Weather Records on 1 June 1956

800 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 June 1956. Highest significance: Serampore, IN.

Key Facts for 1 June 1956

On 1 June 1956, 800 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
306 were record highs and 262 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 766 daily.
Serampore set a daily record precipitation of 160.8 mm (6.3 in) on 1 June 1956.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 420 records.

Record Map

800 stations

800 station records on 1 June 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 June 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Serampore	India	Record daily precipitation	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Shujalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Midnapore	India	Record daily precipitation	174.2 mm (6.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Athmalik	India	Record daily precipitation	180.8 mm (7.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tihoreck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ramnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Balasore	India	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Raj-Nilgiri	India	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Panskura	India	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chaibasa	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dantan	India	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kukrahati	India	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clay	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barrie	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sihora Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chhibramau	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kaimganj	India	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low minimum temperature	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Narayangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ponca City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crawford	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bahragora	India	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bidhuna	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Philippi	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kathgodam	India	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rosthern	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jagnathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Majhgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jhargram	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Laurier	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Camden on Gauley 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Haina 214	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jane Lew	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Horner	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville (Welton Dale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grant City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

800 records

Records set or tied on 1 June 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 139, Lowest daily maximum 78, Highest daily minimum 167, Lowest daily minimum 184, Heaviest daily rainfall 232.

Records on 1 June 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	139
Lowest daily maximum	78
Highest daily minimum	167
Lowest daily minimum	184
Heaviest daily rainfall	232
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 June 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 34, daily 766.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

631 broken records

Margins by which the 631 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 151.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 June 1956

Top 20 records on 1 June 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 June 1956	Serampore, IN	daily rain	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 June 1956	Shujalpur, IN	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 June 1956	Midnapore, IN	daily rain	174.2 mm (6.9 in)	151.3 mm (6.0 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1956	Athmalik, IN	daily rain	180.8 mm (7.1 in)	125.4 mm (4.9 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1956	Tihoreck, RU	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1956	Ramnagar, IN	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1956	Balasore, IN	daily rain	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1956	Raj-Nilgiri, IN	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1956	Panskura, IN	daily rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	118.3 mm (4.7 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1956	Zugspitze, DE	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1956	Chaibasa, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1956	Dantan, IN	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1956	Kukrahati, IN	daily rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1956	Clay, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	15 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1956	Parsons 3 SE, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1956	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily low max	12.5 C (54.5 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	95 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1956	Barrie, CA	monthly low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	61 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1956	Sihora Sr, IN	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1956	Chhibramau, IN	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1956	Vandalia, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	37 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

1793 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1956. 1956 had 800 records.

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

Records on 06-01 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1810	1
1811	1
1827	1
1836	1
1844	1
1845	1
1849	1
1853	2
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1865	1
1867	1
1868	3
1871	1
1873	2
1874	1
1877	1
1879	3
1884	2
1886	3
1887	2
1888	1
1889	6
1890	6
1891	2
1892	3
1893	4
1894	4
1895	7
1896	2
1897	10
1898	4
1899	1
1900	3
1901	7
1902	7
1903	15
1904	14
1905	10
1906	6
1907	22
1908	6
1909	29
1910	28
1911	17
1912	22
1913	25
1914	16
1915	21
1916	44
1917	29
1918	51
1919	52
1920	254
1921	39
1922	36
1923	149
1924	113
1925	216
1926	141
1927	144
1928	94
1929	159
1930	635
1931	268
1932	101
1933	434
1934	842
1935	145
1936	515
1937	450
1938	391
1939	492
1940	345
1941	356
1942	211
1943	745
1944	498
1945	757
1946	611
1947	424
1948	367
1949	347
1950	359
1951	695
1952	319
1953	422
1954	430
1955	562
1956	800
1957	382
1958	295
1959	476
1960	294
1961	363
1962	526
1963	215
1964	768
1965	291
1966	1,074
1967	884
1968	370
1969	453
1970	614
1971	667
1972	991
1973	396
1974	443
1975	794
1976	531
1977	754
1978	768
1979	953
1980	574
1981	1,009
1982	855
1983	908
1984	1,238
1985	673
1986	1,250
1987	730
1988	1,043
1989	751
1990	852
1991	1,346
1992	1,033
1993	1,074
1994	732
1995	736
1996	686
1997	1,222
1998	1,250
1999	752
2000	1,147
2001	1,076
2002	1,114
2003	841
2004	791
2005	751
2006	988
2007	744
2008	765
2009	650
2010	776
2011	1,267
2012	948
2013	1,344
2014	757
2015	766
2016	554
2017	428
2018	1,093
2019	320
2020	675
2021	913
2022	604
2023	663
2024	652
2025	890
2026	471

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Data for records on 1956-06-01: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	575
20 to 40	35
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	1