Weather Records on 2 June 1979

776 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 June 1979. Highest significance: Kirchdorf/Poel, DE.

Key Facts for 2 June 1979

On 2 June 1979, 776 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
439 were record highs and 144 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 742 daily.
Kirchdorf/Poel set a daily record high minimum temperature of 21.2 C (70.2 F) on 2 June 1979.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 412 records.

Record Map

776 stations

776 station records on 2 June 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 June 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dilley	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
La Pryor	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ruzaevka	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Nest	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Barra de Santa Rosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	30.5 C (86.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sabinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Webbers Falls 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gatesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Governador Dix-Sept Rosado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bulverde	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sarita 7 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Little Rock AP Adams Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cuatotolapan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Keo	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Curtain 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sallisaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Riomedina	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Izmail	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	32.5 C (90.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pedernal 9 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wilburton 9 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sanderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Las Comitas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	29.6 C (85.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Plainview	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Presidio	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hammon 3 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record high minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lampasas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson McKellar- Sipes AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tamala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Natashquan A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marseilles-Marignane	France	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Las Flores	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Acayucan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan Evangelista (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Llano	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

776 records

Records set or tied on 2 June 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 167, Lowest daily maximum 110, Highest daily minimum 272, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 192, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 2 June 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	167
Lowest daily maximum	110
Highest daily minimum	272
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	192
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 June 1979 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 34, daily 742.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

663 broken records

Margins by which the 663 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 June 1979

Top 20 records on 2 June 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 June 1979	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily high min	21.2 C (70.2 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	89 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1979	Dilley, US	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1979	La Pryor, US	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1979	Ruzaevka, KZ	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1979	Eagle Nest, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1979	Freiburg, DE	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	100 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1979	Barra de Santa Rosa, BR	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1979	Hvar, HR	daily high max	30.5 C (86.9 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	91 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1979	Sabinal, US	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1979	Webbers Falls 5 WSW, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1979	Gatesville, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1979	Governador Dix-Sept Rosado, BR	monthly rain	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1979	Waren, DE	daily high min	18.7 C (65.7 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	70 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1979	Bulverde, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1979	Sarita 7 E, US	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	70 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1979	Little Rock AP Adams Fld, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1979	Boras, SE	daily high min	17.4 C (63.3 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	81 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1979	Memphis Intl AP, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1979	Cuatotolapan, MX	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1979	Skara 1, SE	daily high min	14.9 C (58.8 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	81 years	38 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1979. 1979 had 776 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 20	624
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1