Weather Records on 2 June 1966

737 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 June 1966. Highest significance: Chipurupally, IN.

Key Facts for 2 June 1966

On 2 June 1966, 737 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
35 were record highs and 588 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 123 monthly and 613 daily.
Chipurupally set a monthly record daily precipitation of 177.0 mm (7.0 in) on 2 June 1966.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 412 records.

Record Map

737 stations

737 station records on 2 June 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 June 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chipurupally	India	Record daily precipitation	177.0 mm (7.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Novosibirsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kamuthi	India	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gajapathinagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Maracanau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Do Jua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mulanur	India	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Talbotton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dhubri	India	Record daily precipitation	185.2 mm (7.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bhor	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Claysville 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Logan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Normanville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hiriyur	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Caledonia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sumter	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Birch Tree	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Canfield 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Landrum 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

737 records

Records set or tied on 2 June 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 98, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 490, Heaviest daily rainfall 114.

Records on 2 June 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	98
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	490
Heaviest daily rainfall	114
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 June 1966 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 123, daily 613.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

541 broken records

Margins by which the 541 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 June 1966

Top 20 records on 2 June 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 June 1966	Chipurupally, IN	monthly rain	177.0 mm (7.0 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	51 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 June 1966	Novosibirsk, RU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 June 1966	Kamuthi, IN	monthly rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1966	Hatteras, US	monthly low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	67 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1966	Gajapathinagaram, IN	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1966	Maracanau, BR	daily rain	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1966	Barra Do Jua, BR	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1966	Mulanur, IN	monthly rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1966	Talbotton, US	daily low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	71 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1966	Statesville 2 NNE, US	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1966	Franklin 3 NW, US	monthly low min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	63 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1966	Dhubri, IN	daily rain	185.2 mm (7.3 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	59 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1966	Louisburg, US	monthly low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	62 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1966	Bhor, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1966	Mayaguez City, PR	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	65 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1966	Farmland 5 NNW, US	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	64 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1966	Winnsboro, US	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	63 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1966	Evergreen, US	monthly low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	52 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 June 1966	Moro, US	monthly low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 June 1966	Claysville 3 W, US	monthly low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	53 years	34 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 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1966. 1966 had 737 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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Data for records on 1966-06-02: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	507
10 to 20	17
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	2