Weather Records on 2 June 1968

545 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 June 1968. Highest significance: Uniondale (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 2 June 1968

On 2 June 1968, 545 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
268 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 533 daily.
Uniondale (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 38.0 mm (1.5 in) on 2 June 1968.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 413 records.

Record Map

545 stations

545 station records on 2 June 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 June 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Uniondale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tirumangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Willamina	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	101.5 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Battle Ground	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grapeview 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mahua	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Timber	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Middlekop (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warburton (O'Shannassy Reservo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Prineville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Packwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paint Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Keechelus	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Puyallup 2 W Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Startup 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bergplaats (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Astor Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oakville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Madisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rainer Ohanapecosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tweed	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ventnor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Silda Belpahari	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rockford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
De Hoek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kharagpur	India	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Culman	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bonneville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Queenstown (Copper Mine)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Witwater (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cushman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mannington 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Drain	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brooklyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandra (Acheron)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kid Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

545 records

Records set or tied on 2 June 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 155, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 113, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 250.

Records on 2 June 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	155
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	113
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	250
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 June 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 533.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

451 broken records

Margins by which the 451 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 June 1968

Top 20 records on 2 June 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 June 1968	Uniondale (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	83 years	74 of 100 (Major)
2 June 1968	Diablo Dam, US	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 June 1968	Tirumangalam, IN	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	59 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1968	Willamina, US	monthly rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1968	Palmer 3 ESE, US	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1968	Lottering (Bos), ZA	daily rain	101.5 mm (4.0 in)	63.9 mm (2.5 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1968	Battle Ground, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1968	Concrete Ppl Fish STN, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1968	Cullowhee, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1968	Mineral, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1968	Bremerton, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1968	Grapeview 3 SW, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1968	Mahua, IN	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	65 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1968	Ferrara, IT	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1968	Alexandria (Bos), ZA	daily rain	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1968	Timber, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1968	Middlekop (Bos), ZA	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1968	Vancouver 4 NNE, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1968	Warburton (O'Shannassy Reservo, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1968	Prineville, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	59 years	39 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 545 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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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	362
10 to 20	60
20 to 30	18
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1