Weather Records on 6 June 1953

390 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 June 1953. Highest significance: Avon Park 2 W, US.

Key Facts for 6 June 1953

On 6 June 1953, 390 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
118 were record highs and 112 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 378 daily.
Avon Park 2 W set a daily record precipitation of 116.1 mm (4.6 in) on 6 June 1953.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

390 stations

390 station records on 6 June 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 June 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pombal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Enid	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Laramie	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nilakottai	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dhubri	India	Record daily precipitation	232.2 mm (9.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Melur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Porto Real Do Colegio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Montelimar	France	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sivakasi	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Haringhata	India	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Berea College	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aracaju	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Parasala	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lawton	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ashwood	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San German 4 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Real (Instituto)	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cadiz	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Lorenzana	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
College Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Minocqua	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Key 1 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Robeline	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pontotoc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gaspe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid - Retiro	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St Joe AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

390 records

Records set or tied on 6 June 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 40, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 160.

Records on 6 June 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	40
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	160
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 June 1953 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 378.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

310 broken records

Margins by which the 310 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 108.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 June 1953

Top 20 records on 6 June 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 June 1953	Avon Park 2 W, US	daily rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1953	Pombal, BR	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1953	Ft Bragg 5 N, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1953	Enid, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1953	Portland Rfc City, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	70 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1953	Laramie, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1953	Nilakottai, IN	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	0 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1953	Cheyenne, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1953	Dhubri, IN	daily rain	232.2 mm (9.1 in)	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1953	Melur, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1953	Marion, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	52 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1953	Chambersburg 1 ESE, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1953	Beckley Va Hospital, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1953	Porto Real Do Colegio, BR	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1953	Mont-Aigoual, FR	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1953	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	67 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1953	Montelimar, FR	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1953	Sivakasi, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1953	Armagh, GB	daily low min	2.1 C (35.8 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	58 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1953	Haringhata, IN	all-time rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	0 years	28 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1953. 1953 had 390 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	288
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1