Weather Records on 6 June 1974

520 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 June 1974. Highest significance: Livingston, US.

Key Facts for 6 June 1974

On 6 June 1974, 520 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
190 were record highs and 61 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 507 daily.
Livingston set a daily record precipitation of 92.5 mm (3.6 in) on 6 June 1974.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

520 stations

520 station records on 6 June 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 June 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
El-Ton	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rybacje	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kipling 4 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cass Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hickory 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mine Centre	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jordan 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
White Oak 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chaval	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cuba	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gull Lake Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Walker	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Apatzingan (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Le Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Russell	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alberta	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis-St Paul Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tkvarcheli	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	80.9 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Acambaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ludiksdam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids Forestry Lab	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chaska	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mora	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Graca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aksa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Walden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buckatunna 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grenada	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Amealco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manhattan	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

520 records

Records set or tied on 6 June 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 166, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 259, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 6 June 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	166
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	259
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 6 June 1974 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 11, daily 507.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

402 broken records

Margins by which the 402 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1168.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 June 1974

Top 20 records on 6 June 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 June 1974	Livingston, US	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	67 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 June 1974	El-Ton, RU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1974	Rybacje, KG	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1974	Kipling 4 NNW, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1974	Cass Lake, US	monthly rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1974	Hickory 1 E, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1974	Walnut Grove, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1974	Mine Centre, CA	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1974	Jordan 1SSW, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1974	White Oak 2 N, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1974	Chaval, BR	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1974	Enterprise, US	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1974	Intl Falls Intl AP, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1974	Cuba, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1974	Gull Lake Dam, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1974	Walker, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1974	Louisville, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1974	Apatzingan (Smn), MX	daily high min	32.8 C (91.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1974	Union Springs 9 S, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	78 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1974	Le Ctr 2 SE, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 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

1797 to 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1974. 1974 had 520 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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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	401
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1