Weather Records on 2 June 1948

446 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 June 1948. Highest significance: Escalante, US.

Key Facts for 2 June 1948

On 2 June 1948, 446 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
265 were record highs and 54 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 433 daily.
Escalante set a daily record precipitation of 30.0 mm (1.2 in) on 2 June 1948.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 414 records.

Record Map

446 stations

446 station records on 2 June 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 June 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Escalante	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Avalon	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mayhill Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Baradine (Caledonia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dhakuakhana	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Adaven	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Summit	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Acu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fortaleza (Escola Regional)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tulia 6 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dum Dooma /Sookerating Aab	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bemidji	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
White Tail	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	34.1 C (93.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Paula	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pathalipam	India	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gray	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ellendale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Willow City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Britton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sundance	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Triunfo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lost River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Salida	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Challis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hernando	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Malta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Green Rvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pasadena	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tropic	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orogrande	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chinle	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

446 records

Records set or tied on 2 June 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 123, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 142, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 127.

Records on 2 June 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	123
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	142
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	127
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 June 1948 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 11, daily 433.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

351 broken records

Margins by which the 351 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 55.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 June 1948

Top 20 records on 2 June 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 June 1948	Escalante, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1948	Artesia 6S, US	monthly rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1948	Jemez Springs, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1948	Hull, GB	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1948	Lake Avalon, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	7 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1948	Mayhill Rs, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1948	Carlsbad, US	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1948	Baradine (Caledonia), AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1948	Dhakuakhana, IN	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	19 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 June 1948	New Westminster, CA	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	71 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 June 1948	Adaven, US	monthly rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	13 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 June 1948	Soldier Summit, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	47 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 June 1948	Acu, BR	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 June 1948	Vytegra, RU	daily high min	17.1 C (62.8 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	50 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 June 1948	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	53 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 June 1948	Fortaleza (Escola Regional), BR	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 June 1948	Kargopol, RU	daily high min	19.8 C (67.6 F)	5.7 C (10.3 F)	27 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 June 1948	Melrose, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 June 1948	Tulia 6 NE, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 June 1948	Cuyamaca, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	48 years	26 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

1793 to 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1948. 1948 had 446 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 10	317
10 to 20	19
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	2