Weather Records on 21 June 1943

439 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 June 1943. Highest significance: Witelsbos (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 21 June 1943

On 21 June 1943, 439 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
214 were record highs and 52 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 431 daily.
Witelsbos (Bos) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 185.7 mm (7.3 in) on 21 June 1943.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

439 stations

439 station records on 21 June 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 June 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	185.7 mm (7.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Middelwater	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
White River Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Angicos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albertvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead 985	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dalu	India	Record daily precipitation	190.8 mm (7.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kurla	India	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Loerie (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bainbridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kampli	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Itaporanga Dajuda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	103.2 mm (4.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.3 C (84.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Akot	India	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cullendale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yeola	India	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Drift Sands (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cheviot Fells	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mottinger	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dromana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dontsa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sarmera	India	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bombay (Colaba) Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	194.3 mm (7.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Carnarvon Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Conconully	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hankey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Esquimalt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murringo (Windermere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crawley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crookwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goonahra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Good Hope 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yatina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

439 records

Records set or tied on 21 June 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 91, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 123, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 173.

Records on 21 June 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	91
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	123
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	173
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 June 1943 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 431.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

321 broken records

Margins by which the 321 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

21 June 1943

Top 20 records on 21 June 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 June 1943	Witelsbos (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	185.7 mm (7.3 in)	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	26 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 June 1943	Middelwater, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1943	Middleton (Sar), ZA	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1943	Fir Glen, ZA	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1943	Plant City, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1943	White River Junction, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1943	Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1943	Angicos, BR	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1943	Saginaw Mbs Intl AP, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1943	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1943	Albertvale, ZA	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1943	Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission, US	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1943	Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 June 1943	Lottering (Bos), ZA	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 June 1943	Muskegon Co AP, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 June 1943	Adelaide (Pol), ZA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 June 1943	Homestead 985, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 June 1943	Isidinge (Bos), ZA	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 June 1943	Dalu, IN	daily rain	190.8 mm (7.5 in)	81.1 mm (3.2 in)	4 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 June 1943	Kurla, IN	daily rain	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	21 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

1802 to 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1943. 1943 had 439 records.

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

Records on 06-21 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1803	2
1805	1
1814	1
1821	3
1828	1
1831	1
1839	2
1846	1
1853	1
1855	1
1861	3
1865	1
1868	1
1869	4
1870	3
1871	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1891	1
1892	2
1893	7
1895	6
1896	3
1897	3
1898	6
1899	6
1900	6
1901	5
1902	20
1903	15
1904	7
1905	14
1906	19
1907	15
1908	20
1909	19
1910	36
1911	12
1912	14
1913	34
1914	24
1915	40
1916	80
1917	97
1918	77
1919	32
1920	42
1921	85
1922	43
1923	229
1924	124
1925	333
1926	162
1927	146
1928	139
1929	84
1930	177
1931	340
1932	180
1933	645
1934	223
1935	247
1936	642
1937	475
1938	396
1939	250
1940	674
1941	401
1942	340
1943	439
1944	426
1945	709
1946	386
1947	637
1948	392
1949	391
1950	329
1951	347
1952	502
1953	761
1954	501
1955	271
1956	534
1957	932
1958	627
1959	356
1960	471
1961	956
1962	176
1963	667
1964	458
1965	400
1966	467
1967	789
1968	654
1969	687
1970	614
1971	394
1972	934
1973	683
1974	598
1975	996
1976	746
1977	476
1978	368
1979	857
1980	677
1981	889
1982	658
1983	752
1984	913
1985	516
1986	601
1987	940
1988	1,834
1989	856
1990	847
1991	1,067
1992	1,679
1993	939
1994	777
1995	978
1996	1,075
1997	1,037
1998	1,746
1999	994
2000	1,212
2001	658
2002	828
2003	1,034
2004	697
2005	1,090
2006	774
2007	1,085
2008	580
2009	1,060
2010	852
2011	1,340
2012	1,151
2013	571
2014	434
2015	707
2016	877
2017	954
2018	577
2019	970
2020	519
2021	1,132
2022	774
2023	987
2024	679
2025	1,536
2026	736

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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 2026-10-14 (14 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	296
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2