Weather Records on 13 June 1940

451 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 June 1940. Highest significance: Pamban, IN.

Key Facts for 13 June 1940

On 13 June 1940, 451 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
282 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 439 daily.
Pamban set a monthly record daily precipitation of 55.6 mm (2.2 in) on 13 June 1940.
Across 164 earlier years (1819 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 427 records.

Record Map

451 stations

451 station records on 13 June 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 June 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pamban	India	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Vallam	India	Record daily precipitation	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Scheveningen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kamuthi	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hoofddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dannemora	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oudenbosch	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pattikonda	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Putten (Gld)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gingee	India	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Parasala	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sholavandan	India	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barpeta	India	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kerkwerve	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Table.Mtn Woodhead Tunnel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lampasas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tuskegee	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nilakottai	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
The Towers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waukomis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gudur(Guduru)	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kampli	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Buxa	India	Record daily precipitation	213.4 mm (8.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Reserve	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Venkatagirikota	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Port Said	Egypt	Record low maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
De Sabla	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hondo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Owk	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

451 records

Records set or tied on 13 June 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 123, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 159, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 107.

Records on 13 June 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	123
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	159
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	107
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 June 1940 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 439.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

338 broken records

Margins by which the 338 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 June 1940

Top 20 records on 13 June 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 June 1940	Pamban, IN	monthly rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	65 of 100 (Major)
13 June 1940	Vallam, IN	monthly rain	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	25 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 June 1940	Scheveningen, NL	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 June 1940	Indian Lake 2SW, US	monthly rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 June 1940	Kamuthi, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 June 1940	Hoofddorp, NL	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 June 1940	Dannemora, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 June 1940	Oudenbosch, NL	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 June 1940	Pattikonda, IN	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 June 1940	Putten (Gld), NL	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 June 1940	Sydney, CA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 June 1940	Gingee, IN	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 June 1940	Woodstock, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 June 1940	Parasala, IN	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	7 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 June 1940	Sholavandan, IN	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 June 1940	Barpeta, IN	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 June 1940	Kerkwerve, NL	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 June 1940	Table.Mtn Woodhead Tunnel, ZA	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 June 1940	Paarl (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 June 1940	Lampasas, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	37 years	32 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

1819 to 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1819 to 1940. 1940 had 451 records.

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

Records on 06-13 in each year
Year	Records
1819	1
1822	1
1834	1
1838	1
1845	1
1846	1
1847	2
1849	1
1850	1
1855	1
1857	3
1858	1
1863	1
1866	2
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1877	2
1878	1
1880	2
1882	5
1883	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	6
1890	1
1891	6
1892	9
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	4
1898	3
1899	3
1900	3
1901	10
1902	4
1903	21
1904	6
1905	8
1906	15
1907	24
1908	6
1909	16
1910	23
1911	20
1912	35
1913	19
1914	19
1915	31
1916	52
1917	93
1918	31
1919	61
1920	253
1921	46
1922	91
1923	89
1924	160
1925	129
1926	174
1927	345
1928	197
1929	256
1930	188
1931	132
1932	282
1933	415
1934	117
1935	186
1936	342
1937	287
1938	388
1939	413
1940	451
1941	454
1942	898
1943	572
1944	499
1945	580
1946	361
1947	645
1948	264
1949	486
1950	476
1951	655
1952	1,019
1953	787
1954	352
1955	744
1956	868
1957	288
1958	595
1959	318
1960	276
1961	586
1962	367
1963	436
1964	329
1965	474
1966	499
1967	678
1968	637
1969	1,082
1970	528
1971	356
1972	486
1973	608
1974	576
1975	416
1976	631
1977	555
1978	547
1979	1,034
1980	689
1981	1,074
1982	999
1983	806
1984	766
1985	1,339
1986	594
1987	1,003
1988	607
1989	888
1990	661
1991	813
1992	1,044
1993	709
1994	742
1995	854
1996	683
1997	1,074
1998	1,637
1999	1,066
2000	1,095
2001	1,726
2002	940
2003	1,073
2004	628
2005	1,566
2006	1,168
2007	643
2008	856
2009	788
2010	1,424
2011	702
2012	683
2013	1,218
2014	525
2015	629
2016	612
2017	897
2018	582
2019	935
2020	935
2021	1,176
2022	1,357
2023	662
2024	749
2025	658
2026	782

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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 2026-10-15 (15 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	315
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1