Weather Records on 6 June 1959

476 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 June 1959. Highest significance: Irapuato, MX.

Key Facts for 6 June 1959

On 6 June 1959, 476 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
259 were record highs and 54 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 473 daily.
Irapuato set a daily record precipitation of 39.9 mm (1.6 in) on 6 June 1959.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

476 stations

476 station records on 6 June 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 June 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Irapuato	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Belsand	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Griffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Junee Reefs (Noorla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Castellon de la Plana	Spain	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cotija	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bhir	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dahiwadi	India	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Experiment	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sarita 7 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rosera	India	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Velva	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Isleworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Misrikh	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Willow City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Laurens	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nalgonda	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Akbarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barsoe	India	Record daily precipitation	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nandgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pasadena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moultrie 2 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mundaring Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nanded	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Huatusco de Chicuellar	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eelde	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
La Sal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hussainabad	India	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kumily	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nuguru(Venkitapu)	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mavelikara	India	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chittur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mildred	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Yerington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Granville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

476 records

Records set or tied on 6 June 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 186, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 73, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 163.

Records on 6 June 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	186
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	73
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	163
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 June 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 473.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

374 broken records

Margins by which the 374 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 97.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 June 1959

Top 20 records on 6 June 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 June 1959	Irapuato, MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1959	Bathurst, CA	monthly low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	82 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1959	Macon, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1959	Belsand, IN	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1959	Griffin, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1959	Junee Reefs (Noorla), AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1959	Castellon de la Plana, ES	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1959	Cotija, MX	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1959	Bhir, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1959	Dahiwadi, IN	daily rain	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1959	Experiment, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1959	Sarita 7 E, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1959	Rosera, IN	daily rain	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1959	Aztec Ruins Nm, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	58 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1959	Velva, US	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	26 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1959	Brownwood 2NE, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1959	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	59 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1959	Isleworth, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1959	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	monthly high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	39 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1959	Misrikh, IN	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	28 of 100 (Routine)

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

1797 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1959. 1959 had 476 records.

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

Records on 06-06 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1804	2
1805	1
1808	1
1809	1
1816	1
1829	1
1833	1
1837	1
1839	1
1843	1
1846	1
1848	1
1849	2
1856	1
1857	1
1861	2
1862	2
1869	1
1870	1
1871	5
1872	2
1874	1
1876	2
1877	2
1878	1
1881	4
1883	2
1884	1
1885	3
1887	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1892	1
1894	4
1895	1
1896	5
1897	2
1898	2
1899	12
1900	2
1901	9
1902	7
1903	5
1904	7
1905	15
1906	17
1907	22
1908	17
1909	9
1910	38
1911	16
1912	19
1913	31
1914	43
1915	18
1916	44
1917	173
1918	49
1919	50
1920	61
1921	92
1922	87
1923	157
1924	107
1925	455
1926	342
1927	279
1928	310
1929	177
1930	204
1931	440
1932	291
1933	717
1934	415
1935	441
1936	262
1937	370
1938	274
1939	360
1940	185
1941	338
1942	265
1943	459
1944	298
1945	889
1946	766
1947	251
1948	504
1949	311
1950	526
1951	480
1952	556
1953	390
1954	620
1955	267
1956	310
1957	428
1958	557
1959	476
1960	327
1961	629
1962	388
1963	437
1964	501
1965	458
1966	431
1967	553
1968	481
1969	712
1970	722
1971	411
1972	723
1973	552
1974	520
1975	712
1976	860
1977	1,105
1978	804
1979	542
1980	741
1981	1,027
1982	1,176
1983	1,082
1984	939
1985	1,236
1986	1,008
1987	949
1988	1,400
1989	1,272
1990	1,099
1991	1,094
1992	820
1993	1,373
1994	821
1995	1,260
1996	1,107
1997	1,327
1998	2,815
1999	1,151
2000	1,321
2001	1,039
2002	1,141
2003	998
2004	962
2005	990
2006	1,024
2007	1,012
2008	1,513
2009	1,057
2010	1,192
2011	1,064
2012	627
2013	482
2014	563
2015	662
2016	1,136
2017	491
2018	515
2019	606
2020	873
2021	992
2022	456
2023	589
2024	973
2025	546
2026	507

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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	355
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1