Weather Records on 6 June 1951

480 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 June 1951. Highest significance: Aloograda, IN.

Key Facts for 6 June 1951

On 6 June 1951, 480 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
22 were record highs and 145 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 454 daily.
Aloograda set a daily record precipitation of 68.1 mm (2.7 in) on 6 June 1951.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

480 stations

480 station records on 6 June 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 June 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aloograda	India	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Belele	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Joao Pessoa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gascoyne Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wiluna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Metten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Landor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lundbreck	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Doorawarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jimba Jimba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yarraloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gnaraloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maroonah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Minnie Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bryah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manfred	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Escada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Junqueiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dairy Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moogooree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lagarto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Mines	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Penugonda	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Red Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boologooro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Phillip	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Granville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buttah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glenelg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sovetskaja Gavan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Indee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Williambury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Byro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Valley Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Murrays Lagoon (Bayside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pekisko	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Areia (Ufpb)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kaliyal	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Browning	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Onslow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kalingapatam	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wapato	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Murchison Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Canguaretama	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.7 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Jose Do Egito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kamalapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ningaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bidgemia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coromandel Valley (Branden)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Koilkuntla	India	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beebyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Belair (Kalyra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
High River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

480 records

Records set or tied on 6 June 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 87, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 302, Heaviest daily snowfall 11.

Records on 6 June 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	87
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	302
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 June 1951 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 24, daily 454.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

399 broken records

Margins by which the 399 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 June 1951

Top 20 records on 6 June 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 June 1951	Aloograda, IN	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1951	Belele, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1951	Joao Pessoa, BR	daily rain	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1951	Gascoyne Junction, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1951	Wiluna, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1951	Metten, DE	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1951	Landor, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1951	Lundbreck, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1951	Doorawarrah, AU	monthly rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1951	Jimba Jimba, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1951	Mardie, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1951	Yarraloola, AU	all-time rain	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1951	Gnaraloo, AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1951	Maroonah, AU	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1951	Minnie Creek, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1951	Bryah, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1951	Manfred, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1951	Escada, BR	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1951	Junqueiro, BR	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1951	Dairy Creek, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	42 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1951. 1951 had 480 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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Data for records on 1951-06-06: 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	328
20 to 40	43
40 to 60	19
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	2