Weather Records on 6 June 1952

556 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 June 1952. Highest significance: Benalla, AU.

Key Facts for 6 June 1952

On 6 June 1952, 556 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
306 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 552 daily.
Benalla set a daily record precipitation of 40.6 mm (1.6 in) on 6 June 1952.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

556 stations

556 station records on 6 June 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 June 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Benalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Denekamp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kangra	India	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Charam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Raymondville	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Edenhope (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Florence 8 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sorel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
The Oaks John Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Miguel Dos Campos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kybybolite Research Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vedaranayam	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Kosciusko (Hotel Koscius	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Haldwani	India	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kahoma Intake 374	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kaithal	India	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Paula	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Catawba	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wartook Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgewa State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Halls Gap	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Watford City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nainital	India	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Obsidian 3 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Altapass	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Loa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newport News Press Bld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Port Said	Egypt	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Geneve Observatoire	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Huntley Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wonwondah (Mount Zero)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Trentham (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

556 records

Records set or tied on 6 June 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 154, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 152, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 228.

Records on 6 June 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	154
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	152
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	228
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 June 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 552.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

460 broken records

Margins by which the 460 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 58.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 June 1952

Top 20 records on 6 June 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 June 1952	Benalla, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1952	Denekamp, NL	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1952	Kangra, IN	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1952	Charam, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1952	Luling, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1952	New Orleans Audubon, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	53 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1952	Atlanta 1 E, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	57 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1952	Raymondville, US	monthly rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1952	Escanaba, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	69 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1952	Edenhope (Post Office), AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	51 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1952	Florence 8 NE, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1952	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	78 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1952	Sorel, CA	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1952	Valley Head, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1952	Brownsville, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1952	The Oaks John Street, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1952	Sao Miguel Dos Campos, BR	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1952	Kybybolite Research Centre, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	1 year	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1952	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	25 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1952	Vedaranayam, IN	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	30 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

1797 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1952. 1952 had 556 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	401
10 to 20	37
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2