Weather Records on 2 June 1957

555 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 June 1957. Highest significance: Byad, IN.

Key Facts for 2 June 1957

On 2 June 1957, 555 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
206 were record highs and 105 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 536 daily.
Byad set a daily record precipitation of 129.5 mm (5.1 in) on 2 June 1957.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 413 records.

Record Map

555 stations

555 station records on 2 June 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 June 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Byad	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mirtna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Palana	India	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yadki	India	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sardarshahar	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zoetendals Vallei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ratangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hailey 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Angelo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dadahor	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roanoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Somerby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shimla	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Parker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lavaca 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ningaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Galena	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Colorado City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rosenberg	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yanrey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pulivendla	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Doornrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Srungavarapukota	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Munfordville 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Altus Irig Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Keremeos	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hobbs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hollis 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
West Bend	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gindie State Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gaspe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Seward AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Minderoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Onslow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sapphire Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kalyandrug	India	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ramgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

555 records

Records set or tied on 2 June 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 73, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 133, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 244.

Records on 2 June 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	73
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	133
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	244
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 June 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 536.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

462 broken records

Margins by which the 462 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 82.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 June 1957

Top 20 records on 2 June 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 June 1957	Byad, IN	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1957	Mirtna, AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1957	Houston, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1957	Palana, IN	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1957	Yadki, IN	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1957	Sardarshahar, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1957	Zoetendals Vallei, ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1957	Ratangarh, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1957	Hailey 3 WSW, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1957	San Angelo, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1957	Dadahor, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1957	Ballinger 2 NW, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1957	Boerne, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1957	Arcadia, US	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1957	Roanoke, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1957	Somerby, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1957	Shimla, IN	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1957	Watertown, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1957	Parker, US	daily high min	31.7 C (89.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	60 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1957	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	monthly high max	22.4 C (72.3 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	50 years	35 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1957. 1957 had 555 records.

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

Records on 06-02 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1794	1
1805	1
1809	1
1810	1
1822	1
1829	2
1834	1
1844	1
1846	1
1849	2
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	2
1860	2
1863	2
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1871	4
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1885	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	5
1890	4
1892	2
1893	3
1894	5
1895	5
1896	3
1897	4
1898	4
1900	2
1901	8
1902	5
1903	15
1904	12
1905	11
1906	11
1907	55
1908	14
1909	49
1910	36
1911	17
1912	17
1913	13
1914	21
1915	19
1916	33
1917	34
1918	46
1919	56
1920	242
1921	28
1922	21
1923	164
1924	104
1925	169
1926	95
1927	181
1928	196
1929	356
1930	390
1931	265
1932	193
1933	387
1934	758
1935	145
1936	418
1937	272
1938	426
1939	477
1940	266
1941	506
1942	311
1943	883
1944	481
1945	650
1946	824
1947	557
1948	446
1949	386
1950	358
1951	789
1952	391
1953	515
1954	685
1955	636
1956	1,024
1957	555
1958	336
1959	344
1960	408
1961	536
1962	582
1963	407
1964	491
1965	213
1966	737
1967	750
1968	545
1969	613
1970	937
1971	599
1972	547
1973	460
1974	333
1975	453
1976	554
1977	636
1978	675
1979	776
1980	832
1981	1,048
1982	740
1983	702
1984	710
1985	872
1986	1,322
1987	751
1988	895
1989	746
1990	925
1991	1,224
1992	1,059
1993	1,336
1994	701
1995	776
1996	754
1997	821
1998	1,558
1999	1,081
2000	1,009
2001	973
2002	1,062
2003	1,038
2004	900
2005	901
2006	1,172
2007	825
2008	885
2009	690
2010	849
2011	1,225
2012	1,052
2013	1,142
2014	734
2015	712
2016	500
2017	484
2018	914
2019	401
2020	754
2021	1,262
2022	486
2023	867
2024	583
2025	671
2026	524

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Data for records on 1957-06-02: 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	418
20 to 40	36
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1