Weather Records on 11 June 1957

599 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 June 1957. Highest significance: Sterkfontein, ZA.

Key Facts for 11 June 1957

On 11 June 1957, 599 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
169 were record highs and 112 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 587 daily.
Sterkfontein set a daily record precipitation of 65.5 mm (2.6 in) on 11 June 1957.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 413 records.

Record Map

599 stations

599 station records on 11 June 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 June 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sterkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	251.7 mm (9.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Potgietersrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Klerkskraal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rooiberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rankins Pass	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kanosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zaaiplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marhaura(Amnar)	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lumding	India	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Doornfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Welverdiend (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Klipdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rietpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hartbeespoort Dam (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruppattur	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Krugersdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Randfontein (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Noblesville River	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Whitestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buntzen Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Roros	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Isleworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Koratagere	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Iguala (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mamogaleskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ico	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cheesman	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wawaitin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hartebeespoort-Agrc.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sigourney	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Weslaco	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quinault Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kadur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Childs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hana 354	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Durban Roodepoort Deep Gm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Golden	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

599 records

Records set or tied on 11 June 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 136, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 318.

Records on 11 June 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	136
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	318
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 June 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 587.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

485 broken records

Margins by which the 485 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 148.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 June 1957

Top 20 records on 11 June 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 June 1957	Sterkfontein, ZA	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1957	Port Blair, IN	daily rain	251.7 mm (9.9 in)	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1957	Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1957	Buffelshoek, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1957	Potgietersrus, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1957	Klerkskraal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1957	Rooiberg, ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1957	Clearwater, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1957	Rankins Pass, ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1957	Kanosh, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1957	Zaaiplaats, ZA	daily rain	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1957	Marhaura(Amnar), IN	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	7 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1957	Lumding, IN	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1957	Doornfontein, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1957	Welverdiend (Pol), ZA	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1957	Klipdrift, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1957	Hopewell, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1957	Forks 1 E, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1957	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	65 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 1957	Innsbruck, AT	daily high min	17.1 C (62.8 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	79 years	36 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 599 records.

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

Records on 06-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1797	2
1811	1
1812	1
1816	1
1821	1
1838	1
1841	1
1843	1
1847	1
1851	1
1852	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1865	1
1869	2
1871	2
1873	1
1874	1
1877	4
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	5
1882	1
1883	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1890	1
1891	6
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	2
1896	1
1897	1
1898	1
1899	2
1900	2
1901	3
1902	10
1903	15
1904	4
1905	9
1906	11
1907	23
1908	20
1909	22
1910	28
1911	59
1912	40
1913	32
1914	26
1915	44
1916	73
1917	157
1918	29
1919	27
1920	37
1921	109
1922	69
1923	199
1924	114
1925	138
1926	130
1927	181
1928	179
1929	132
1930	143
1931	200
1932	174
1933	589
1934	228
1935	243
1936	377
1937	386
1938	370
1939	344
1940	388
1941	623
1942	515
1943	216
1944	266
1945	702
1946	283
1947	754
1948	361
1949	461
1950	352
1951	417
1952	580
1953	585
1954	288
1955	1,073
1956	783
1957	599
1958	554
1959	315
1960	260
1961	390
1962	314
1963	707
1964	601
1965	405
1966	530
1967	494
1968	423
1969	620
1970	762
1971	368
1972	1,455
1973	803
1974	543
1975	622
1976	621
1977	530
1978	517
1979	745
1980	765
1981	866
1982	633
1983	596
1984	824
1985	725
1986	720
1987	494
1988	1,012
1989	879
1990	612
1991	922
1992	833
1993	938
1994	608
1995	1,273
1996	1,127
1997	1,067
1998	1,487
1999	916
2000	1,271
2001	1,027
2002	1,057
2003	857
2004	939
2005	1,828
2006	1,566
2007	778
2008	1,468
2009	1,012
2010	1,263
2011	918
2012	864
2013	892
2014	536
2015	583
2016	810
2017	760
2018	645
2019	915
2020	581
2021	1,036
2022	1,449
2023	570
2024	604
2025	724
2026	867

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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	445
20 to 40	34
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1