Weather Records on 1 June 1961

363 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 June 1961. Highest significance: Port Stanley, CA.

Key Facts for 1 June 1961

On 1 June 1961, 363 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
121 were record highs and 57 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 344 daily.
Port Stanley set a daily record precipitation of 41.9 mm (1.6 in) on 1 June 1961.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 422 records.

Record Map

363 stations

363 station records on 1 June 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 June 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Stanley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Minsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Water Pollution Contro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eberbach/Neckar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Santander Centro	Spain	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Simcoe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ona	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	Canada	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Portola	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eugenia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bernkastel-Kues	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Annex Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Solingen-Hohenscheid	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ville Marie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Milford Gm Proving Ground	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Orangeville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Koln-Bonn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Piaxtla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Glomfjord	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bishop AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Washago	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ash Mtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Siwa	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Soledad de Doblado	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Beowawe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Amenia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Estevan Point	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kelowna	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ignace	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bad-Neunkirchen Mergentheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Naryn	Kyrgyzstan	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek Ph 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Eldon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cowichan Bay Cherry Point	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Biscotasing	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fokstua	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Squirrel Inn 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

363 records

Records set or tied on 1 June 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 61, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 60, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 185.

Records on 1 June 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	61
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	60
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	185
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 June 1961 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 344.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

303 broken records

Margins by which the 303 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 35.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 June 1961

Top 20 records on 1 June 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 June 1961	Port Stanley, CA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	79 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 June 1961	Geisenheim, DE	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1961	Freiburg, DE	daily rain	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	77 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1961	Minsk, BY	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	69 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1961	Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.), DE	daily rain	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1961	Midland Water Pollution Contro, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1961	Eberbach/Neckar, DE	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1961	Taganrog (Lighthouse), RU	daily rain	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1961	Santander Centro, ES	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1961	Simcoe, CA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	78 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1961	Aachen, DE	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	60 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1961	Ona, NO	daily high min	14.1 C (57.4 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	50 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1961	Feodosiia, UA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1961	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily low min	1.4 C (34.5 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	72 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1961	Durham, CA	all-time rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	6 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1961	Lugano, CH	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1961	Portola, US	monthly rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1961	Eugenia, CA	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1961	Bernkastel-Kues, DE	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1961	Armagh, GB	daily low min	2.9 C (37.2 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	74 years	33 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

1793 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1961. 1961 had 363 records.

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

Records on 06-01 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1810	1
1811	1
1827	1
1836	1
1844	1
1845	1
1849	1
1853	2
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1865	1
1867	1
1868	3
1871	1
1873	2
1874	1
1877	1
1879	3
1884	2
1886	3
1887	2
1888	1
1889	6
1890	6
1891	2
1892	3
1893	4
1894	4
1895	7
1896	2
1897	10
1898	4
1899	1
1900	3
1901	7
1902	7
1903	15
1904	14
1905	10
1906	6
1907	22
1908	6
1909	29
1910	28
1911	17
1912	22
1913	25
1914	16
1915	21
1916	44
1917	29
1918	51
1919	52
1920	254
1921	39
1922	36
1923	149
1924	113
1925	216
1926	141
1927	144
1928	94
1929	159
1930	635
1931	268
1932	101
1933	434
1934	842
1935	145
1936	515
1937	450
1938	391
1939	492
1940	345
1941	356
1942	211
1943	745
1944	498
1945	757
1946	611
1947	424
1948	367
1949	347
1950	359
1951	695
1952	319
1953	422
1954	430
1955	562
1956	800
1957	382
1958	295
1959	476
1960	294
1961	363
1962	526
1963	215
1964	768
1965	291
1966	1,074
1967	884
1968	370
1969	453
1970	614
1971	667
1972	991
1973	396
1974	443
1975	794
1976	531
1977	754
1978	768
1979	953
1980	574
1981	1,009
1982	855
1983	908
1984	1,238
1985	673
1986	1,250
1987	730
1988	1,043
1989	751
1990	852
1991	1,346
1992	1,033
1993	1,074
1994	732
1995	736
1996	686
1997	1,222
1998	1,250
1999	752
2000	1,147
2001	1,076
2002	1,114
2003	841
2004	791
2005	751
2006	988
2007	744
2008	765
2009	650
2010	776
2011	1,267
2012	948
2013	1,344
2014	757
2015	766
2016	554
2017	428
2018	1,093
2019	320
2020	675
2021	913
2022	604
2023	663
2024	652
2025	890
2026	471

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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 5	214
5 to 10	46
10 to 15	16
15 to 20	13
20 to 25	5
25 to 30	7
30 to 35	1
35 to 40	1