Weather Records on 17 June 1942

286 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 June 1942. Highest significance: Karmala, IN.

Key Facts for 17 June 1942

On 17 June 1942, 286 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
25 were record highs and 124 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 278 daily.
Karmala set a daily record precipitation of 147.3 mm (5.8 in) on 17 June 1942.
Across 162 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

286 stations

286 station records on 17 June 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 June 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Karmala	India	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Honomu Mauka 138	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wandary	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Frogmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gundaroo (Bairnsdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gunning Rural Supplies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warrangong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Phaltan	India	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kealia 1112	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Narrawa (Hollywood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Breadalbane (Sweetwood Lea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gooloogong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Koorawatha (Boorowa Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Collector (Brookdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Narra Allen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tarago (Willeroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cowra Ag Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn (Kippilaw)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Murringo (Windermere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bumbaldry (Gold 'N' Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Tongo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alandi	India	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sion	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dunvegan	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hutchinson River	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Luakaha Lower 782	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rye Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Iguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jejuri	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Angelica	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn (Pomeroy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Atlin	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high maximum temperature	35.1 C (95.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jamkhed	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Islampur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Doniphan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

286 records

Records set or tied on 17 June 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 80, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 137.

Records on 17 June 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	80
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	137
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 June 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 278.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

240 broken records

Margins by which the 240 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 99.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 June 1942

Top 20 records on 17 June 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 June 1942	Karmala, IN	daily rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1942	Honomu Mauka 138, US	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1942	Wandary, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1942	Frogmore, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1942	Gundaroo (Bairnsdale), AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1942	Gunning Rural Supplies, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1942	Warrangong, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1942	Phaltan, IN	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1942	Warsaw 1, US	monthly rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1942	Kealia 1112, US	monthly rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1942	Narrawa (Hollywood), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1942	Krakmo, NO	daily rain	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1942	Cowra Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1942	Breadalbane (Sweetwood Lea), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1942	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1942	Claremore 2 ENE, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	7 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1942	Gooloogong Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1942	Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1942	Koorawatha (Boorowa Street), AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1942	Collector (Brookdale), AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	31 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

1807 to 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1942. 1942 had 286 records.

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

Records on 06-17 in each year
Year	Records
1807	2
1810	1
1811	1
1830	1
1837	1
1839	1
1840	1
1845	1
1846	1
1848	1
1855	1
1866	2
1867	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1878	1
1879	1
1882	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	3
1887	2
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1892	3
1894	1
1895	7
1896	3
1897	2
1898	1
1899	2
1900	6
1901	9
1902	4
1903	8
1904	4
1905	12
1906	22
1907	20
1908	26
1909	13
1910	9
1911	22
1912	47
1913	45
1914	101
1915	20
1916	103
1917	68
1918	36
1919	58
1920	79
1921	52
1922	59
1923	110
1924	80
1925	136
1926	193
1927	357
1928	137
1929	238
1930	354
1931	194
1932	257
1933	413
1934	310
1935	338
1936	484
1937	284
1938	245
1939	1,206
1940	454
1941	250
1942	286
1943	289
1944	623
1945	614
1946	419
1947	336
1948	452
1949	571
1950	506
1951	208
1952	752
1953	455
1954	488
1955	570
1956	375
1957	761
1958	597
1959	507
1960	511
1961	1,319
1962	323
1963	383
1964	794
1965	763
1966	464
1967	402
1968	403
1969	700
1970	435
1971	407
1972	437
1973	701
1974	932
1975	453
1976	430
1977	410
1978	589
1979	646
1980	754
1981	1,201
1982	642
1983	728
1984	644
1985	693
1986	912
1987	1,078
1988	712
1989	870
1990	932
1991	1,094
1992	795
1993	684
1994	1,186
1995	1,350
1996	750
1997	1,056
1998	1,661
1999	1,260
2000	1,460
2001	678
2002	1,148
2003	647
2004	839
2005	914
2006	724
2007	839
2008	656
2009	739
2010	1,104
2011	922
2012	792
2013	610
2014	685
2015	1,113
2016	874
2017	692
2018	1,050
2019	551
2020	914
2021	1,980
2022	1,209
2023	617
2024	839
2025	593
2026	743

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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 20	219
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	3