Weather Records on 12 June 1940

389 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 June 1940. Highest significance: Ter Apel, NL.

Key Facts for 12 June 1940

On 12 June 1940, 389 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
186 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 382 daily.
Ter Apel set a daily record precipitation of 41.2 mm (1.6 in) on 12 June 1940.
Across 166 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 419 records.

Record Map

389 stations

389 station records on 12 June 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 June 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ter Apel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kattumavadi	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Watrap	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arnhem	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Anekal	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Confluence 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rayadurg	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Devanhalli	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kalghatgi	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Madakasira	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Adanakottai	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pavagada	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Schriever	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Helmond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waco	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gudur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dodballapur	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruppattur	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Udayalipatti	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Weilerswist-Lommersum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kleve	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Talavadi	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kodanand	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hiriyur	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vallam	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Piqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kalyandrug	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Peapalli(Pyapali)	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ketty	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alangudi	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tihoreck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mexico	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gauribidanur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Town Maitland (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gravette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hondo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kanakapura	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alice	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ramnagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Magnolia	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stockton 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Forest	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Urvakonda	India	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tumby Bay (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

389 records

Records set or tied on 12 June 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 90, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 96, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 121.

Records on 12 June 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	90
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	96
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	121
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 June 1940 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 382.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

287 broken records

Margins by which the 287 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 67.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 June 1940

Top 20 records on 12 June 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 June 1940	Ter Apel, NL	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1940	Kattumavadi, IN	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1940	Watrap, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1940	Arnhem, NL	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1940	Beloit, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1940	Anekal, IN	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1940	Confluence 1 NW, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1940	Rayadurg, IN	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1940	Devanhalli, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1940	Kalghatgi, IN	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1940	Lucknow, CA	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1940	Madakasira, IN	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	7 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1940	Adanakottai, IN	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	1 year	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1940	Pavagada, IN	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1940	Schriever, US	monthly rain	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 1940	Guthrie Ctr, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 1940	Helmond, NL	monthly rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	35 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 1940	Waco, US	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	37 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 1940	Gudur, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 1940	Dodballapur, IN	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 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

1797 to 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1940. 1940 had 389 records.

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

Records on 06-12 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1811	2
1838	1
1840	1
1843	1
1844	1
1845	1
1847	2
1854	1
1857	2
1859	1
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	3
1867	1
1871	1
1873	1
1874	3
1876	1
1877	4
1879	2
1880	5
1881	4
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	2
1887	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	1
1892	1
1893	3
1894	6
1895	1
1896	1
1897	2
1898	8
1899	7
1900	3
1901	3
1902	8
1903	34
1904	8
1905	10
1906	24
1907	20
1908	9
1909	16
1910	37
1911	21
1912	23
1913	19
1914	36
1915	26
1916	80
1917	117
1918	44
1919	56
1920	93
1921	42
1922	56
1923	166
1924	153
1925	165
1926	201
1927	281
1928	180
1929	217
1930	127
1931	150
1932	352
1933	361
1934	159
1935	259
1936	440
1937	405
1938	349
1939	297
1940	389
1941	512
1942	729
1943	399
1944	423
1945	567
1946	321
1947	840
1948	215
1949	407
1950	530
1951	735
1952	1,035
1953	730
1954	337
1955	759
1956	786
1957	310
1958	454
1959	320
1960	200
1961	405
1962	328
1963	618
1964	405
1965	406
1966	530
1967	706
1968	404
1969	834
1970	701
1971	374
1972	903
1973	894
1974	575
1975	560
1976	617
1977	494
1978	438
1979	1,013
1980	718
1981	784
1982	734
1983	664
1984	653
1985	1,203
1986	778
1987	742
1988	785
1989	797
1990	664
1991	756
1992	849
1993	970
1994	654
1995	953
1996	925
1997	932
1998	1,683
1999	806
2000	1,169
2001	1,231
2002	965
2003	1,187
2004	759
2005	1,804
2006	1,216
2007	784
2008	1,219
2009	858
2010	1,423
2011	786
2012	751
2013	931
2014	421
2015	679
2016	809
2017	910
2018	635
2019	1,285
2020	712
2021	767
2022	1,204
2023	805
2024	805
2025	409
2026	979

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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	230
10 to 20	34
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1