Weather Records on 3 June 1947

502 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 June 1947. Highest significance: Northfield, US.

Key Facts for 3 June 1947

On 3 June 1947, 502 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
160 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 472 daily.
Northfield set a daily record precipitation of 59.7 mm (2.4 in) on 3 June 1947.
Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 425 records.

Record Map

502 stations

502 station records on 3 June 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 June 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Raquette Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	183.6 mm (7.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
De Ruyter 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chelsea	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Maclear (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mvenyane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Caiwarro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elim (Hosp)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rutland	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottetown Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Umtata	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Narooma Rvcp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kloofend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eustis 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sonari	India	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mvenyane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sibsagar	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Willowvale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Alfred	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex	Canada	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cowley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yarronvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gerringong (Mayflower Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.2 C (91.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.5 C (90.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alfred	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Batemans Bay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

502 records

Records set or tied on 3 June 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 75, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 85, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 277, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 3 June 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	75
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	85
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	277
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 June 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 30, daily 472.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

446 broken records

Margins by which the 446 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 June 1947

Top 20 records on 3 June 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 June 1947	Northfield, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 June 1947	Eastport, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 June 1947	Saint John, CA	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1947	Raquette Lake, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1947	Port Blair, IN	daily rain	183.6 mm (7.2 in)	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1947	Corning, US	monthly rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	9 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1947	De Ruyter 4 N, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1947	Trenton Falls, US	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1947	Chelsea, US	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1947	Maclear (Mag), ZA	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1947	Oxford, GB	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	100 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1947	Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	59 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1947	Mvenyane (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1947	Armagh, GB	daily high min	14.6 C (58.3 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1947	Sidney 2 N, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1947	Caiwarro, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1947	Moncton, CA	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1947	Elim (Hosp), ZA	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1947	Cornwall, US	monthly rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1947	Rutland, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	44 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

1796 to 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1947. 1947 had 502 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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Data for records on 1947-06-03: 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	387
20 to 40	44
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1