Weather Records on 12 June 1981

784 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 June 1981. Highest significance: Gavle, SE.

Key Facts for 12 June 1981

On 12 June 1981, 784 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
366 were record highs and 158 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 755 daily.
Gavle set a daily record precipitation of 41.2 mm (1.6 in) on 12 June 1981.
Across 166 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 416 records.

Record Map

784 stations

784 station records on 12 June 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 June 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gavle	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lovsta	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Untra	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Orskar_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Taipu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	160.2 mm (6.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tanger	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Siljansfors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dadran	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Halden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dralinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vattholma	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ockelbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Falun	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Norrby_S	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Edina	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stjarnsund	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grycksbo_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Standard	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Snoaby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hofors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hopetoun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Helsinki Kaisaniemi AWS	Finland	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Leknas	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Taylor	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sala	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high minimum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Madisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	163.3 mm (6.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orje	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Norrveda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ljusback	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Riddarhyttan	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port O'Connor	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Montgomery AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tongliao	China	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Borgviksbruk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Finnbacka_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Melville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Matagorda #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mazapa	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tjarnas	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Conroe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

784 records

Records set or tied on 12 June 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 127, Lowest daily maximum 117, Highest daily minimum 239, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 259, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 12 June 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	127
Lowest daily maximum	117
Highest daily minimum	239
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	259
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 12 June 1981 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 28, daily 755.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

640 broken records

Margins by which the 640 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 83.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 June 1981

Top 20 records on 12 June 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 June 1981	Gavle, SE	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
12 June 1981	Lovsta, SE	monthly rain	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	29 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 June 1981	Untra, SE	monthly rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 June 1981	Orskar_A, SE	monthly rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	61 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1981	Bluff Lake, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1981	Taipu, BR	daily rain	160.2 mm (6.3 in)	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1981	Tanger, SE	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1981	Siljansfors, SE	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1981	Dadran, SE	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1981	Kirksville, US	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1981	Halden, NO	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	85 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1981	Genoa, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1981	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	128 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1981	Dralinge, SE	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1981	Vattholma, SE	monthly rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1981	Ockelbo, SE	daily rain	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1981	Falun, SE	monthly rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1981	Norrby_S, SE	monthly rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1981	Edina, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 1981	Stjarnsund, SE	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	46 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1981. 1981 had 784 records.

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

Records on 06-12 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1811	2
1838	1
1840	1
1843	1
1844	1
1845	1
1847	2
1854	1
1857	2
1859	1
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	3
1867	1
1871	1
1873	1
1874	3
1876	1
1877	4
1879	2
1880	5
1881	4
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	2
1887	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	1
1892	1
1893	3
1894	6
1895	1
1896	1
1897	2
1898	8
1899	7
1900	3
1901	3
1902	8
1903	34
1904	8
1905	10
1906	24
1907	20
1908	9
1909	16
1910	37
1911	21
1912	23
1913	19
1914	36
1915	26
1916	80
1917	117
1918	44
1919	56
1920	93
1921	42
1922	56
1923	166
1924	153
1925	165
1926	201
1927	281
1928	180
1929	217
1930	127
1931	150
1932	352
1933	361
1934	159
1935	259
1936	440
1937	405
1938	349
1939	297
1940	389
1941	512
1942	729
1943	399
1944	423
1945	567
1946	321
1947	840
1948	215
1949	407
1950	530
1951	735
1952	1,035
1953	730
1954	337
1955	759
1956	786
1957	310
1958	454
1959	320
1960	200
1961	405
1962	328
1963	618
1964	405
1965	406
1966	530
1967	706
1968	404
1969	834
1970	701
1971	374
1972	903
1973	894
1974	575
1975	560
1976	617
1977	494
1978	438
1979	1,013
1980	718
1981	784
1982	734
1983	664
1984	653
1985	1,203
1986	778
1987	742
1988	785
1989	797
1990	664
1991	756
1992	849
1993	970
1994	654
1995	953
1996	925
1997	932
1998	1,683
1999	806
2000	1,169
2001	1,231
2002	965
2003	1,187
2004	759
2005	1,804
2006	1,216
2007	784
2008	1,219
2009	858
2010	1,423
2011	786
2012	751
2013	931
2014	421
2015	679
2016	809
2017	910
2018	635
2019	1,285
2020	712
2021	767
2022	1,204
2023	805
2024	805
2025	409
2026	979

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Data for records on 1981-06-12: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	590
20 to 40	35
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1