Weather Records on 3 June 1946

563 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 June 1946. Highest significance: Gainesville UNIV of Fl, US.

Key Facts for 3 June 1946

On 3 June 1946, 563 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
108 were record highs and 336 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 526 daily.
Gainesville UNIV of Fl set a daily record precipitation of 97.0 mm (3.8 in) on 3 June 1946.
Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 424 records.

Record Map

563 stations

563 station records on 3 June 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 June 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gormandale East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kalghatgi	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Apollo Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Thorpdale State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hancock	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yinnar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Konomoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pottstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hirekerur	India	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mundagod	India	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Edinburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elk Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sampagaon-Bailh	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Manjeri	India	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Selma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hugo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Atlin	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Iola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tracy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tallulah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Okmulgee Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New Hazelton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jagnathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	29.7 C (85.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hutchinson River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Erick	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bobundara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Shirala	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bee Branch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
McPherson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Portales	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

563 records

Records set or tied on 3 June 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 73, Lowest daily maximum 108, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 228, Heaviest daily rainfall 119.

Records on 3 June 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	73
Lowest daily maximum	108
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	228
Heaviest daily rainfall	119
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 June 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 37, daily 526.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

398 broken records

Margins by which the 398 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 82.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 June 1946

Top 20 records on 3 June 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 June 1946	Gainesville UNIV of Fl, US	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 June 1946	Gormandale East, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1946	Kalghatgi, IN	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1946	Apollo Bay, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1946	Thorpdale State School, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1946	Seymour 1 NNW, US	monthly low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1946	Leitchfield 2 N, US	monthly low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1946	Hancock, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1946	Yinnar, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1946	Lake Konomoc, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1946	Pottstown, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1946	Genoa, AU	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1946	Hirekerur, IN	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1946	Mundagod, IN	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1946	Minneapolis, US	monthly low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	48 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1946	Edinburg, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	27 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1946	Chanute Martin Johnson AP, US	monthly low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	48 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1946	Elk Point, CA	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1946	Sampagaon-Bailh, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1946	Clarinda, US	monthly low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	39 years	28 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

1796 to 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1946. 1946 had 563 records.

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

Records on 06-03 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1810	3
1822	1
1825	1
1843	1
1844	1
1846	1
1849	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	1
1856	1
1857	1
1861	1
1863	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1871	8
1873	1
1875	1
1877	1
1880	1
1881	2
1882	2
1884	2
1886	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	1
1891	3
1892	1
1893	3
1894	3
1895	5
1896	1
1897	1
1898	12
1899	2
1900	2
1901	4
1902	6
1903	10
1904	4
1905	5
1906	15
1907	31
1908	15
1909	35
1910	31
1911	15
1912	22
1913	13
1914	30
1915	32
1916	189
1917	18
1918	45
1919	84
1920	53
1921	42
1922	41
1923	340
1924	220
1925	264
1926	208
1927	186
1928	314
1929	466
1930	246
1931	209
1932	266
1933	433
1934	457
1935	157
1936	500
1937	256
1938	270
1939	329
1940	253
1941	328
1942	366
1943	897
1944	434
1945	997
1946	563
1947	502
1948	502
1949	403
1950	513
1951	634
1952	469
1953	444
1954	494
1955	421
1956	946
1957	553
1958	446
1959	411
1960	509
1961	863
1962	528
1963	520
1964	290
1965	296
1966	534
1967	579
1968	581
1969	703
1970	1,067
1971	505
1972	428
1973	511
1974	398
1975	415
1976	546
1977	574
1978	737
1979	779
1980	886
1981	1,169
1982	944
1983	648
1984	680
1985	1,074
1986	1,302
1987	796
1988	933
1989	816
1990	1,080
1991	1,350
1992	1,065
1993	994
1994	666
1995	891
1996	837
1997	753
1998	2,115
1999	1,012
2000	1,042
2001	879
2002	1,134
2003	1,167
2004	1,014
2005	1,054
2006	1,109
2007	867
2008	1,241
2009	691
2010	876
2011	1,167
2012	883
2013	678
2014	618
2015	532
2016	584
2017	465
2018	798
2019	525
2020	790
2021	1,588
2022	471
2023	764
2024	703
2025	586
2026	451

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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	382
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1