Weather Records on 3 June 1971

505 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 June 1971. Highest significance: Mount Vernon, AU.

Key Facts for 3 June 1971

On 3 June 1971, 505 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
109 were record highs and 176 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 477 daily.
Mount Vernon set a monthly record daily precipitation of 108.0 mm (4.3 in) on 3 June 1971.
Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 425 records.

Record Map

505 stations

505 station records on 3 June 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 June 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mount Vernon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Helena 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Turee Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lagoa da Canoa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pacatuba (Pacatiba)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bryah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Milgun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Maracaja	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coolawanyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Agua Branca (Imoroti)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant View	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yarlerweelor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterino-Nikolskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Feijao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cochrane	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Millstream	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minderoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Markovo	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Noreena Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Joao Do Tigre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Delmiro Gouveia (Pedra)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anadia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coruripe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Japaratuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bucklin 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Campo Grande (Augusto Severo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Doolgunna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atil	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Amontada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Caio Prado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hamersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Karratha Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aguas Belas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Acarape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
D'Java	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nullagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Roebourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Penedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Laranjeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Union City 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluffs	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mombaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tacaratu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

505 records

Records set or tied on 3 June 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 45, Lowest daily maximum 100, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 76, Heaviest daily rainfall 218, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 3 June 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	45
Lowest daily maximum	100
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	76
Heaviest daily rainfall	218
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 3 June 1971 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 28, daily 477.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

407 broken records

Margins by which the 407 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 June 1971

Top 20 records on 3 June 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 June 1971	Mount Vernon, AU	monthly rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1971	Alexandria, BR	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1971	Helena 1 SSE, US	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1971	Purcell 2 SW, US	monthly rain	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	73 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1971	Turee Creek, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1971	Lagoa da Canoa, BR	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1971	Pacatuba (Pacatiba), BR	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1971	Bryah, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1971	Milgun, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1971	Maracaja, BR	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1971	Three Rivers, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1971	Coolawanyah, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1971	Agua Branca (Imoroti), BR	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1971	Pleasant View, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1971	Yarlerweelor, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1971	Ekaterino-Nikolskoe, RU	daily rain	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1971	Fazenda Feijao, BR	daily rain	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1971	Cochrane, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1971	Millstream, AU	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	61 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1971	Minderoo, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 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

1796 to 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1971. 1971 had 505 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1971-06-03: 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	305
10 to 20	56
20 to 30	23
30 to 40	13
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	2