Weather Records on 3 June 1968

581 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 June 1968. Highest significance: Ft Pierce, US.

Key Facts for 3 June 1968

On 3 June 1968, 581 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
361 were record highs and 58 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 573 daily.
Ft Pierce set a daily record precipitation of 100.6 mm (4.0 in) on 3 June 1968.
Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 424 records.

Record Map

581 stations

581 station records on 3 June 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 June 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Rietvallei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bederkesa	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Isim	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Shimla	India	Record daily precipitation	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fischers Store	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kyneton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Amenia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Floresville	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Malda	India	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Loerie (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Emerson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Albertinia (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ellendale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kulu Halt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cove 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tallangatta Dcnr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Creek 2 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Portal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Amarpara	India	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Everglades	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Steele 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Neerim South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Goncalo Dos Campos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barharwa	India	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Khajauli	India	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fairview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Everglades	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mott	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rolla 1NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Meade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Ridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kessariah	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hettinger	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New England	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hopewell 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

581 records

Records set or tied on 3 June 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 264, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 97, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 161, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 3 June 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	264
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	97
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	161
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 June 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 573.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

470 broken records

Margins by which the 470 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 June 1968

Top 20 records on 3 June 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 June 1968	Ft Pierce, US	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 June 1968	Rietvallei, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1968	Bederkesa, DE	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1968	Lubeck-Werft, DE	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1968	Ust-Isim, RU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1968	Shimla, IN	daily rain	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1968	Fischers Store, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	70 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1968	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	daily rain	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1968	Kyneton Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	84 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1968	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	daily high min	13.2 C (55.8 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	78 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1968	Amenia, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	68 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1968	Floresville, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1968	Elko Rgnl AP, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	73 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1968	Malda, IN	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1968	Dyer 5S, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	64 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1968	Loerie (Sar), ZA	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1968	Emerson, CA	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	73 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1968	Albertinia (Pol), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1968	Ellendale, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	68 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1968	Kulu Halt, ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 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

1796 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1968. 1968 had 581 records.

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

Records on 06-03 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1810	3
1822	1
1825	1
1843	1
1844	1
1846	1
1849	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	1
1856	1
1857	1
1861	1
1863	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1871	8
1873	1
1875	1
1877	1
1880	1
1881	2
1882	2
1884	2
1886	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	1
1891	3
1892	1
1893	3
1894	3
1895	5
1896	1
1897	1
1898	12
1899	2
1900	2
1901	4
1902	6
1903	10
1904	4
1905	5
1906	15
1907	31
1908	15
1909	35
1910	31
1911	15
1912	22
1913	13
1914	30
1915	32
1916	189
1917	18
1918	45
1919	84
1920	53
1921	42
1922	41
1923	340
1924	220
1925	264
1926	208
1927	186
1928	314
1929	466
1930	246
1931	209
1932	266
1933	433
1934	457
1935	157
1936	500
1937	256
1938	270
1939	329
1940	253
1941	328
1942	366
1943	897
1944	434
1945	997
1946	563
1947	502
1948	502
1949	403
1950	513
1951	634
1952	469
1953	444
1954	494
1955	421
1956	946
1957	553
1958	446
1959	411
1960	509
1961	863
1962	528
1963	520
1964	290
1965	296
1966	534
1967	579
1968	581
1969	703
1970	1,067
1971	505
1972	428
1973	511
1974	398
1975	415
1976	546
1977	574
1978	737
1979	779
1980	886
1981	1,169
1982	944
1983	648
1984	680
1985	1,074
1986	1,302
1987	796
1988	933
1989	816
1990	1,080
1991	1,350
1992	1,065
1993	994
1994	666
1995	891
1996	837
1997	753
1998	2,115
1999	1,012
2000	1,042
2001	879
2002	1,134
2003	1,167
2004	1,014
2005	1,054
2006	1,109
2007	867
2008	1,241
2009	691
2010	876
2011	1,167
2012	883
2013	678
2014	618
2015	532
2016	584
2017	465
2018	798
2019	525
2020	790
2021	1,588
2022	471
2023	764
2024	703
2025	586
2026	451

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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	416
10 to 20	27
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1