Weather Records on 15 June 1981

1,449 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 June 1981. Highest significance: Larned, US.

Key Facts for 15 June 1981

On 15 June 1981, 1,449 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
881 were record highs and 287 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 55 monthly and 1,387 daily.
Larned set an all-time record daily precipitation of 179.3 mm (7.1 in) on 15 June 1981.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 411 records.

Record Map

1,449 stations

1,449 station records on 15 June 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 June 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Larned	United States	Record daily precipitation	179.3 mm (7.1 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	61 of 100 (Major)
Beetaloo Reservoir Old Site	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kozhikode	India	Record daily precipitation	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Oxnard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sonoma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hollow	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Dane Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Anahuac	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Sac 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Baraboo Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oceanside Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Great Bend 3WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Venustiano Carranza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lampazos (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ojai	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Claflin	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jetmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Los Angeles Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nowata	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
U C L A	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marshfield Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chenaux	Canada	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salinillas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Monica Pier	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Autlan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
A Coruna	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pasadena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Komsomolsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vanceburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Medford	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zinapecuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Camacho	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lompoc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kane 1NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Progreso	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atoyac	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mazapa	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tustin Irvine Rch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Walden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,449 records

Records set or tied on 15 June 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 253, Lowest daily maximum 152, Highest daily minimum 628, Lowest daily minimum 135, Heaviest daily rainfall 281.

Records on 15 June 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	253
Lowest daily maximum	152
Highest daily minimum	628
Lowest daily minimum	135
Heaviest daily rainfall	281
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 June 1981 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 55, daily 1,387.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,157 broken records

Margins by which the 1,157 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 124.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 June 1981

Top 20 records on 15 June 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 June 1981	Larned, US	all-time rain	179.3 mm (7.1 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	55 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
15 June 1981	Morgantown Muni AP, US	all-time high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	101 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 June 1981	Beetaloo Reservoir Old Site, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1981	Kozhikode, IN	daily rain	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1981	Oxnard, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1981	Sonoma, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	87 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1981	San Diego Intl AP, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1981	Hollow, US	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1981	Madison Dane Co Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1981	Anahuac, MX	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1981	Prairie du Sac 2 N, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1981	Wien, AT	daily high min	21.4 C (70.5 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	122 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1981	Georgetown, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	66 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1981	Baraboo Wwtp, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1981	Oceanside Marina, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1981	Great Bend 3WNW, US	all-time rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1981	Chilton, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1981	Regensburg, DE	daily high min	18.5 C (65.3 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	91 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1981	Presa Venustiano Carranza, MX	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1981	Lampazos (Smn), MX	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	23 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

1794 to 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1981. 1981 had 1,449 records.

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

Records on 06-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1797	1
1822	2
1838	1
1839	1
1841	2
1844	1
1845	3
1846	2
1847	2
1850	1
1851	1
1852	1
1853	2
1857	2
1858	1
1860	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	1
1874	3
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1885	1
1886	1
1888	3
1891	4
1892	5
1893	3
1894	1
1895	6
1896	1
1897	4
1898	4
1899	4
1900	2
1901	4
1902	9
1903	11
1904	6
1905	9
1906	8
1907	5
1908	39
1909	10
1910	15
1911	38
1912	67
1913	21
1914	17
1915	27
1916	77
1917	85
1918	39
1919	133
1920	56
1921	38
1922	41
1923	117
1924	158
1925	242
1926	205
1927	298
1928	106
1929	175
1930	314
1931	283
1932	154
1933	881
1934	167
1935	339
1936	338
1937	258
1938	366
1939	320
1940	401
1941	204
1942	465
1943	577
1944	493
1945	846
1946	495
1947	376
1948	932
1949	662
1950	508
1951	386
1952	1,001
1953	453
1954	368
1955	326
1956	587
1957	499
1958	437
1959	468
1960	489
1961	905
1962	439
1963	578
1964	395
1965	470
1966	369
1967	714
1968	546
1969	981
1970	389
1971	349
1972	591
1973	716
1974	609
1975	357
1976	832
1977	557
1978	633
1979	580
1980	539
1981	1,449
1982	605
1983	571
1984	538
1985	675
1986	499
1987	1,460
1988	1,006
1989	1,467
1990	710
1991	1,046
1992	1,025
1993	657
1994	1,238
1995	1,291
1996	672
1997	1,063
1998	1,874
1999	987
2000	1,041
2001	942
2002	991
2003	661
2004	734
2005	1,028
2006	926
2007	951
2008	500
2009	685
2010	990
2011	877
2012	647
2013	385
2014	415
2015	708
2016	791
2017	627
2018	657
2019	543
2020	680
2021	1,575
2022	1,343
2023	551
2024	502
2025	737
2026	1,014

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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 2026-10-15 (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	1,108
20 to 40	33
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1