Weather Records on 1 June 1968

370 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 June 1968. Highest significance: Chilliwack, CA.

Key Facts for 1 June 1968

On 1 June 1968, 370 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
76 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 342 daily.
Chilliwack set a monthly record daily precipitation of 70.1 mm (2.8 in) on 1 June 1968.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 422 records.

Record Map

370 stations

370 station records on 1 June 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 June 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Cultus Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Brooklyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Glacier Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Van Staadens (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Puyallup 2 W Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Polur	India	Record daily precipitation	111.1 mm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Camocim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gouna (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Boesmansrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Naselle 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Great Brak River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cushman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Crawford Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
De Hoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hope A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hata	India	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grootdoornrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Astor Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Carbon R Ent	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Golden A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kleinfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hollis 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kamuthi	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bergplaats (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rooirivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zuur Anys	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
South Springfield (South Sprin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tumkur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Herold (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buntzen Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ibimirim (Jeritaco)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oakville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blue River North	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver City Hall	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

370 records

Records set or tied on 1 June 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 253, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 1 June 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	253
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 1 June 1968 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 27, daily 342.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

321 broken records

Margins by which the 321 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 86.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 June 1968

Top 20 records on 1 June 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 June 1968	Chilliwack, CA	monthly rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	71 years	73 of 100 (Major)
1 June 1968	Witelsbos (Bos), ZA	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
1 June 1968	Newport, US	monthly rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	67 of 100 (Major)
1 June 1968	Cultus Lake, CA	monthly rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 June 1968	Brooklyn, US	monthly rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 June 1968	Glacier Rs, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	11 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1968	Van Staadens (Rsv), ZA	daily rain	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1968	Puyallup 2 W Exp STN, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1968	Polur, IN	monthly rain	111.1 mm (4.4 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1968	Willapa Harbor, US	monthly rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1968	Concordia (Bos), ZA	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1968	Camocim, BR	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1968	Gouna (Bos), ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1968	Diablo Dam, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1968	Boesmansrivier, ZA	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1968	Naselle 2 ENE, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1968	Aberdeen, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1968	Mineral, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1968	Great Brak River, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1968	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	49 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

1793 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1968. 1968 had 370 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 20	262
20 to 40	45
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1