Weather Records on 12 June 1944

423 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 June 1944. Highest significance: Ottoshoop (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 12 June 1944

On 12 June 1944, 423 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
42 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 381 daily.
Ottoshoop (Pol) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 104.9 mm (4.1 in) on 12 June 1944.
Across 166 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 418 records.

Record Map

423 stations

423 station records on 12 June 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 June 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ottoshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lichtenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Elandsheuwel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Klipplaatdrift (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dubuque River	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Palmyra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Roodekop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Leeuwpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.4 mm (6.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Durban Roodepoort Deep Gm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Colby	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Randfontein (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dwarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hollowaysrust	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Halaula 1110	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Audley National Park Bottom St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Zamenkomst	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Leeupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Koster (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hartbeesfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Morokweng (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Welverdiend (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Polson	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Roseville Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Krugersdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Twyfelspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dinokana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nossa Senhora Das Dores	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nashlyn	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Potchefstroom;Braksp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Syferfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sardarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sub-Nigel (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Avington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nelsdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
West Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Niphad	India	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leeukop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	164.1 mm (6.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Golaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Flora	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ratlam	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sheldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bothaville (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Derby	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Welbedacht Agric Office	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bukkapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Baton Rouge	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Altamura	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

423 records

Records set or tied on 12 June 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 358.

Records on 12 June 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	358
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 June 1944 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 40, daily 381.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

380 broken records

Margins by which the 380 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 June 1944

Top 20 records on 12 June 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 June 1944	Ottoshoop (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	39 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 June 1944	Lichtenburg, ZA	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 June 1944	Elandsheuwel, ZA	monthly rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1944	Klipplaatdrift (Skl), ZA	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	19 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1944	Dubuque River, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1944	Palmyra, ZA	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1944	Roodekop, ZA	monthly rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1944	Leeuwpoort, ZA	monthly rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1944	Forest City 2 NNE, US	all-time rain	165.4 mm (6.5 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	5 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1944	Balfour (Mag), ZA	monthly rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1944	Durban Roodepoort Deep Gm, ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1944	Colby, US	monthly rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	3 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1944	Randfontein (Gm), ZA	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1944	Dwarsfontein, ZA	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	3 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1944	Hollowaysrust, ZA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1944	Halaula 1110, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1944	Audley National Park Bottom St, AU	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1944	Zamenkomst, ZA	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1944	Leeupoort, ZA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1944	Koster (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	50 of 100 (Notable)

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

1797 to 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1944. 1944 had 423 records.

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

Records on 06-12 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1811	2
1838	1
1840	1
1843	1
1844	1
1845	1
1847	2
1854	1
1857	2
1859	1
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	3
1867	1
1871	1
1873	1
1874	3
1876	1
1877	4
1879	2
1880	5
1881	4
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	2
1887	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	1
1892	1
1893	3
1894	6
1895	1
1896	1
1897	2
1898	8
1899	7
1900	3
1901	3
1902	8
1903	34
1904	8
1905	10
1906	24
1907	20
1908	9
1909	16
1910	37
1911	21
1912	23
1913	19
1914	36
1915	26
1916	80
1917	117
1918	44
1919	56
1920	93
1921	42
1922	56
1923	166
1924	153
1925	165
1926	201
1927	281
1928	180
1929	217
1930	127
1931	150
1932	352
1933	361
1934	159
1935	259
1936	440
1937	405
1938	349
1939	297
1940	389
1941	512
1942	729
1943	399
1944	423
1945	567
1946	321
1947	840
1948	215
1949	407
1950	530
1951	735
1952	1,035
1953	730
1954	337
1955	759
1956	786
1957	310
1958	454
1959	320
1960	200
1961	405
1962	328
1963	618
1964	405
1965	406
1966	530
1967	706
1968	404
1969	834
1970	701
1971	374
1972	903
1973	894
1974	575
1975	560
1976	617
1977	494
1978	438
1979	1,013
1980	718
1981	784
1982	734
1983	664
1984	653
1985	1,203
1986	778
1987	742
1988	785
1989	797
1990	664
1991	756
1992	849
1993	970
1994	654
1995	953
1996	925
1997	932
1998	1,683
1999	806
2000	1,169
2001	1,231
2002	965
2003	1,187
2004	759
2005	1,804
2006	1,216
2007	784
2008	1,219
2009	858
2010	1,423
2011	786
2012	751
2013	931
2014	421
2015	679
2016	809
2017	910
2018	635
2019	1,285
2020	712
2021	767
2022	1,204
2023	805
2024	805
2025	409
2026	979

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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	305
20 to 40	61
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1