Weather Records on 6 June 1950

526 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 June 1950. Highest significance: Alice Springs Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 6 June 1950

On 6 June 1950, 526 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
197 were record highs and 204 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 513 daily.
Alice Springs Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 46.5 mm (1.8 in) on 6 June 1950.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

526 stations

526 station records on 6 June 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 June 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Garrawilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Muswellbrook (Edderton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de	France	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Harmati	India	Record daily precipitation	197.9 mm (7.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gundaroo (Bairnsdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yellavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cananeia G4-001	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cinclare	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yellamanchili	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bodangora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.9 C (82.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kunwarara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mexia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vijayawada	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lammermoor Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gilbert River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Curlewis (Wandobah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jennings	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tallulah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cowley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ageon	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Talegaon D-Dhera	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record low maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Avanigadda	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gangajalghati	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Howitt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kovvur	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Guntur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brainerd	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

526 records

Records set or tied on 6 June 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 140, Lowest daily maximum 141, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 123, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 6 June 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	140
Lowest daily maximum	141
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	123
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 June 1950 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 513.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

420 broken records

Margins by which the 420 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 95.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 June 1950

Top 20 records on 6 June 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 June 1950	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1950	Sugar Land, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1950	Mullaley (Garrawilla), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1950	Muswellbrook (Edderton), AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1950	Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de, FR	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1950	Harmati, IN	daily rain	197.9 mm (7.8 in)	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1950	Lafayette Rgnl AP, US	monthly low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1950	Gundaroo (Bairnsdale), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1950	Yellavaram, IN	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1950	Corsicana, US	monthly low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1950	Cananeia G4-001, BR	daily rain	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1950	Cinclare, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1950	Yellamanchili, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1950	Bodangora Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1950	Putbus, DE	daily high max	27.9 C (82.2 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	92 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1950	Marshall, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	51 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1950	Sherman, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	45 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1950	Kunwarara Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1950	Clinton Forestry HQ, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1950	Mexia, US	monthly low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	41 years	35 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1950. 1950 had 526 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 20	391
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1