Weather Records on 1 June 1942

211 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 June 1942. Highest significance: Mbabane, SZ.

Key Facts for 1 June 1942

On 1 June 1942, 211 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
71 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 195 daily.
Mbabane set a monthly record daily precipitation of 96.8 mm (3.8 in) on 1 June 1942.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 423 records.

Record Map

211 stations

211 station records on 1 June 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 June 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mbabane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Carmichael (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nebo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pilgrims Rest (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bronkhorstspruit (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Nora (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Midland 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wonderfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ogies (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mankayane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sikar	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Martenshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Schoonoord	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Val (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Amsterdam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bucuresti Filaret	Romania	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Villiers (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Haenertsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mascoutah	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arrino	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tiffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond City Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wallal Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record high maximum temperature	34.5 C (94.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	30.4 C (86.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hendrikspan (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Marlinton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Springs (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Skjomen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maraisburg (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kriel (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tonteldoos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kalkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Joubert Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sub-Nigel (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Euclides da Cunha (Cumbe)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Amersfoort (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rolfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Market	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heidelberg I	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rpf 102	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dunedin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greylingstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warrawagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vellore	India	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Germiston-Fj Payne Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Badplaas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oorschot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wayne	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coongan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvarur	India	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

211 records

Records set or tied on 1 June 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 114.

Records on 1 June 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	114
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 June 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 195.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

171 broken records

Margins by which the 171 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 46.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 June 1942

Top 20 records on 1 June 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 June 1942	Mbabane, SZ	monthly rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	1 year	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1942	Carmichael (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	1 year	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1942	Nebo, ZA	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1942	Pilgrims Rest (Pol), ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1942	Sulitjelma, NO	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1942	Bronkhorstspruit (Mun), ZA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1942	Villa Nora (Pol), ZA	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1942	Midland 2, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1942	Wonderfontein (Skl), ZA	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1942	Ogies (Pol), ZA	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1942	Mankayane, SZ	monthly rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1942	Sikar, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1942	Martenshoop (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1942	Schoonoord, ZA	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1942	Val (Sar), ZA	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1942	Amsterdam (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1942	Grafton, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1942	Carlisle, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	82 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 June 1942	Bucuresti Filaret, RO	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 June 1942	Yarrie, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	30 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

1793 to 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1942. 1942 had 211 records.

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

Records on 06-01 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1810	1
1811	1
1827	1
1836	1
1844	1
1845	1
1849	1
1853	2
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1865	1
1867	1
1868	3
1871	1
1873	2
1874	1
1877	1
1879	3
1884	2
1886	3
1887	2
1888	1
1889	6
1890	6
1891	2
1892	3
1893	4
1894	4
1895	7
1896	2
1897	10
1898	4
1899	1
1900	3
1901	7
1902	7
1903	15
1904	14
1905	10
1906	6
1907	22
1908	6
1909	29
1910	28
1911	17
1912	22
1913	25
1914	16
1915	21
1916	44
1917	29
1918	51
1919	52
1920	254
1921	39
1922	36
1923	149
1924	113
1925	216
1926	141
1927	144
1928	94
1929	159
1930	635
1931	268
1932	101
1933	434
1934	842
1935	145
1936	515
1937	450
1938	391
1939	492
1940	345
1941	356
1942	211
1943	745
1944	498
1945	757
1946	611
1947	424
1948	367
1949	347
1950	359
1951	695
1952	319
1953	422
1954	430
1955	562
1956	800
1957	382
1958	295
1959	476
1960	294
1961	363
1962	526
1963	215
1964	768
1965	291
1966	1,074
1967	884
1968	370
1969	453
1970	614
1971	667
1972	991
1973	396
1974	443
1975	794
1976	531
1977	754
1978	768
1979	953
1980	574
1981	1,009
1982	855
1983	908
1984	1,238
1985	673
1986	1,250
1987	730
1988	1,043
1989	751
1990	852
1991	1,346
1992	1,033
1993	1,074
1994	732
1995	736
1996	686
1997	1,222
1998	1,250
1999	752
2000	1,147
2001	1,076
2002	1,114
2003	841
2004	791
2005	751
2006	988
2007	744
2008	765
2009	650
2010	776
2011	1,267
2012	948
2013	1,344
2014	757
2015	766
2016	554
2017	428
2018	1,093
2019	320
2020	675
2021	913
2022	604
2023	663
2024	652
2025	890
2026	471

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 1 June 1942
Margin	Records
0 to 10	127
10 to 20	24
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	3