Weather Records on 6 June 1960

327 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 June 1960. Highest significance: Beaverlodge Cda, CA.

Key Facts for 6 June 1960

On 6 June 1960, 327 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
140 were record highs and 53 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 322 daily.
Beaverlodge Cda set a daily record precipitation of 40.6 mm (1.6 in) on 6 June 1960.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

327 stations

327 station records on 6 June 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 June 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beaverlodge Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Helmond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	121.1 mm (4.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bainbridge 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eads	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Johnson 11 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sublette 7WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lakin	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mechanicville 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sugartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Heerde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Obar	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Himayatsagar Pwd	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lakin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Porter 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leoti	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hugoton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
San Jon	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brackettville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vega 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vanderhoof	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Marais	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ione	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Flahult	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Two Buttes	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cherokee 4W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wills Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Snow Hill 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ojai	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
San Luis Obispo Poly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

327 records

Records set or tied on 6 June 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 57, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 83, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 134.

Records on 6 June 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	57
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	83
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	134
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 June 1960 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 322.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

256 broken records

Margins by which the 256 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 48.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 June 1960

Top 20 records on 6 June 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 June 1960	Beaverlodge Cda, CA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1960	Bad Muskau, DE	daily rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	69 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1960	Helmond, NL	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	65 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1960	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	monthly rain	121.1 mm (4.8 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1960	Bainbridge 2 E, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1960	Eads, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1960	Johnson 11 ESE, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	5 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1960	Sublette 7WSW, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1960	Lakin, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1960	Mechanicville 2 S, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1960	Bjuraker, SE	daily high min	14.0 C (57.2 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	70 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1960	Sugartown, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	65 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1960	Anderson, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1960	Heerde, NL	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	29 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1960	Sharon Springs, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1960	Ulysses 3NE, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	61 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1960	Grindstone Island, CA	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	64 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1960	Vanersborg, SE	daily high min	15.5 C (59.9 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	70 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1960	Obar, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1960	Himayatsagar Pwd, IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	31 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1960. 1960 had 327 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 June 1960
Margin	Records
0 to 10	214
10 to 20	27
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1