Weather Records on 6 June 1946

766 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 June 1946. Highest significance: Parramatta, AU.

Key Facts for 6 June 1946

On 6 June 1946, 766 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
223 were record highs and 251 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 744 daily.
Parramatta set a daily record precipitation of 59.4 mm (2.3 in) on 6 June 1946.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

766 stations

766 station records on 6 June 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 June 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Parramatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Botany No.1 Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Chatswood Water Supply	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Crown St. Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Northern Gully	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Glenfield (Macquarie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Greenough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Epping Chester Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Porthill	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Audley National Park Bottom St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sans Souci (Public School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sutherland Mwsdb	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beecroft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Minto Surrey Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lidcombe (Carnarvon Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Geraldton Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
High River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rhinelander	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Potts Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Claresholm Meadow Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ashfield Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sutton Forest (Uralba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tombong (Hillcrest)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ryde Pumping Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Concord Walker Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Helensburgh (Sawan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dongara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Korba	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Earlwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Miranda (Blackwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Darkes Forest (Kintyre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kiama Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kaikalur	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buntine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Campbelltown 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jalna	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gosford State Nursery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Unanderra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mosman (Bapaume Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nowra Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Raymondville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Isseka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

766 records

Records set or tied on 6 June 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 136, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 87, Lowest daily minimum 218, Heaviest daily rainfall 292.

Records on 6 June 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	136
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	87
Lowest daily minimum	218
Heaviest daily rainfall	292
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 June 1946 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 20, daily 744.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

630 broken records

Margins by which the 630 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 98.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 June 1946

Top 20 records on 6 June 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 June 1946	Parramatta, AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	85 years	75 of 100 (Major)
6 June 1946	Botany No.1 Dam, AU	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 June 1946	Chatswood Water Supply, AU	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 June 1946	Crown St. Reservoir, AU	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	46 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 June 1946	Northern Gully, AU	all-time rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1946	Glenfield (Macquarie), AU	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	51 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1946	Greenough, AU	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1946	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	70 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1946	Prospect Reservoir, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1946	Epping Chester Street, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1946	Porthill, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1946	Fort Qu'appelle, CA	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1946	Sydney Botanic Gardens, AU	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1946	Centennial Park, AU	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1946	Audley National Park Bottom St, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1946	Sans Souci (Public School), AU	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1946	Sutherland Mwsdb, AU	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1946	Gordon Golf Club, AU	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1946	Beecroft, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1946	Minto Surrey Street, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	51 years	46 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1946. 1946 had 766 records.

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

Records on 06-06 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1804	2
1805	1
1808	1
1809	1
1816	1
1829	1
1833	1
1837	1
1839	1
1843	1
1846	1
1848	1
1849	2
1856	1
1857	1
1861	2
1862	2
1869	1
1870	1
1871	5
1872	2
1874	1
1876	2
1877	2
1878	1
1881	4
1883	2
1884	1
1885	3
1887	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1892	1
1894	4
1895	1
1896	5
1897	2
1898	2
1899	12
1900	2
1901	9
1902	7
1903	5
1904	7
1905	15
1906	17
1907	22
1908	17
1909	9
1910	38
1911	16
1912	19
1913	31
1914	43
1915	18
1916	44
1917	173
1918	49
1919	50
1920	61
1921	92
1922	87
1923	157
1924	107
1925	455
1926	342
1927	279
1928	310
1929	177
1930	204
1931	440
1932	291
1933	717
1934	415
1935	441
1936	262
1937	370
1938	274
1939	360
1940	185
1941	338
1942	265
1943	459
1944	298
1945	889
1946	766
1947	251
1948	504
1949	311
1950	526
1951	480
1952	556
1953	390
1954	620
1955	267
1956	310
1957	428
1958	557
1959	476
1960	327
1961	629
1962	388
1963	437
1964	501
1965	458
1966	431
1967	553
1968	481
1969	712
1970	722
1971	411
1972	723
1973	552
1974	520
1975	712
1976	860
1977	1,105
1978	804
1979	542
1980	741
1981	1,027
1982	1,176
1983	1,082
1984	939
1985	1,236
1986	1,008
1987	949
1988	1,400
1989	1,272
1990	1,099
1991	1,094
1992	820
1993	1,373
1994	821
1995	1,260
1996	1,107
1997	1,327
1998	2,815
1999	1,151
2000	1,321
2001	1,039
2002	1,141
2003	998
2004	962
2005	990
2006	1,024
2007	1,012
2008	1,513
2009	1,057
2010	1,192
2011	1,064
2012	627
2013	482
2014	563
2015	662
2016	1,136
2017	491
2018	515
2019	606
2020	873
2021	992
2022	456
2023	589
2024	973
2025	546
2026	507

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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).