Weather Records on 6 June 1972

723 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 June 1972. Highest significance: Tombstone, US.

Key Facts for 6 June 1972

On 6 June 1972, 723 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
301 were record highs and 157 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 695 daily.
Tombstone set a daily record precipitation of 26.2 mm (1.0 in) on 6 June 1972.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

723 stations

723 station records on 6 June 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 June 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tombstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Zerbst	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Erbent	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vinga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Apache Powder Company	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Roldal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Huachuca	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
McNary 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco de Los Romo (Sm	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ica	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Candelaria	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woodfords	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rucker Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brandenburg-Gorden	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sombrerete (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Poncitlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto Vallarta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Porterville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gage	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
El Paso Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Etne	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Juarez (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pjatigorsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Deming	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ingenio Tamazula	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tototlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sobolevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Viesca (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oceanside Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Le Claire L&D 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Bartolo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tuxpan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zacatecas (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chestertown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Ahumada	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Palomar Mtn Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tiger Creek Ph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pennington Gap	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Union de Tula	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

723 records

Records set or tied on 6 June 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 148, Lowest daily maximum 117, Highest daily minimum 153, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 263, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 6 June 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	148
Lowest daily maximum	117
Highest daily minimum	153
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	263
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 6 June 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 28, daily 695.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

582 broken records

Margins by which the 582 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 June 1972

Top 20 records on 6 June 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 June 1972	Tombstone, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	74 years	70 of 100 (Major)
6 June 1972	Longmont 2 ESE, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 June 1972	Zerbst, DE	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1972	Magdeburg, DE	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1972	Erbent, TM	monthly rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1972	Windsor, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1972	Vinga, SE	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	70 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1972	Apache Powder Company, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1972	Roldal, NO	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1972	Fort Huachuca, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1972	McNary 2N, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1972	San Francisco de Los Romo (Sm, MX	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1972	Ica, RU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1972	Candelaria, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1972	Woodfords, US	monthly rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	2 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1972	Whitestown, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1972	Rucker Canyon, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1972	Wien, AT	daily high min	17.6 C (63.7 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	109 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1972	Brandenburg-Gorden, DE	daily rain	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1972	Sombrerete (Dge), MX	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	45 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1972. 1972 had 723 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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Data for records on 1972-06-06: 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	519
10 to 20	44
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1