Weather Records on 20 June 1944

315 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 June 1944. Highest significance: Fitchburg 4 SE, US.

Key Facts for 20 June 1944

On 20 June 1944, 315 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
67 were record highs and 144 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 308 daily.
Fitchburg 4 SE set a daily record precipitation of 72.9 mm (2.9 in) on 20 June 1944.
Across 158 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

315 stations

315 station records on 20 June 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 June 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cream Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Balook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Groot Constantia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winchendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Takoma Park # 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ringtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
College Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pottsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Millinocket	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Olaa 92	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sharon Springs 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Spier Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Joplin	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mountainair	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Marietta Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pasadena	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lambertville River	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Liberal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Talent	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cedarville	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Turners Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sierra Madre Henszey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Groton	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodward	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Disraeli	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

315 records

Records set or tied on 20 June 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 80, Heaviest daily rainfall 104.

Records on 20 June 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	80
Heaviest daily rainfall	104
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 June 1944 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 308.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

234 broken records

Margins by which the 234 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 June 1944

Top 20 records on 20 June 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 June 1944	Fitchburg 4 SE, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1944	Cream Hill, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1944	Balook, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1944	Neosho, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1944	Keene, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1944	Norwich, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1944	Groot Constantia, ZA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 1944	Winchendon, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 1944	Williamsport, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 1944	Takoma Park # 1, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 1944	Newton, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 1944	Santa Fe, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	69 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 1944	Ringtown, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 1944	Walnut 4S, US	monthly rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	40 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 1944	College Park, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 1944	Cooperstown, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 1944	Pottsville, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 1944	Gardiner, US	monthly low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	39 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 1944	Millinocket, US	monthly low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 1944	Olaa 92, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	27 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1944. 1944 had 315 records.

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

Records on 06-20 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1803	1
1813	1
1821	2
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1844	1
1846	2
1847	1
1850	1
1855	2
1857	1
1861	1
1865	2
1867	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1877	2
1879	1
1884	1
1886	2
1887	2
1891	2
1892	2
1893	2
1895	4
1896	3
1897	6
1898	3
1899	6
1900	4
1901	5
1902	7
1903	22
1904	13
1905	14
1906	18
1907	10
1908	30
1909	9
1910	27
1911	27
1912	17
1913	30
1914	53
1915	75
1916	83
1917	96
1918	54
1919	67
1920	40
1921	42
1922	61
1923	263
1924	204
1925	483
1926	228
1927	193
1928	199
1929	137
1930	143
1931	536
1932	182
1933	676
1934	301
1935	337
1936	529
1937	412
1938	326
1939	270
1940	469
1941	200
1942	757
1943	447
1944	315
1945	769
1946	849
1947	387
1948	554
1949	314
1950	328
1951	289
1952	318
1953	998
1954	414
1955	291
1956	484
1957	598
1958	603
1959	504
1960	451
1961	836
1962	173
1963	379
1964	729
1965	463
1966	441
1967	687
1968	559
1969	982
1970	482
1971	395
1972	660
1973	553
1974	743
1975	984
1976	899
1977	453
1978	480
1979	727
1980	922
1981	987
1982	801
1983	724
1984	686
1985	811
1986	732
1987	960
1988	1,222
1989	918
1990	899
1991	1,085
1992	1,049
1993	964
1994	925
1995	1,260
1996	1,123
1997	738
1998	1,627
1999	906
2000	1,328
2001	771
2002	955
2003	843
2004	1,071
2005	1,055
2006	820
2007	1,208
2008	669
2009	1,060
2010	865
2011	1,359
2012	1,045
2013	879
2014	381
2015	637
2016	1,352
2017	1,086
2018	635
2019	693
2020	590
2021	1,161
2022	972
2023	1,265
2024	783
2025	944
2026	757

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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).