Weather Records on 2 June 1946

824 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 June 1946. Highest significance: Freehold-Marlboro, US.

Key Facts for 2 June 1946

On 2 June 1946, 824 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
69 were record highs and 470 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 76 monthly and 748 daily.
Freehold-Marlboro set a daily record precipitation of 86.4 mm (3.4 in) on 2 June 1946.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 411 records.

Record Map

824 stations

824 station records on 2 June 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 June 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Elizabeth	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lambertville River	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nidingen A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Deposit	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jersey City	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cutchogue	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Eufaula	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Blakely	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Burnside	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Point Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Roebling	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mannington 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Paterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Holtwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ephrata	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Iguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saunur(Savnur)	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goat Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Johnstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bethlehem Lehigh UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
George School	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kirov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Doylestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Dardc	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New River	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg 3 SE Unity	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Worcester	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 2 NE Pump St	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset Main Street	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

824 records

Records set or tied on 2 June 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 270, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 200, Heaviest daily rainfall 285.

Records on 2 June 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	270
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	200
Heaviest daily rainfall	285
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 June 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 76, daily 748.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

663 broken records

Margins by which the 663 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 June 1946

Top 20 records on 2 June 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 June 1946	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 June 1946	Elizabeth, US	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 June 1946	Lambertville River, US	monthly rain	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 June 1946	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	90 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 June 1946	Americus, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	69 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 June 1946	World Trade Ctr, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	39 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1946	Setauket Strong, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	58 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1946	Nidingen A, SE	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1946	Ft Deposit, US	monthly rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1946	Somerville 4 NW, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1946	Plainfield, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1946	Jersey City, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1946	Cutchogue, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1946	Greensboro Lock 7, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1946	Eufaula, US	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1946	Blakely, US	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1946	Burnside, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1946	Point Pleasant, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1946	Roebling, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1946	York 3 SSW Pump STN, US	monthly rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	7 years	51 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

1793 to 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1946. 1946 had 824 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1946-06-02: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	562
20 to 40	72
40 to 60	24
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1