notable)
9 June 1940New River, USdaily rain73.4 mm (2.9 in)48.3 mm (1.9 in)23 years44 of 100 (Notable)
9 June 1940Dandridge, USdaily rain53.3 mm (2.1 in)39.1 mm (1.5 in)14 years43 of 100 (Notable)
9 June 1940Armagh, GBdaily high min14.4 C (57.9 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)93 years42 of 100 (Notable)
9 June 1940Beeville 5 NE, USdaily rain55.4 mm (2.2 in)51.1 mm (2.0 in)31 years39 of 100 (Notable)
9 June 1940Sabinal, USdaily rain72.6 mm (2.9 in)56.9 mm (2.2 in)15 years37 of 100 (Notable)
9 June 1940Hubbard, CAdaily rain46.2 mm (1.8 in)28.4 mm (1.1 in)16 years34 of 100 (Routine)
9 June 1940Hemlock, USdaily rain35.1 mm (1.4 in)20.4 mm (0.8 in)36 years32 of 100 (Routine)
9 June 1940North Lake, USdaily rain40.9 mm (1.6 in)19.6 mm (0.8 in)36 years31 of 100 (Routine)
9 June 1940Malvern, GBdaily high min17.2 C (63.0 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)21 years28 of 100 (Routine)
9 June 1940Bainbridge, USdaily rain58.2 mm (2.3 in)17.1 mm (0.7 in)40 years27 of 100 (Routine)
9 June 1940Wooster Exp STN, USdaily rain34.5 mm (1.4 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)37 years27 of 100 (Routine)
9 June 1940Lowestoft, GBdaily high max23.3 C (73.9 F)2.4 C (4.3 F)47 years26 of 100 (Routine)
9 June 1940Hallettsville 2 N, USdaily low max27.2 C (81.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)44 years25 of 100 (Routine)
9 June 1940Lampasas, USdaily low max21.7 C (71.1 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)27 years25 of 100 (Routine)
9 June 1940Armagh, GBdaily high max25.0 C (77.0 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)47 years24 of 100 (Routine)
9 June 1940Brownwood 2NE, USdaily low max25.0 C (77.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)37 years24 of 100 (Routine)
9 June 1940Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed), RUmonthly rain28.0 mm (1.1 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)24 years23 of 100 (Routine)
9 June 1940Sheffield, GBdaily high min13.9 C (57.0 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)44 years23 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

1797 to 1940
Records on 06-09 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1940. 1940 had 184 records. 01,0002,0003,0001797: 11804: 11811: 31812: 11814: 11816: 11822: 11838: 31841: 11844: 11849: 11853: 11855: 11858: 11861: 11862: 21863: 11866: 11869: 21872: 11873: 21874: 21877: 11878: 11880: 11881: 31882: 11885: 21886: 31887: 11888: 11889: 51890: 21891: 31892: 31894: 21896: 21897: 81899: 11900: 31901: 41902: 151903: 71904: 91905: 121906: 161907: 151908: 251909: 321910: 191911: 471912: 541913: 621914: 701915: 1111916: 1101917: 231918: 281919: 421920: 321921: 3201922: 641923: 1081924: 1211925: 1161926: 721927: 1121928: 1371929: 1761930: 2511931: 3181932: 1801933: 7851934: 2331935: 1711936: 2381937: 4061938: 3391939: 2571940: 1841941: 1,1671942: 3761943: 1891944: 3691945: 3001946: 2891947: 5311948: 5001949: 3661950: 4771951: 3681952: 3621953: 7061954: 3881955: 1,0581956: 8011957: 5371958: 5471959: 5041960: 2651961: 6141962: 2711963: 4581964: 6881965: 3891966: 6511967: 5171968: 6701969: 5201970: 7371971: 3201972: 5851973: 6901974: 7801975: 5051976: 6041977: 1,0131978: 9931979: 9711980: 9361981: 1,2751982: 6341983: 7691984: 9611985: 1,0141986: 6521987: 8641988: 9731989: 1,1121990: 7461991: 7561992: 7261993: 1,0311994: 8441995: 2,1411996: 1,4771997: 1,2621998: 1,1081999: 1,2172000: 1,1342001: 9742002: 1,3952003: 8592004: 1,1582005: 1,1412006: 7182007: 1,1602008: 1,7432009: 8352010: 7512011: 1,3112012: 6442013: 6422014: 9882015: 1,0442016: 7282017: 5492018: 6252019: 6532020: 9992021: 9392022: 4732023: 5862024: 6412025: 1,2082026: 5361797186618921912192919461963198019972014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1940. 1940 had 184 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 06-09 in each year
YearRecords
17971
18041
18113
18121
18141
18161
18221
18383
18411
18441
18491
18531
18551
18581
18611
18622
18631
18661
18692
18721
18732
18742
18771
18781
18801
18813
18821
18852
18863
18871
18881
18895
18902
18913
18923
18942
18962
18978
18991
19003
19014
190215
19037
19049
190512
190616
190715
190825
190932
191019
191147
191254
191362
191470
1915111
1916110
191723
191828
191942
192032
1921320
192264
1923108
1924121
1925116
192672
1927112
1928137
1929176
1930251
1931318
1932180
1933785
1934233
1935171
1936238
1937406
1938339
1939257
1940184
19411,167
1942376
1943189
1944369
1945300
1946289
1947531
1948500
1949366
1950477
1951368
1952362
1953706
1954388
19551,058
1956801
1957537
1958547
1959504
1960265
1961614
1962271
1963458
1964688
1965389
1966651
1967517
1968670
1969520
1970737
1971320
1972585
1973690
1974780
1975505
1976604
19771,013
1978993
1979971
1980936
19811,275
1982634
1983769
1984961
19851,014
1986652
1987864
1988973
19891,112
1990746
1991756
1992726
19931,031
1994844
19952,141
19961,477
19971,262
19981,108
19991,217
20001,134
2001974
20021,395
2003859
20041,158
20051,141
2006718
20071,160
20081,743
2009835
2010751
20111,311
2012644
2013642
2014988
20151,044
2016728
2017549
2018625
2019653
2020999
2021939
2022473
2023586
2024641
20251,208
2026536

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).