Weather Records on 4 June 1981

1,020 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 June 1981. Highest significance: Ormley, AU.

Key Facts for 4 June 1981

On 4 June 1981, 1,020 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
388 were record highs and 97 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 990 daily.
Ormley set a daily record precipitation of 44.0 mm (1.7 in) on 4 June 1981.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

1,020 stations

1,020 station records on 4 June 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 June 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ormley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Nqutu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Alice	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Burnet	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ackerly 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kalmar_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mongagua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lynchburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sterkstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Camilla 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Skedemosse	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kilmashogue,Lowlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Corny Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tweeling (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sutherland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lamesa 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Venustiano Carranza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Palisade	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Heartsease	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Impendle (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Foster (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vicente de Carvalho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ongudaj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goedgeloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Putnam	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Galeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Copperas Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Luxembourg Airport	Luxembourg	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hagerstown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Seminole	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wytheville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pereque	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Geary	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hamlin 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ponta da Praia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Louwsburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carnegie 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Madisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Riomedina	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ana Dias	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,020 records

Records set or tied on 4 June 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 299, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 532, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 4 June 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	299
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	532
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 June 1981 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 28, daily 990.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

868 broken records

Margins by which the 868 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 104.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 June 1981

Top 20 records on 4 June 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 June 1981	Ormley, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	90 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 June 1981	Nqutu (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 June 1981	Alice, US	daily rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	42 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 June 1981	Burnet, US	daily rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	42 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 June 1981	Ackerly 4SE, US	monthly rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	19 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1981	Kalmar_D, SE	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1981	Mongagua, BR	monthly rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	10 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1981	Lynchburg Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1981	Sterkstroom (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1981	Fredericksburg, US	daily rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1981	Camilla 3SE, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	3 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1981	Snyder, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1981	Skedemosse, SE	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1981	Kilmashogue,Lowlands, ZA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1981	Corny Point, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	78 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1981	Tweeling (Pol), ZA	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1981	Sterling, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1981	College STN 6 SW, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	83 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1981	Sutherland, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1981	Morgantown Muni AP, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	102 years	44 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

1796 to 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1981. 1981 had 1,020 records.

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

Records on 06-04 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1804	1
1807	1
1808	1
1810	4
1822	1
1834	1
1840	1
1845	1
1849	2
1850	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1863	1
1866	2
1868	1
1869	1
1871	7
1874	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	4
1887	1
1888	6
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	1
1894	6
1895	1
1896	5
1897	1
1898	4
1899	2
1900	6
1901	3
1903	13
1904	4
1905	17
1906	6
1907	18
1908	26
1909	21
1910	45
1911	15
1912	20
1913	18
1914	36
1915	15
1916	33
1917	31
1918	27
1919	122
1920	74
1921	68
1922	106
1923	827
1924	140
1925	388
1926	269
1927	352
1928	391
1929	610
1930	175
1931	100
1932	164
1933	343
1934	435
1935	250
1936	216
1937	231
1938	226
1939	315
1940	260
1941	371
1942	320
1943	778
1944	482
1945	1,330
1946	457
1947	456
1948	369
1949	553
1950	518
1951	553
1952	382
1953	304
1954	549
1955	293
1956	698
1957	567
1958	346
1959	309
1960	385
1961	609
1962	592
1963	562
1964	452
1965	246
1966	465
1967	477
1968	516
1969	870
1970	722
1971	453
1972	580
1973	467
1974	501
1975	436
1976	522
1977	809
1978	756
1979	843
1980	884
1981	1,020
1982	1,245
1983	896
1984	700
1985	1,546
1986	896
1987	941
1988	1,468
1989	1,244
1990	997
1991	1,197
1992	947
1993	974
1994	627
1995	736
1996	991
1997	1,054
1998	2,389
1999	859
2000	986
2001	1,222
2002	1,217
2003	1,352
2004	1,007
2005	939
2006	957
2007	867
2008	1,285
2009	796
2010	984
2011	1,208
2012	862
2013	419
2014	657
2015	588
2016	1,099
2017	484
2018	539
2019	496
2020	662
2021	1,604
2022	488
2023	630
2024	756
2025	566
2026	518

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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	807
20 to 40	50
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1