Weather Records on 4 June 1942

320 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 June 1942. Highest significance: Drift Sands (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 4 June 1942

On 4 June 1942, 320 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
140 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 320 daily.
Drift Sands (Bos) set a daily record precipitation of 63.5 mm (2.5 in) on 4 June 1942.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

320 stations

320 station records on 4 June 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 June 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Drift Sands (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ottumwa	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buchanan	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sherthala	India	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Kotupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hosur	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Malta	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kendall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Klintonel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cundletown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nambucca Heads Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Macksville Country Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dumont 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hopewell 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waterbury	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Custer	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wauchope (Avondale Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Comboyne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Paris Stp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nedumangad	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pontiac	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Park Sf	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waianae 798	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Uniondale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mysore	India	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fountain Head	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ostas I Hegra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hafslo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tunnsjo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heidelberg Cape (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Noonkanbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

320 records

Records set or tied on 4 June 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 47, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 93, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 156.

Records on 4 June 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	47
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	93
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	156
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 June 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 320.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

243 broken records

Margins by which the 243 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 73.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 June 1942

Top 20 records on 4 June 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 June 1942	Drift Sands (Bos), ZA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1942	Laurieton (Elouera St), AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1942	Ottumwa, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1942	Kempsey (Wide Street), AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1942	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1942	Buchanan, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1942	Sherthala, IN	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1942	Ebor (Kotupna), AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1942	Buffelsnek (Bos), ZA	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1942	Goudveld (Bos), ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1942	Hosur, IN	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1942	Malta, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1942	Kendall Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1942	Harkerville (Bos), ZA	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1942	Klintonel, CA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1942	Cundletown Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1942	Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	59 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1942	Millwood (Bos), ZA	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1942	Ipswich, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1942	Nambucca Heads Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 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

1796 to 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1942. 1942 had 320 records.

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

Records on 06-04 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1804	1
1807	1
1808	1
1810	4
1822	1
1834	1
1840	1
1845	1
1849	2
1850	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1863	1
1866	2
1868	1
1869	1
1871	7
1874	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	4
1887	1
1888	6
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	1
1894	6
1895	1
1896	5
1897	1
1898	4
1899	2
1900	6
1901	3
1903	13
1904	4
1905	17
1906	6
1907	18
1908	26
1909	21
1910	45
1911	15
1912	20
1913	18
1914	36
1915	15
1916	33
1917	31
1918	27
1919	122
1920	74
1921	68
1922	106
1923	827
1924	140
1925	388
1926	269
1927	352
1928	391
1929	610
1930	175
1931	100
1932	164
1933	343
1934	435
1935	250
1936	216
1937	231
1938	226
1939	315
1940	260
1941	371
1942	320
1943	778
1944	482
1945	1,330
1946	457
1947	456
1948	369
1949	553
1950	518
1951	553
1952	382
1953	304
1954	549
1955	293
1956	698
1957	567
1958	346
1959	309
1960	385
1961	609
1962	592
1963	562
1964	452
1965	246
1966	465
1967	477
1968	516
1969	870
1970	722
1971	453
1972	580
1973	467
1974	501
1975	436
1976	522
1977	809
1978	756
1979	843
1980	884
1981	1,020
1982	1,245
1983	896
1984	700
1985	1,546
1986	896
1987	941
1988	1,468
1989	1,244
1990	997
1991	1,197
1992	947
1993	974
1994	627
1995	736
1996	991
1997	1,054
1998	2,389
1999	859
2000	986
2001	1,222
2002	1,217
2003	1,352
2004	1,007
2005	939
2006	957
2007	867
2008	1,285
2009	796
2010	984
2011	1,208
2012	862
2013	419
2014	657
2015	588
2016	1,099
2017	484
2018	539
2019	496
2020	662
2021	1,604
2022	488
2023	630
2024	756
2025	566
2026	518

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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	187
10 to 20	29
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1