Weather Records on 2 June 1944

481 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 June 1944. Highest significance: Cape York Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 2 June 1944

On 2 June 1944, 481 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
211 were record highs and 68 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 464 daily.
Cape York Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 64.0 mm (2.5 in) on 2 June 1944.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 413 records.

Record Map

481 stations

481 station records on 2 June 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 June 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape York Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Government Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Booby Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wokha	India	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wandiwash	India	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ngukurr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mundau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Traipu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jhansi	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Heber	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Townsend	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Phulparas	India	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bhognipur	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Roper River Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Ana River Ph 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paracuru	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kalpi	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mahroni	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dobbins Colgate Foreba	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ranken River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pudukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kluitjeskraal (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Escalante	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kennecott	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dumka	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hamirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sheboygan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Powell Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tikamgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ghosi	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Avery Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brevard	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hiram	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield Elmwood Av	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brigham City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Corinne	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atherton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Borroloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

481 records

Records set or tied on 2 June 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 159, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 200, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 2 June 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	159
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	200
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 June 1944 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 464.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

357 broken records

Margins by which the 357 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 June 1944

Top 20 records on 2 June 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 June 1944	Cape York Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1944	Government Creek, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1944	Booby Island Lighthouse, AU	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1944	Wokha, IN	daily rain	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1944	Wandiwash, IN	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1944	Ngukurr, AU	monthly rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1944	Mundau, BR	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	18 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1944	Traipu, BR	daily rain	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1944	Jhansi, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1944	Heber, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	1 year	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1944	Port Townsend, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1944	Alpine, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	18 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1944	Tennant Creek Post Office, AU	monthly rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	52 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 June 1944	Belleville, CA	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	72 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 June 1944	Phulparas, IN	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	8 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 June 1944	Bhognipur, IN	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 June 1944	Crescent City 3 NNW, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 June 1944	Grenfell, CA	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 June 1944	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	58 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 June 1944	Madison Wb City, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	72 years	29 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1944. 1944 had 481 records.

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

Records on 06-02 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1794	1
1805	1
1809	1
1810	1
1822	1
1829	2
1834	1
1844	1
1846	1
1849	2
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	2
1860	2
1863	2
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1871	4
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1885	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	5
1890	4
1892	2
1893	3
1894	5
1895	5
1896	3
1897	4
1898	4
1900	2
1901	8
1902	5
1903	15
1904	12
1905	11
1906	11
1907	55
1908	14
1909	49
1910	36
1911	17
1912	17
1913	13
1914	21
1915	19
1916	33
1917	34
1918	46
1919	56
1920	242
1921	28
1922	21
1923	164
1924	104
1925	169
1926	95
1927	181
1928	196
1929	356
1930	390
1931	265
1932	193
1933	387
1934	758
1935	145
1936	418
1937	272
1938	426
1939	477
1940	266
1941	506
1942	311
1943	883
1944	481
1945	650
1946	824
1947	557
1948	446
1949	386
1950	358
1951	789
1952	391
1953	515
1954	685
1955	636
1956	1,024
1957	555
1958	336
1959	344
1960	408
1961	536
1962	582
1963	407
1964	491
1965	213
1966	737
1967	750
1968	545
1969	613
1970	937
1971	599
1972	547
1973	460
1974	333
1975	453
1976	554
1977	636
1978	675
1979	776
1980	832
1981	1,048
1982	740
1983	702
1984	710
1985	872
1986	1,322
1987	751
1988	895
1989	746
1990	925
1991	1,224
1992	1,059
1993	1,336
1994	701
1995	776
1996	754
1997	821
1998	1,558
1999	1,081
2000	1,009
2001	973
2002	1,062
2003	1,038
2004	900
2005	901
2006	1,172
2007	825
2008	885
2009	690
2010	849
2011	1,225
2012	1,052
2013	1,142
2014	734
2015	712
2016	500
2017	484
2018	914
2019	401
2020	754
2021	1,262
2022	486
2023	867
2024	583
2025	671
2026	524

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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	289
10 to 20	42
20 to 30	18
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	2