Weather Records on 10 June 1940

244 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 June 1940. Highest significance: Shirol, IN.

Key Facts for 10 June 1940

On 10 June 1940, 244 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
72 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 236 daily.
Shirol set a daily record precipitation of 56.6 mm (2.2 in) on 10 June 1940.
Across 166 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 423 records.

Record Map

244 stations

244 station records on 10 June 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 June 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Shirol	India	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ennore Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waterbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Heath Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pusesauli	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pawhuska	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elkhart	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Reno	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dhubri	India	Record daily precipitation	201.2 mm (7.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Culpeper	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Goderich	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hagansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hempstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Holly	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Logansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vickery 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford Hills	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ricardo	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Cp&L	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bagalkot	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wichita	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vardoe	Norway	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kjahta	Russia	Record daily precipitation	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tasgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Forest	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Grover 10 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Howe	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Oak City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

244 records

Records set or tied on 10 June 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 107, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 10 June 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	107
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 June 1940 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 236.

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 64.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 June 1940

Top 20 records on 10 June 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 June 1940	Shirol, IN	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 June 1940	Santuck, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 June 1940	Pleasanton, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 June 1940	Appleton City, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 June 1940	Huntsville, US	monthly rain	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 June 1940	Ennore Obsy, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 June 1940	Mt Clemens Ang Base, US	monthly rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 June 1940	Waterbury, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 June 1940	Guthrie 5S, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 June 1940	Heath Springs, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 June 1940	Lancaster 4 WSW, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 June 1940	Pusesauli, IN	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 June 1940	Pawhuska, US	monthly rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 June 1940	Elkhart, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 June 1940	Guelph Oac, CA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	51 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 June 1940	Fredonia, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 June 1940	Lake Moraine, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	44 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 June 1940	Ft Reno, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 June 1940	Americus, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
10 June 1940	Newton, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	28 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 set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1940. 1940 had 244 records.

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

Records on 06-10 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1806	1
1811	2
1812	1
1814	1
1829	1
1835	1
1837	1
1838	2
1842	1
1843	1
1847	1
1849	1
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1871	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	6
1883	1
1885	1
1887	1
1889	4
1890	1
1891	3
1892	1
1893	3
1895	1
1896	5
1897	3
1900	5
1901	5
1902	11
1903	11
1904	14
1905	9
1906	20
1907	11
1908	32
1909	23
1910	30
1911	59
1912	126
1913	58
1914	46
1915	82
1916	67
1917	61
1918	31
1919	17
1920	29
1921	166
1922	54
1923	143
1924	70
1925	149
1926	103
1927	155
1928	212
1929	160
1930	358
1931	317
1932	145
1933	703
1934	248
1935	223
1936	242
1937	540
1938	386
1939	293
1940	244
1941	716
1942	630
1943	189
1944	213
1945	574
1946	379
1947	663
1948	311
1949	335
1950	343
1951	324
1952	389
1953	641
1954	482
1955	1,090
1956	871
1957	691
1958	646
1959	444
1960	198
1961	358
1962	243
1963	641
1964	722
1965	355
1966	720
1967	619
1968	453
1969	485
1970	642
1971	297
1972	885
1973	685
1974	606
1975	621
1976	494
1977	859
1978	623
1979	868
1980	1,021
1981	1,064
1982	591
1983	550
1984	875
1985	607
1986	641
1987	563
1988	1,304
1989	923
1990	878
1991	954
1992	771
1993	1,083
1994	751
1995	1,380
1996	1,210
1997	1,099
1998	1,415
1999	1,113
2000	1,402
2001	769
2002	1,320
2003	760
2004	1,063
2005	1,272
2006	928
2007	795
2008	1,699
2009	1,049
2010	1,003
2011	1,002
2012	804
2013	840
2014	980
2015	823
2016	607
2017	455
2018	626
2019	768
2020	853
2021	1,003
2022	973
2023	467
2024	582
2025	1,270
2026	606

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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	137
10 to 20	28
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1