Weather Records on 2 June 1974

333 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 June 1974. Highest significance: Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury, AU.

Key Facts for 2 June 1974

On 2 June 1974, 333 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
48 were record highs and 57 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 323 daily.
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury set a daily record precipitation of 64.0 mm (2.5 in) on 2 June 1974.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 414 records.

Record Map

333 stations

333 station records on 2 June 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 June 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cotegipe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moctezuma	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Webster Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coolangatta Bowls Comp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Broadwater Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tomewin (Border Gate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.2 mm (6.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Arbovale 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tagua (Campo Largo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Frecheirinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sedgefield (Bundajon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sans Souci (Public School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Green Mountains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.0 mm (6.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coramba (Glenfiddich)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Varzea da Volta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Reitz 36	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nimbin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dorrigo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shuqualak	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aquiraz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.3 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tweeling (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Camden on Gauley 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kula Sanatorium 267	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jeremiah 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Belington	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pedras de Abelhas (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Celina	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Springbrook Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.5 mm (4.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bangalow Motel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Calliope Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harwood Island (Harwood Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Earlwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Apuka	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Numinbah State Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bulby Brush (Blue Look-Out)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alikdjer	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesburg 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Krambach (Bellevue)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Huatusco de Chicuellar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

333 records

Records set or tied on 2 June 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 224, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 2 June 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	224
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 2 June 1974 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 323.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

300 broken records

Margins by which the 300 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 864.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 June 1974

Top 20 records on 2 June 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 June 1974	Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	86 years	75 of 100 (Major)
2 June 1974	Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca, AU	daily rain	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	71 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1974	Cotegipe, BR	monthly rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1974	Moctezuma, MX	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1974	Webster Springs, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1974	Franklin 2 NE, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1974	Coolangatta Bowls Comp, AU	daily rain	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1974	Broadwater Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1974	Tomewin (Border Gate), AU	daily rain	165.2 mm (6.5 in)	139.3 mm (5.5 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1974	Arbovale 2, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1974	Tagua (Campo Largo), BR	monthly rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1974	Frecheirinha, BR	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1974	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	93 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1974	Sedgefield (Bundajon), AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1974	Woodburn Post Office, AU	daily rain	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1974	Sans Souci (Public School), AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1974	Monterey, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1974	Green Mountains, AU	daily rain	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	57 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1974	Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive), AU	monthly rain	163.0 mm (6.4 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	72 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1974	Coramba (Glenfiddich), AU	daily rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	94.1 mm (3.7 in)	32 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1974. 1974 had 333 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 200	299
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1