Weather Records on 3 June 1956

946 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 June 1956. Highest significance: Hammonton 1 NE, US.

Key Facts for 3 June 1956

On 3 June 1956, 946 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
242 were record highs and 476 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 116 monthly and 829 daily.
Hammonton 1 NE set a daily record precipitation of 73.2 mm (2.9 in) on 3 June 1956.
Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 422 records.

Record Map

946 stations

946 station records on 3 June 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 June 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hammonton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Koath	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bemetara	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Calcutta/Alipore	India	Record daily precipitation	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Papane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Worcester	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Montoya 10 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sialsuk	India	Record daily precipitation	209.3 mm (8.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Buxar	India	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Panskura	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bencuti (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Damoh	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quilcene 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oliver Stp	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chatra	India	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kathghora	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pithora	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Borsat	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 4 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Samnanger	Norway	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Agartala	India	Record daily precipitation	196.9 mm (7.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Amlagora	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Shepstone	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Experiment	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Palmetto	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sidhi	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cengcane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Benson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Troy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Griffin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Providence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Phulbani	India	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cookeville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

946 records

Records set or tied on 3 June 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 113, Lowest daily maximum 208, Highest daily minimum 129, Lowest daily minimum 268, Heaviest daily rainfall 227, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 3 June 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	113
Lowest daily maximum	208
Highest daily minimum	129
Lowest daily minimum	268
Heaviest daily rainfall	227
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 June 1956 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 116, daily 829.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

746 broken records

Margins by which the 746 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 128.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 June 1956

Top 20 records on 3 June 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 June 1956	Hammonton 1 NE, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1956	Koath, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1956	Bemetara, IN	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1956	Calcutta/Alipore, IN	daily rain	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1956	Papane (Bos), ZA	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1956	Worcester, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1956	Montoya 10 SE, US	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1956	Sialsuk, IN	daily rain	209.3 mm (8.2 in)	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1956	Buxar, IN	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	2 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1956	Panskura, IN	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1956	Bencuti (Bos), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1956	Damoh, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1956	Quilcene 2 SW, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1956	Oliver Stp, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1956	Chatra, IN	daily rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	15 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1956	Kathghora, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	15 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1956	Pithora, IN	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	7 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1956	Borsat, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1956	Madison, US	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	47 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1956	Columbus 4 ESE, US	monthly low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	62 years	39 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

1796 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1956. 1956 had 946 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	702
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	11
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1