Weather Records on 1 June 1981

1,009 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 June 1981. Highest significance: Morven Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 1 June 1981

On 1 June 1981, 1,009 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
251 were record highs and 122 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 100 monthly and 906 daily.
Morven Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 120.0 mm (4.7 in) on 1 June 1981.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 418 records.

Record Map

1,009 stations

1,009 station records on 1 June 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 June 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Morven Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Wellingrove (Wangalea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Victoria Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.9 mm (2.6 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Yalleroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.6 mm (4.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Mount Morris	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Coonamble Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Arrilalah Telegraph Off	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Jundah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wallangra (Wallangra Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Blackall Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ashford (Sunhaven Hostel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ashford (Beaumont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Woodlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kaltennordheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Elderslie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cobbora (Ellismayne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Isisford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Augathella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ulan Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Barcaldine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Delungra (Craigmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Perola Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Port Kenny (Yandra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Penola Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lynway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wharton Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes Ag Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nizhnyaya Pesha	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nive Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yandaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.4 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kinnoul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Milo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Texas Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Normandy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Boatman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Noonbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wondalli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dunedoo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Graman (Ulupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Moyston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Babbiloora Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ilfracombe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Adavale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pinega	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Port Kenny (Mount Cooper)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nundroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
West Leichhardt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stonehenge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,009 records

Records set or tied on 1 June 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 71, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 180, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 635, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 1 June 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	71
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	180
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	635
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 1 June 1981 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 100, daily 906.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

913 broken records

Margins by which the 913 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 June 1981

Top 20 records on 1 June 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 June 1981	Morven Post Office, AU	monthly rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	90 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
1 June 1981	Wellingrove (Wangalea), AU	monthly rain	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	77 years	79 of 100 (Major)
1 June 1981	Tambo Post Office, AU	monthly rain	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	83 years	78 of 100 (Major)
1 June 1981	Victoria Downs, AU	monthly rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	68 years	77 of 100 (Major)
1 June 1981	Winton Post Office, AU	daily rain	66.9 mm (2.6 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	90 years	76 of 100 (Major)
1 June 1981	Yalleroi, AU	monthly rain	122.6 mm (4.8 in)	78.1 mm (3.1 in)	44 years	71 of 100 (Major)
1 June 1981	Mount Morris, AU	daily rain	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	71 years	70 of 100 (Major)
1 June 1981	Coonamble Comparison, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	88 years	68 of 100 (Major)
1 June 1981	Arrilalah Telegraph Off, AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 June 1981	Jundah Post Office, AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	51 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 June 1981	Wallangra (Wallangra Station), AU	monthly rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 June 1981	Blackall Township, AU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	91 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 June 1981	Ashford (Sunhaven Hostel), AU	monthly rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 June 1981	Ashford (Beaumont), AU	monthly rain	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 June 1981	Woodlands, AU	daily rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 June 1981	Kaltennordheim, DE	all-time rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 June 1981	Elderslie, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	91 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 June 1981	Cobbora (Ellismayne), AU	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	74 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 June 1981	Isisford Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	90 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1981	Augathella Post Office, AU	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	71 years	59 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1981. 1981 had 1,009 records.

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

Records on 06-01 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1810	1
1811	1
1827	1
1836	1
1844	1
1845	1
1849	1
1853	2
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1865	1
1867	1
1868	3
1871	1
1873	2
1874	1
1877	1
1879	3
1884	2
1886	3
1887	2
1888	1
1889	6
1890	6
1891	2
1892	3
1893	4
1894	4
1895	7
1896	2
1897	10
1898	4
1899	1
1900	3
1901	7
1902	7
1903	15
1904	14
1905	10
1906	6
1907	22
1908	6
1909	29
1910	28
1911	17
1912	22
1913	25
1914	16
1915	21
1916	44
1917	29
1918	51
1919	52
1920	254
1921	39
1922	36
1923	149
1924	113
1925	216
1926	141
1927	144
1928	94
1929	159
1930	635
1931	268
1932	101
1933	434
1934	842
1935	145
1936	515
1937	450
1938	391
1939	492
1940	345
1941	356
1942	211
1943	745
1944	498
1945	757
1946	611
1947	424
1948	367
1949	347
1950	359
1951	695
1952	319
1953	422
1954	430
1955	562
1956	800
1957	382
1958	295
1959	476
1960	294
1961	363
1962	526
1963	215
1964	768
1965	291
1966	1,074
1967	884
1968	370
1969	453
1970	614
1971	667
1972	991
1973	396
1974	443
1975	794
1976	531
1977	754
1978	768
1979	953
1980	574
1981	1,009
1982	855
1983	908
1984	1,238
1985	673
1986	1,250
1987	730
1988	1,043
1989	751
1990	852
1991	1,346
1992	1,033
1993	1,074
1994	732
1995	736
1996	686
1997	1,222
1998	1,250
1999	752
2000	1,147
2001	1,076
2002	1,114
2003	841
2004	791
2005	751
2006	988
2007	744
2008	765
2009	650
2010	776
2011	1,266
2012	948
2013	1,344
2014	757
2015	766
2016	554
2017	428
2018	1,093
2019	320
2020	675
2021	913
2022	604
2023	663
2024	652
2025	889
2026	471

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	627
10 to 20	128
20 to 30	83
30 to 40	30
40 to 50	26
50 to 60	8
60 to 70	7
70 to 80	4