Weather Records on 6 June 1966

431 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 June 1966. Highest significance: Penukonda, IN.

Key Facts for 6 June 1966

On 6 June 1966, 431 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
140 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 426 daily.
Penukonda set a daily record precipitation of 83.0 mm (3.3 in) on 6 June 1966.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

431 stations

431 station records on 6 June 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 June 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Penukonda	India	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Rooipoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dinokana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hindupur	India	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Harapanahalli	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barra de Sao Pedro (Manaca)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chintamani	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Roebuck Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lobatse	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Missao Velha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harihar	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eugenia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stinkhoutboom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bidyadanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kasane	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Taboleiro Grande	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pau Dos Ferros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ontonagon	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pinjarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grootpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosalia (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Biscotasing	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Iroquois Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high maximum temperature	34.9 C (94.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Martins	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Madhugiri	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	41.5 C (106.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	35.1 C (95.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
La Pocatiere Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nietverdiend (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Feiticeiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Raibag	India	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Providence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Amarante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Forest	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Antigo	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beagle Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rapide Blanc	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Catole Do Rocha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Caririacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Baldwin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mundargi	India	Record daily precipitation	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	38.4 C (101.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

431 records

Records set or tied on 6 June 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 43, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 97, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 235.

Records on 6 June 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	43
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	97
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	235
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 June 1966 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 426.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

369 broken records

Margins by which the 369 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 55.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 June 1966

Top 20 records on 6 June 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 June 1966	Penukonda, IN	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	57 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 June 1966	Rooipoort, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1966	Dinokana, ZA	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1966	Hindupur, IN	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1966	Harapanahalli, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1966	Barra de Sao Pedro (Manaca), BR	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1966	Chintamani, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1966	Roebuck Plains, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	63 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1966	Lobatse, BW	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1966	Missao Velha, BR	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1966	Harihar, IN	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1966	Eugenia, CA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1966	Parry Sound, CA	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1966	Stinkhoutboom, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1966	Bidyadanga, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1966	Kasane, BW	monthly rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1966	Taboleiro Grande, BR	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1966	Pau Dos Ferros, BR	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1966	Ontonagon, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1966	Pinjarra, AU	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	40 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

1797 to 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1966. 1966 had 431 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 10	295
10 to 20	37
20 to 30	24
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1