Weather Records on 5 June 1949

369 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 June 1949. Highest significance: Johnson 11 ESE, US.

Key Facts for 5 June 1949

On 5 June 1949, 369 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
156 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 363 daily.
Johnson 11 ESE set an all-time record daily precipitation of 158.8 mm (6.3 in) on 5 June 1949.
Across 157 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

369 stations

369 station records on 5 June 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 June 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Johnson 11 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Scott City	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Burrawang (Range Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jamberoo (Lorna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lakin	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Triunfo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oberon (Jenolan Caves)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sutton Forest (Uralba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Epping Chester Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Penugonda	India	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chatswood Water Supply	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Exeter	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Amalapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ellore	India	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerston (Hunters Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cataract Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Picton Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Darkes Forest (Kintyre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Helensburgh (Sawan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tanuku	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Karanjia	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Appin Church St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dewas Ar.	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Deerfield 10 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tilba Tilba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Razole(Rajole)	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bhimavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Roseville Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chitvel	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Narsapur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chopda	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Narooma Rvcp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bidar	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saoner	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	34.2 C (93.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mosman (Bapaume Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Campbelltown 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Healy	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mummidivaram	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Unanderra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bendoc Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sarsfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nalgonda	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dapto Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gudivada	India	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

369 records

Records set or tied on 5 June 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 100, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 185.

Records on 5 June 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	100
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	185
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 June 1949 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 4, daily 363.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

316 broken records

Margins by which the 316 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 85.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 June 1949

Top 20 records on 5 June 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 June 1949	Johnson 11 ESE, US	all-time rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	5 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 June 1949	Scott City, US	monthly rain	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1949	Burrawang (Range Street), AU	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1949	Tribune 1W, US	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1949	Jamberoo (Lorna), AU	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1949	Lakin, US	all-time rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1949	Triunfo, BR	daily rain	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1949	Oberon (Jenolan Caves), AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1949	Sutton Forest (Uralba), AU	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1949	Sharon Springs, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1949	Springfield, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1949	Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	75 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1949	Epping Chester Street, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1949	Penugonda, IN	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1949	Holly, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1949	Chatswood Water Supply, AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	2 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1949	Exeter, AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1949	Amalapuram, IN	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	38 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1949	Ellore, IN	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1949	Nelson Bay (Nelson Head), AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	34 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

1804 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1949. 1949 had 369 records.

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

Records on 06-05 in each year
Year	Records
1804	2
1805	1
1810	2
1822	1
1837	1
1843	1
1846	2
1849	2
1854	1
1857	2
1861	1
1866	1
1870	1
1871	6
1874	2
1877	1
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	5
1888	2
1889	2
1890	3
1891	3
1894	2
1895	1
1896	4
1897	1
1898	4
1899	9
1900	4
1901	8
1902	2
1903	7
1904	10
1905	8
1906	12
1907	15
1908	32
1909	13
1910	42
1911	18
1912	26
1913	36
1914	45
1915	21
1916	38
1917	132
1918	53
1919	86
1920	97
1921	138
1922	100
1923	577
1924	121
1925	442
1926	349
1927	268
1928	352
1929	383
1930	187
1931	229
1932	167
1933	586
1934	420
1935	426
1936	271
1937	424
1938	265
1939	364
1940	198
1941	288
1942	202
1943	589
1944	423
1945	1,215
1946	656
1947	486
1948	460
1949	369
1950	413
1951	532
1952	519
1953	319
1954	723
1955	249
1956	656
1957	600
1958	433
1959	401
1960	329
1961	475
1962	556
1963	577
1964	518
1965	365
1966	622
1967	584
1968	779
1969	924
1970	607
1971	502
1972	552
1973	549
1974	611
1975	553
1976	564
1977	1,171
1978	607
1979	722
1980	687
1981	907
1982	1,487
1983	846
1984	857
1985	1,339
1986	873
1987	859
1988	1,969
1989	1,001
1990	1,187
1991	921
1992	889
1993	1,616
1994	697
1995	809
1996	776
1997	1,229
1998	2,556
1999	1,266
2000	1,280
2001	1,021
2002	1,281
2003	1,159
2004	973
2005	882
2006	975
2007	680
2008	1,575
2009	920
2010	1,164
2011	913
2012	867
2013	465
2014	614
2015	719
2016	1,386
2017	440
2018	455
2019	632
2020	932
2021	1,206
2022	681
2023	509
2024	712
2025	507
2026	382

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Data for records on 1949-06-05: 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	270
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1