Weather Records on 2 June 1973

460 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 June 1973. Highest significance: La Sal, US.

Key Facts for 2 June 1973

On 2 June 1973, 460 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
126 were record highs and 101 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 447 daily.
La Sal set a monthly record daily precipitation of 49.5 mm (1.9 in) on 2 June 1973.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 413 records.

Record Map

460 stations

460 station records on 2 June 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 June 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
La Sal	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mexia	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kokshetay	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Novoalekseevka	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pierson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Haileybury	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pilot Point Isl du Boi	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lost River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sapulpa 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vorogovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Calvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Montevallo	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jal	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Summit WSO AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marruas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Achinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Munday	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waialua 847	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gholson 8 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hollis 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yorkton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Junipine	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton 4S Mesonet	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Corsicana	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Palestina (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waurika	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Koetong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Kings Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Camocim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Apatzingan (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Navojoa (Ffcc)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Plattsburgh AFB	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vinson	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kerrville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carlyle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kandalaksa	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

460 records

Records set or tied on 2 June 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 43, Lowest daily maximum 56, Highest daily minimum 83, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 228, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 2 June 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	43
Lowest daily maximum	56
Highest daily minimum	83
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	228
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 June 1973 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 447.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

379 broken records

Margins by which the 379 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 112.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 June 1973

Top 20 records on 2 June 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 June 1973	La Sal, US	monthly rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1973	Mexia, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	67 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1973	Kokshetay, KZ	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1973	Novoalekseevka, KZ	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1973	Memphis, US	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1973	Pierson, CA	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	10 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1973	Haileybury, CA	monthly low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	75 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1973	Evergreen, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	6 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1973	Pilot Point Isl du Boi, US	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1973	Moorcroft 3S, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1973	Aktobe, KZ	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1973	Clarendon, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1973	Lost River, CA	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1973	Sapulpa 1W, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1973	Snyder, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1973	Vorogovo, RU	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1973	Calvin, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1973	Montevallo, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1973	Tishomingo Natl Wr, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1973	Broken Bow 1 N, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	4 years	37 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 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1973. 1973 had 460 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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Data for records on 1973-06-02: 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 20	339
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2