Weather Records on 3 June 1955

421 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 June 1955. Highest significance: Malvern, GB.

Key Facts for 3 June 1955

On 3 June 1955, 421 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
48 were record highs and 118 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 407 daily.
Malvern set a monthly record daily precipitation of 53.3 mm (2.1 in) on 3 June 1955.
Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 425 records.

Record Map

421 stations

421 station records on 3 June 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 June 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Woornack	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Port Said	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	38.0 C (100.4 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Morden	Canada	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Enzelberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Welbedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morden Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moonambel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Areia Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pollock	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rpf 126 Mile	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Custer	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cloudskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	35.9 C (96.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Polson	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kalkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Experiment	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Onaka	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kinnabulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hilliard	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nokomis	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Maandagshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Dardc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pahala 21	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record low maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lansing	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Deming	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record daily precipitation	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tiega	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Underbool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koup (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pilanesberg-Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murringo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saaifontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

421 records

Records set or tied on 3 June 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 87, Heaviest daily rainfall 252, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 3 June 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	87
Heaviest daily rainfall	252
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 3 June 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 407.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

348 broken records

Margins by which the 348 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 110.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 June 1955

Top 20 records on 3 June 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 June 1955	Malvern, GB	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1955	Woornack, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1955	Woodbrook, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1955	Port Said, EG	daily high max	38.0 C (100.4 F)	7.0 C (12.6 F)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1955	Morden, CA	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1955	Nurnberg, DE	monthly low min	1.4 C (34.5 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	72 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1955	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	59 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1955	Enzelberg, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1955	Piketberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	61 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1955	Welbedacht, ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1955	Morden Cda, CA	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1955	Sable Island, CA	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1955	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	53 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1955	Moonambel, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1955	Areia Branca, BR	monthly rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	18 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1955	Bathurst, CA	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	80 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1955	Northwood, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1955	Pollock, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1955	Rpf 126 Mile, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1955	Brandon Cda, CA	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	53 years	31 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

1796 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1955. 1955 had 421 records.

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

Records on 06-03 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1810	3
1822	1
1825	1
1843	1
1844	1
1846	1
1849	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	1
1856	1
1857	1
1861	1
1863	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1871	8
1873	1
1875	1
1877	1
1880	1
1881	2
1882	2
1884	2
1886	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	1
1891	3
1892	1
1893	3
1894	3
1895	5
1896	1
1897	1
1898	12
1899	2
1900	2
1901	4
1902	6
1903	10
1904	4
1905	5
1906	15
1907	31
1908	15
1909	35
1910	31
1911	15
1912	22
1913	13
1914	30
1915	32
1916	189
1917	18
1918	45
1919	84
1920	53
1921	42
1922	41
1923	340
1924	220
1925	264
1926	208
1927	186
1928	314
1929	466
1930	246
1931	209
1932	266
1933	433
1934	457
1935	157
1936	500
1937	256
1938	270
1939	329
1940	253
1941	328
1942	366
1943	897
1944	434
1945	997
1946	563
1947	502
1948	502
1949	403
1950	513
1951	634
1952	469
1953	444
1954	494
1955	421
1956	946
1957	553
1958	446
1959	411
1960	509
1961	863
1962	528
1963	520
1964	290
1965	296
1966	534
1967	579
1968	581
1969	703
1970	1,067
1971	505
1972	428
1973	511
1974	398
1975	415
1976	546
1977	574
1978	737
1979	779
1980	886
1981	1,169
1982	944
1983	648
1984	680
1985	1,074
1986	1,302
1987	796
1988	933
1989	816
1990	1,080
1991	1,350
1992	1,065
1993	994
1994	666
1995	891
1996	837
1997	753
1998	2,115
1999	1,012
2000	1,042
2001	879
2002	1,134
2003	1,167
2004	1,014
2005	1,054
2006	1,109
2007	867
2008	1,241
2009	691
2010	876
2011	1,167
2012	883
2013	678
2014	618
2015	532
2016	584
2017	465
2018	798
2019	525
2020	790
2021	1,588
2022	471
2023	764
2024	703
2025	586
2026	451

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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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	333
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2