Weather Records on 6 June 1948

504 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 June 1948. Highest significance: Darlington Point (Tubbo), AU.

Key Facts for 6 June 1948

On 6 June 1948, 504 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
227 were record highs and 89 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 492 daily.
Darlington Point (Tubbo) set a daily record precipitation of 36.1 mm (1.4 in) on 6 June 1948.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

504 stations

504 station records on 6 June 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 June 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Darlington Point (Tubbo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Woornack	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gerang Gerung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hillston (Willanthry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
The Wilgas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Argoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nelyambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Uliman (Brentwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Serrinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wallabadah (Gaspard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Prickley Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Parnamirim (Leopoldina)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Natte Yallock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wattlegrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Booligal (Ulonga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maude Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wakool (Barratta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mangrulpir	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aseral	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan (Kaluga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Patu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Koratagere	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kerrville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sanivarsanthe	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Malur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Paulo Afonso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Shrigonda	India	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Benson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gray	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Elk Point	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Piute Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

504 records

Records set or tied on 6 June 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 127, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 100, Lowest daily minimum 79, Heaviest daily rainfall 186, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 6 June 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	127
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	100
Lowest daily minimum	79
Heaviest daily rainfall	186
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 6 June 1948 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 492.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

400 broken records

Margins by which the 400 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 62.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 June 1948

Top 20 records on 6 June 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 June 1948	Darlington Point (Tubbo), AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1948	Woornack, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1948	Gerang Gerung, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1948	Hillston (Willanthry), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1948	The Wilgas, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1948	Argoon, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1948	Nelyambo, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1948	Clear Lake, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1948	Delaware 3 WSW, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1948	Uliman (Brentwood), AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1948	Serrinha, BR	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1948	Wallabadah (Gaspard), AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1948	Prickley Range, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1948	Cedar Rapids #1, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1948	Ketchikan AP, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	7 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1948	Parnamirim (Leopoldina), BR	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1948	Logansport Cicott St, US	monthly rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1948	Natte Yallock, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1948	Flora 5 NW, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1948	Wattlegrove, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	36 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1948. 1948 had 504 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	341
10 to 20	36
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1