Weather Records on 21 June 1950

329 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 June 1950. Highest significance: Caboonbah, AU.

Key Facts for 21 June 1950

On 21 June 1950, 329 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
80 were record highs and 52 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 321 daily.
Caboonbah set a monthly record daily precipitation of 103.6 mm (4.1 in) on 21 June 1950.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

329 stations

329 station records on 21 June 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 June 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Caboonbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Biri	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
West Terschelling	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 6 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Holly Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beito	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wapweelah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Tongo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kalmar_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Purnanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chattanooga	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lissington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hiasen I Sigdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Walters	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Banjar(Saraj-Teh)	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nambucca Heads Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wytheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harwood Island (Harwood Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kyogle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vanceburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Providence	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.9 C (85.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ramanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gongolgon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stettler	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Leeuwarden_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie du Sac 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kotarh	India	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	30.9 C (87.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

329 records

Records set or tied on 21 June 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 197.

Records on 21 June 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	197
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 June 1950 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 321.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

275 broken records

Margins by which the 275 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 107.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 June 1950

Top 20 records on 21 June 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 June 1950	Caboonbah, AU	monthly rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 June 1950	Biri, NO	daily rain	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1950	Wanaaring Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1950	Mt Vernon, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1950	West Terschelling, NL	monthly rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1950	Maysville Wwtp, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1950	Hillsdown, CA	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1950	Greenville 6 N, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1950	Holly Bluff, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	107.9 mm (4.2 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1950	Beito, NO	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1950	Kinston 7 SE, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1950	Wapweelah, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1950	Faerder Fyr, NO	monthly rain	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1950	Kenton, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1950	White Cliffs (Tongo), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1950	Kalmar_D, SE	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	62 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1950	White Cliffs (Purnanga), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1950	Hopkinsville, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1950	Chattanooga, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	11 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1950	Lissington, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	38 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

1802 to 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1950. 1950 had 329 records.

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

Records on 06-21 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1803	2
1805	1
1814	1
1821	3
1828	1
1831	1
1839	2
1846	1
1853	1
1855	1
1861	3
1865	1
1868	1
1869	4
1870	3
1871	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1891	1
1892	2
1893	7
1895	6
1896	3
1897	3
1898	6
1899	6
1900	6
1901	5
1902	20
1903	15
1904	7
1905	14
1906	19
1907	15
1908	20
1909	19
1910	36
1911	12
1912	14
1913	34
1914	24
1915	40
1916	80
1917	97
1918	77
1919	32
1920	42
1921	85
1922	43
1923	229
1924	124
1925	333
1926	162
1927	146
1928	139
1929	84
1930	177
1931	340
1932	180
1933	645
1934	223
1935	247
1936	642
1937	475
1938	396
1939	250
1940	674
1941	401
1942	340
1943	439
1944	426
1945	709
1946	386
1947	637
1948	392
1949	391
1950	329
1951	347
1952	502
1953	761
1954	501
1955	271
1956	534
1957	932
1958	627
1959	356
1960	471
1961	956
1962	176
1963	667
1964	458
1965	400
1966	467
1967	789
1968	654
1969	687
1970	614
1971	394
1972	934
1973	683
1974	598
1975	996
1976	746
1977	476
1978	368
1979	857
1980	677
1981	889
1982	658
1983	752
1984	913
1985	516
1986	601
1987	940
1988	1,834
1989	856
1990	847
1991	1,067
1992	1,679
1993	939
1994	777
1995	978
1996	1,075
1997	1,037
1998	1,746
1999	994
2000	1,212
2001	658
2002	828
2003	1,034
2004	697
2005	1,090
2006	774
2007	1,085
2008	580
2009	1,060
2010	852
2011	1,340
2012	1,151
2013	571
2014	434
2015	707
2016	877
2017	954
2018	577
2019	969
2020	519
2021	1,132
2022	774
2023	987
2024	679
2025	1,536
2026	736

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	240
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1