Weather Records on 23 June 1974

625 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 June 1974. Highest significance: Waverly, US.

Key Facts for 23 June 1974

On 23 June 1974, 625 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
152 were record highs and 249 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 607 daily.
Waverly set a daily record precipitation of 62.0 mm (2.4 in) on 23 June 1974.
Across 161 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

625 stations

625 station records on 23 June 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 June 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Athens 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Angicos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Upanema (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Annex Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tuttlingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hickory 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Court House	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kings Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sidell 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Matias Romero (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crawford 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Piqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quantico 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Campo Grande (Augusto Severo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Peoria	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pedras de Abelhas (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Petropolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pacelma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pana	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.7 C (116.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bluff Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Betatakin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Globe Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Morrison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Olney 2S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paris Stp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Edinburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bratsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
La Harpe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Huachuca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Langley AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bajandaj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

625 records

Records set or tied on 23 June 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 65, Lowest daily maximum 169, Highest daily minimum 87, Lowest daily minimum 80, Heaviest daily rainfall 223, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 23 June 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	65
Lowest daily maximum	169
Highest daily minimum	87
Lowest daily minimum	80
Heaviest daily rainfall	223
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 23 June 1974 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 15, daily 607.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

517 broken records

Margins by which the 517 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 661.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 June 1974

Top 20 records on 23 June 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 June 1974	Waverly, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	72 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 June 1974	Athens 5 NW, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1974	Angicos, BR	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	57 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1974	Jackson 3 NW, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1974	Upanema (Dnocs), BR	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1974	Batesville, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	63 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1974	Annex Creek, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1974	Tuttlingen, DE	monthly rain	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1974	Hickory 1 E, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1974	Washington Court House, US	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1974	Aach, DE	daily rain	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1974	Kings Mills, US	all-time rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1974	Sidell 4N, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	13 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1974	Matias Romero (Smn), MX	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1974	Greenfield, US	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1974	Circleville, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1974	Mattoon, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	71 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1974	Crawford 5 W, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1974	Mc Connellsville Lk 7, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	72 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1974	Piqua, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 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

1805 to 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1974. 1974 had 625 records.

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

Records on 06-23 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1806	1
1821	2
1822	1
1824	1
1834	1
1843	1
1849	2
1850	1
1853	2
1858	1
1861	2
1862	1
1868	1
1869	3
1874	3
1876	1
1877	1
1879	3
1880	1
1881	1
1884	1
1885	5
1886	4
1887	3
1888	4
1889	4
1890	1
1892	9
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	2
1898	2
1899	4
1900	2
1901	5
1902	10
1903	22
1904	10
1905	16
1906	14
1907	20
1908	20
1909	29
1910	30
1911	23
1912	38
1913	28
1914	31
1915	127
1916	14
1917	22
1918	92
1919	42
1920	76
1921	72
1922	25
1923	143
1924	86
1925	162
1926	336
1927	104
1928	155
1929	182
1930	408
1931	331
1932	208
1933	605
1934	367
1935	231
1936	627
1937	479
1938	266
1939	218
1940	365
1941	295
1942	475
1943	260
1944	427
1945	394
1946	348
1947	648
1948	567
1949	424
1950	812
1951	443
1952	538
1953	657
1954	486
1955	369
1956	533
1957	514
1958	630
1959	427
1960	452
1961	453
1962	285
1963	546
1964	434
1965	391
1966	426
1967	708
1968	356
1969	969
1970	484
1971	270
1972	1,522
1973	520
1974	625
1975	681
1976	668
1977	480
1978	509
1979	550
1980	633
1981	846
1982	602
1983	968
1984	654
1985	552
1986	628
1987	946
1988	1,751
1989	1,039
1990	639
1991	904
1992	1,675
1993	922
1994	956
1995	891
1996	1,342
1997	777
1998	1,589
1999	904
2000	636
2001	808
2002	1,079
2003	1,335
2004	970
2005	1,070
2006	810
2007	802
2008	533
2009	1,077
2010	966
2011	989
2012	793
2013	525
2014	382
2015	642
2016	1,203
2017	1,012
2018	493
2019	1,174
2020	716
2021	950
2022	661
2023	942
2024	959
2025	1,414
2026	894

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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 100	516
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1