Weather Records on 18 June 1947

391 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 June 1947. Highest significance: La Veta Pass, US.

Key Facts for 18 June 1947

On 18 June 1947, 391 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
74 were record highs and 157 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 382 daily.
La Veta Pass set a monthly record daily precipitation of 109.2 mm (4.3 in) on 18 June 1947.
Across 162 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

391 stations

391 station records on 18 June 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 June 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
La Veta Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
North Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Deal Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Valemount	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bothwell (Franklin Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gudur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Old Beach (Compton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kjahta	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bikin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Osterley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pueblo City Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chacon	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Covelong	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mangalore (Mangalore Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Natham	India	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salida	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Deming	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sharpes Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Uxbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Isleworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clay	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nome AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Norfolk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kalgoorlie Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Healdsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Havana	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Red Rvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Northam	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Karkal	India	Record daily precipitation	177.3 mm (7.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chingleput	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Moina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bronte Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kelowna	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Paris Stp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Diamond Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nyerilup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hermanas	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas Smelter	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Willcox	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wihareja	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

391 records

Records set or tied on 18 June 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 97, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 160.

Records on 18 June 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	97
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	160
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 June 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 382.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

308 broken records

Margins by which the 308 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 June 1947

Top 20 records on 18 June 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 June 1947	La Veta Pass, US	monthly rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1947	North Lake, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1947	Deal Island, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1947	Valemount, CA	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1947	Clayton Muni Air Pk, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1947	Bothwell (Franklin Street), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1947	Gudur, IN	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1947	Crete 4ESE, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1947	Lake Moraine, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1947	Trinidad, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1947	Old Beach (Compton), AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1947	Kjahta, RU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1947	Bikin, RU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1947	Homestead Exp STN, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1947	Osterley, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1947	Pueblo City Rsvr, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 June 1947	Chacon, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 June 1947	Covelong, IN	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 June 1947	Longmont 2 ESE, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 June 1947	Socorro, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	34 years	33 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

1800 to 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1947. 1947 had 391 records.

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

Records on 06-18 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1801	1
1802	1
1803	1
1816	1
1821	1
1823	1
1839	1
1841	1
1848	1
1855	1
1858	2
1859	1
1862	2
1865	1
1869	1
1870	1
1875	2
1876	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1886	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	3
1892	3
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	4
1897	5
1899	3
1900	4
1901	10
1902	7
1903	13
1904	5
1905	32
1906	16
1907	21
1908	20
1909	39
1910	15
1911	14
1912	25
1913	29
1914	43
1915	62
1916	29
1917	55
1918	118
1919	65
1920	53
1921	44
1922	57
1923	144
1924	108
1925	246
1926	176
1927	287
1928	205
1929	297
1930	379
1931	267
1932	219
1933	499
1934	335
1935	494
1936	549
1937	301
1938	391
1939	674
1940	620
1941	273
1942	201
1943	173
1944	726
1945	784
1946	532
1947	391
1948	421
1949	734
1950	828
1951	237
1952	435
1953	730
1954	460
1955	721
1956	373
1957	672
1958	532
1959	573
1960	394
1961	979
1962	302
1963	305
1964	840
1965	589
1966	431
1967	308
1968	556
1969	598
1970	486
1971	456
1972	334
1973	861
1974	719
1975	821
1976	508
1977	768
1978	516
1979	581
1980	447
1981	895
1982	736
1983	1,080
1984	716
1985	921
1986	862
1987	925
1988	748
1989	697
1990	795
1991	944
1992	579
1993	834
1994	1,156
1995	1,224
1996	1,004
1997	894
1998	1,600
1999	1,258
2000	1,474
2001	589
2002	1,397
2003	853
2004	1,056
2005	1,014
2006	699
2007	898
2008	628
2009	920
2010	928
2011	952
2012	832
2013	847
2014	732
2015	978
2016	787
2017	839
2018	968
2019	425
2020	572
2021	1,874
2022	1,194
2023	574
2024	1,150
2025	583
2026	830

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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 10	257
10 to 20	33
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1