Weather Records on 3 June 1959

411 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 June 1959. Highest significance: Acude Salao, BR.

Key Facts for 3 June 1959

On 3 June 1959, 411 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
145 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 408 daily.
Acude Salao set a monthly record daily precipitation of 73.0 mm (2.9 in) on 3 June 1959.
Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 425 records.

Record Map

411 stations

411 station records on 3 June 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 June 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Acude Salao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Jawad	India	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lubbock 9N	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Buldana	India	Record daily precipitation	89.1 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Grove 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kota-In-Rajasthan	India	Record daily precipitation	65.9 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon Lyon Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cudgen Plantation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zhizdra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pemberton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
York Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chandrapur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Webster	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Towson	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hatchville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Forquilha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ahmadnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Northbridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alstonville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Spot Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brevard	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dongargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jodhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elkton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Brunswick Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Willard 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
George School	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Amreli	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Hall	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Uniacke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pandharpur	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Indargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

411 records

Records set or tied on 3 June 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 100, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 242.

Records on 3 June 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	100
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	242
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 June 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 408.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

347 broken records

Margins by which the 347 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 86.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 June 1959

Top 20 records on 3 June 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 June 1959	Acude Salao, BR	monthly rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 June 1959	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	79 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 June 1959	Jawad, IN	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1959	Lubbock 9N, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1959	Boonton 1 SE, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1959	Newark Ag Farm, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1959	Buldana, IN	daily rain	89.1 mm (3.5 in)	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1959	Sable Island, CA	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1959	Clayton, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1959	Somerville 4 NW, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	79 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1959	Houston Wb City, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1959	Pine Grove 1 NE, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1959	Franklin, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1959	Snyder, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1959	Kota-In-Rajasthan, IN	daily rain	65.9 mm (2.6 in)	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1959	Tweed Heads Golf Club, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1959	Milford, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1959	Clarendon Lyon Park, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	13 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1959	Collegeville, CA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	6 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1959	Stillwater, CA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 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

1796 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1959. 1959 had 411 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	288
20 to 40	42
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1