Weather Records on 2 June 1947

557 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 June 1947. Highest significance: Rosedale, US.

Key Facts for 2 June 1947

On 2 June 1947, 557 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
157 were record highs and 53 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 516 daily.
Rosedale set a monthly record daily precipitation of 120.7 mm (4.8 in) on 2 June 1947.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 413 records.

Record Map

557 stations

557 station records on 2 June 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 June 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rosedale	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mvenyane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brockville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
St Catharines	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mandya	India	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dharapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lusikisiki (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Insizwa (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wynyard State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Piqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tonti (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mauzy	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elandshoek, Boston	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Healthy Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bucyrus	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	168.1 mm (6.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Erode	India	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Camperdown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moorhead	United States	Record daily precipitation	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gabriels	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond-Natal (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dannemora	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gosford (Narara Research Stati	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Andarai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rasipuram	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati Abbe Wsmo	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Okolona	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kalama 5 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Polis	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield Mad Rvr St	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dungog Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kuppam	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Qacha's Nek	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

557 records

Records set or tied on 2 June 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 70, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 87, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 347.

Records on 2 June 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	70
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	87
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	347
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 June 1947 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 39, daily 516.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

494 broken records

Margins by which the 494 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 97.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 June 1947

Top 20 records on 2 June 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 June 1947	Rosedale, US	monthly rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	37 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 June 1947	Kokstad, ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1947	Mvenyane, ZA	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1947	Lodgepole, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1947	Brockville, CA	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	67 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1947	St Catharines, CA	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1947	Belleville, CA	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1947	Cleveland, US	daily rain	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1947	Mandya, IN	monthly rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1947	Dharapuram, IN	monthly rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1947	Lusikisiki (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1947	Insizwa (Bos), ZA	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1947	Oberlin, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1947	Wynyard State School, AU	monthly rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1947	Arkansas City, US	monthly rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1947	Piqua, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1947	Tonti (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1947	Mauzy, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1947	Elandshoek, Boston, ZA	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1947	Jeffersonville, US	monthly rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	45 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1947. 1947 had 557 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

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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	415
20 to 40	61
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1