Weather Records on 5 June 1941

288 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 June 1941. Highest significance: Selonah, IN.

Key Facts for 5 June 1941

On 5 June 1941, 288 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
41 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 282 daily.
Selonah set a daily record precipitation of 114.0 mm (4.5 in) on 5 June 1941.
Across 157 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

288 stations

288 station records on 5 June 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 June 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Selonah	India	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Weilerswist-Lommersum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg 3 SE Unity	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newell	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Seoni	India	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shillong	India	Record daily precipitation	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oudenbosch	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rajapur	India	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gauhati Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sagunbari	India	Record daily precipitation	159.8 mm (6.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Johnstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
West Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bemidji	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crow Agency	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Portales	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tucumcari	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ranike	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kerkwerve	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Millsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Big Timber	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New England	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ulm	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gujjran	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Katwa	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dhaneta	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mantova	Italy	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fosston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hill City Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ojai	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waterbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pottsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jind	India	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hanumangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Roermond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Confluence 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dadahor	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hoxie	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

288 records

Records set or tied on 5 June 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 221.

Records on 5 June 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	221
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 June 1941 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 3, daily 282.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

251 broken records

Margins by which the 251 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 95.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 June 1941

Top 20 records on 5 June 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 June 1941	Selonah, IN	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1941	Greensburg 2 S, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1941	Weilerswist-Lommersum, DE	all-time rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1941	Storrs, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1941	Altoona Horseshoe Curv, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1941	Greensburg 3 SE Unity, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1941	Newell, US	all-time rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1941	Lodgepole, US	monthly rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1941	Seoni, IN	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1941	Shillong, IN	daily rain	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1941	Oudenbosch, NL	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1941	Derry 4 SW, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1941	Ada, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1941	Rajapur, IN	daily rain	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1941	Gauhati Obsy, IN	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	18 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1941	Sagunbari, IN	all-time rain	159.8 mm (6.3 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1941	Johnstown, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1941	West Newton, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1941	Bemidji, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1941	Crow Agency, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	34 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

1804 to 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1941. 1941 had 288 records.

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

Records on 06-05 in each year
Year	Records
1804	2
1805	1
1810	2
1822	1
1837	1
1843	1
1846	2
1849	2
1854	1
1857	2
1861	1
1866	1
1870	1
1871	6
1874	2
1877	1
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	5
1888	2
1889	2
1890	3
1891	3
1894	2
1895	1
1896	4
1897	1
1898	4
1899	9
1900	4
1901	8
1902	2
1903	7
1904	10
1905	8
1906	12
1907	15
1908	32
1909	13
1910	42
1911	18
1912	26
1913	36
1914	45
1915	21
1916	38
1917	132
1918	53
1919	86
1920	97
1921	138
1922	100
1923	577
1924	121
1925	442
1926	349
1927	268
1928	352
1929	383
1930	187
1931	229
1932	167
1933	586
1934	420
1935	426
1936	271
1937	424
1938	265
1939	364
1940	198
1941	288
1942	202
1943	589
1944	423
1945	1,215
1946	656
1947	486
1948	460
1949	369
1950	413
1951	532
1952	519
1953	319
1954	723
1955	249
1956	656
1957	600
1958	433
1959	401
1960	329
1961	475
1962	556
1963	577
1964	518
1965	365
1966	622
1967	584
1968	779
1969	924
1970	607
1971	502
1972	552
1973	549
1974	611
1975	553
1976	564
1977	1,171
1978	607
1979	722
1980	687
1981	907
1982	1,487
1983	846
1984	857
1985	1,339
1986	873
1987	859
1988	1,969
1989	1,001
1990	1,187
1991	921
1992	889
1993	1,616
1994	697
1995	809
1996	776
1997	1,229
1998	2,556
1999	1,266
2000	1,280
2001	1,021
2002	1,281
2003	1,159
2004	973
2005	882
2006	975
2007	680
2008	1,575
2009	920
2010	1,164
2011	913
2012	867
2013	465
2014	614
2015	719
2016	1,386
2017	440
2018	455
2019	632
2020	932
2021	1,206
2022	681
2023	509
2024	712
2025	507
2026	382

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Data for records on 1941-06-05: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 20	209
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2