Weather Records on 5 June 1974

611 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 June 1974. Highest significance: Carway, CA.

Key Facts for 5 June 1974

On 5 June 1974, 611 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
136 were record highs and 78 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 600 daily.
Carway set a daily record snowfall of 18.3 cm (7.2 in) on 5 June 1974.
Across 157 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

611 stations

611 station records on 5 June 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 June 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Carway	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rainer Ohanapecosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Senhor Do Bonfim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gosford (Narara Research Stati	Australia	Record daily precipitation	167.0 mm (6.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Providence	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Itagua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cle Elum	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge City	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mud Mtn Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cotonou	Benin	Record daily precipitation	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Roma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Connorville (Lake River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kid Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Do Gil (I.de Itaparica)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Frecheirinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glenorie (Old Northern Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maroota ( Roberts Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Westbury (Valley View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Apatzingan (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waldron	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cockle Creek (Pasminco Metals)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace (Kinross)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Meander	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saude	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brome	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Haleyville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cooranbong (Avondale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Meruoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kelso	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mittagong (Beatrice Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Selbourne (Kirnbrae)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ellensburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Randle 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Startup 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Helidon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roma Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bungonia (Inverary Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morrilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Kachess	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mineral	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle FAA AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carrick (Oaks Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Sao Jose	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stampede Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cessnock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

611 records

Records set or tied on 5 June 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 113, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 393, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 5 June 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	113
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	393
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 5 June 1974 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 600.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

522 broken records

Margins by which the 522 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1042.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 June 1974

Top 20 records on 5 June 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 June 1974	Carway, CA	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	59 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1974	Rainer Ohanapecosh, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1974	Prescott 2 NNW, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	69 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1974	Senhor Do Bonfim, BR	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1974	Gosford (Narara Research Stati, AU	daily rain	167.0 mm (6.6 in)	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1974	Cedar Lake, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	73 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1974	Lake Providence, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	80 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1974	Jua, BR	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1974	Itagua, BR	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1974	Lake Cle Elum, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1974	Dodge City, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1974	Mud Mtn Dam, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1974	Cotonou, BJ	daily rain	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1974	Roma Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1974	Steamboat Springs, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1974	Abbeville, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1974	Ripley, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1974	Connorville (Lake River), AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1974	Kid Valley, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 June 1974	Barra Do Gil (I.de Itaparica), BR	daily rain	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	42 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

1804 to 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1974. 1974 had 611 records.

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

Records on 06-05 in each year
Year	Records
1804	2
1805	1
1810	2
1822	1
1837	1
1843	1
1846	2
1849	2
1854	1
1857	2
1861	1
1866	1
1870	1
1871	6
1874	2
1877	1
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	5
1888	2
1889	2
1890	3
1891	3
1894	2
1895	1
1896	4
1897	1
1898	4
1899	9
1900	4
1901	8
1902	2
1903	7
1904	10
1905	8
1906	12
1907	15
1908	32
1909	13
1910	42
1911	18
1912	26
1913	36
1914	45
1915	21
1916	38
1917	132
1918	53
1919	86
1920	97
1921	138
1922	100
1923	577
1924	121
1925	442
1926	349
1927	268
1928	352
1929	383
1930	187
1931	229
1932	167
1933	586
1934	420
1935	426
1936	271
1937	424
1938	265
1939	364
1940	198
1941	288
1942	202
1943	589
1944	423
1945	1,215
1946	656
1947	486
1948	460
1949	369
1950	413
1951	532
1952	519
1953	319
1954	723
1955	249
1956	656
1957	600
1958	433
1959	401
1960	329
1961	475
1962	556
1963	577
1964	518
1965	365
1966	622
1967	584
1968	779
1969	924
1970	607
1971	502
1972	552
1973	549
1974	611
1975	553
1976	564
1977	1,171
1978	607
1979	722
1980	687
1981	907
1982	1,487
1983	846
1984	857
1985	1,339
1986	873
1987	859
1988	1,969
1989	1,001
1990	1,187
1991	921
1992	889
1993	1,616
1994	697
1995	809
1996	776
1997	1,229
1998	2,556
1999	1,266
2000	1,280
2001	1,021
2002	1,281
2003	1,159
2004	973
2005	882
2006	975
2007	680
2008	1,575
2009	920
2010	1,164
2011	913
2012	867
2013	465
2014	614
2015	719
2016	1,386
2017	440
2018	455
2019	632
2020	932
2021	1,206
2022	681
2023	509
2024	712
2025	507
2026	382

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Data for records on 1974-06-05: 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 200	521
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1