Weather Records on 2 June 1959

344 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 June 1959. Highest significance: Talbotton, US.

Key Facts for 2 June 1959

On 2 June 1959, 344 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
71 were record highs and 29 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 337 daily.
Talbotton set a monthly record daily precipitation of 136.7 mm (5.4 in) on 2 June 1959.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 414 records.

Record Map

344 stations

344 station records on 2 June 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 June 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Talbotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Experiment	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Griffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Greenup Dam 3O	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Annapolis US Naval Aca	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ankleshwar	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Dardc	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shelby 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bruce Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Edjudina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Carmody	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rawlinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buchanan	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Culpeper	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pinehurst Sthrn Pines	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Laverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Khachrod	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hansot	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pikeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Itapipoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Walters	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vagra	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barud(Warud)	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Philippi	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dimmitt 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chestertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saluda	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cascavel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mandvi	India	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pali	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Geraldton Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Weld	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nimach	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clear Spring 1 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hickory	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carlisle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Noonegin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

344 records

Records set or tied on 2 June 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 244.

Records on 2 June 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	244
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 June 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 337.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

298 broken records

Margins by which the 298 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 80.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 June 1959

Top 20 records on 2 June 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 June 1959	Talbotton, US	monthly rain	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 June 1959	Merrill, US	daily rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1959	Experiment, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1959	Calhoun Falls, US	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1959	Lewisburg 3 N, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1959	Griffin, US	daily rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1959	Greenup Dam 3O, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1959	Beaver Dam, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1959	Annapolis US Naval Aca, US	monthly rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1959	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high max	31.0 C (87.8 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	98 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1959	Ankleshwar, IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1959	Columbus Dardc, US	monthly rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1959	Dale Enterprise, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1959	Washington 2 ESE, US	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1959	Shelby 2 NW, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1959	Esperance Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1959	Bruce Rock, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1959	Edjudina, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1959	Bedford, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	2 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1959	Lake Carmody, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	38 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1959. 1959 had 344 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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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 10	196
10 to 20	64
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	11
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	2