Weather Records on 18 June 1942

201 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 June 1942. Highest significance: Hana 354, US.

Key Facts for 18 June 1942

On 18 June 1942, 201 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
35 were record highs and 49 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 198 daily.
Hana 354 set a monthly record daily precipitation of 70.6 mm (2.8 in) on 18 June 1942.
Across 162 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

201 stations

201 station records on 18 June 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 June 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hana 354	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ewing	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barramunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kirksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hakalau 142	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Salina	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Maunawili Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gladwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Olaa 92	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nashlyn	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon Ferry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nymagee (Pyramid)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bolagamy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yeoval Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kanakapura	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dillalah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koonamore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke (Yanda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fulham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wattle Flat General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Table.Mtn Woodhead Tunnel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pahala 21	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nymagee (Kenmure Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tottenham (Moira Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Yunta (Panaramitee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wyanga (Barcoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
O'Neill	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dandaloo (Kelvin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sion	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Murgab	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

201 records

Records set or tied on 18 June 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 117.

Records on 18 June 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	117
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 June 1942 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 198.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

166 broken records

Margins by which the 166 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 43.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 June 1942

Top 20 records on 18 June 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 June 1942	Hana 354, US	monthly rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1942	Atkinson 3SW, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1942	Ewing, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1942	Newport, US	all-time rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1942	Oakdale, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1942	Barramunga, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 June 1942	Lincoln 1 SE, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 June 1942	Kirksville, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	9 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 June 1942	Osceola 3 NE, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 June 1942	Hakalau 142, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 June 1942	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	52 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
18 June 1942	Paarl (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
18 June 1942	Gospic, HR	daily low max	13.6 C (56.5 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	40 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
18 June 1942	White Hall 1 E, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
18 June 1942	Salina, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
18 June 1942	Maunawili Rch, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
18 June 1942	Gladwin, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	24 of 100 (Routine)
18 June 1942	Big Creek, CA	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	48 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
18 June 1942	Olaa 92, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
18 June 1942	New Westminster, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	12 years	22 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

1800 to 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1942. 1942 had 201 records.

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

Records on 06-18 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1801	1
1802	1
1803	1
1816	1
1821	1
1823	1
1839	1
1841	1
1848	1
1855	1
1858	2
1859	1
1862	2
1865	1
1869	1
1870	1
1875	2
1876	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1886	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	3
1892	3
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	4
1897	5
1899	3
1900	4
1901	10
1902	7
1903	13
1904	5
1905	32
1906	16
1907	21
1908	20
1909	39
1910	15
1911	14
1912	25
1913	29
1914	43
1915	62
1916	29
1917	55
1918	118
1919	65
1920	53
1921	44
1922	57
1923	144
1924	108
1925	246
1926	176
1927	287
1928	205
1929	297
1930	379
1931	267
1932	219
1933	499
1934	335
1935	494
1936	549
1937	301
1938	391
1939	674
1940	620
1941	273
1942	201
1943	173
1944	726
1945	784
1946	532
1947	391
1948	421
1949	734
1950	828
1951	237
1952	435
1953	730
1954	460
1955	721
1956	373
1957	672
1958	532
1959	573
1960	394
1961	979
1962	302
1963	305
1964	840
1965	589
1966	431
1967	308
1968	556
1969	598
1970	486
1971	456
1972	334
1973	861
1974	719
1975	821
1976	508
1977	768
1978	516
1979	581
1980	447
1981	895
1982	736
1983	1,080
1984	716
1985	921
1986	862
1987	925
1988	748
1989	697
1990	795
1991	944
1992	579
1993	834
1994	1,156
1995	1,224
1996	1,004
1997	894
1998	1,600
1999	1,258
2000	1,474
2001	589
2002	1,397
2003	853
2004	1,056
2005	1,014
2006	699
2007	898
2008	628
2009	920
2010	928
2011	952
2012	832
2013	847
2014	732
2015	978
2016	787
2017	839
2018	968
2019	425
2020	572
2021	1,874
2022	1,194
2023	574
2024	1,150
2025	583
2026	830

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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	136
10 to 20	18
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	3