Weather Records on 23 June 1981

846 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 June 1981. Highest significance: Adelaide (Unley), AU.

Key Facts for 23 June 1981

On 23 June 1981, 846 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
362 were record highs and 163 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 817 daily.
Adelaide (Unley) set a daily record precipitation of 41.0 mm (1.6 in) on 23 June 1981.
Across 161 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 428 records.

Record Map

846 stations

846 station records on 23 June 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 June 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Adelaide (Unley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Alicante	Spain	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Waite Institute)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kondoolka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Seaton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hopetoun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sheringa (Lake Hamilton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Parafield Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling Cl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Parafield Plant Intr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Morrl Morrl (Valley View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Minnipa Agricultural Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Minnipa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wakool Dampier St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hiltaba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Tea Tree Gully Counc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown (Glen Gillian)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bay Minette	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alibek	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yaninee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clover Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Pooraka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Akita	Japan	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bernalillo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cudlee Creek (Millbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield (the Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Norman Wells A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Murrays Lagoon (Bayside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Claflin	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Aero	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zhitckovichi	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Heathcote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pendra Road	India	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maple Plain	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
North Adelaide	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Morphettville Raceco	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ribeira Do Pombal (Pombal)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St James Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Augustine 2E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beaverhead R/S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bison 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Porter 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln (Big Swamp)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

846 records

Records set or tied on 23 June 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 173, Lowest daily maximum 81, Highest daily minimum 189, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 321.

Records on 23 June 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	173
Lowest daily maximum	81
Highest daily minimum	189
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	321
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 June 1981 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 25, daily 817.

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 66.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 June 1981

Top 20 records on 23 June 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 June 1981	Adelaide (Unley), AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1981	Alicante, ES	daily rain	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1981	Adelaide (Waite Institute), AU	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1981	Kondoolka, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1981	Adelaide (Seaton), AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1981	Vernon, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1981	Hopetoun, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1981	Sheringa (Lake Hamilton), AU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1981	Mason City Muni AP, US	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1981	Parafield Airport, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1981	Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling Cl, AU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1981	Adelaide (Parafield Plant Intr, AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1981	Morrl Morrl (Valley View), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1981	Minnipa Agricultural Centre, AU	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1981	Minnipa, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1981	Wakool Dampier St, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1981	Bologna, IT	daily rain	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1981	New Orleans Wtp, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1981	Hiltaba, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	55 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 1981	Adelaide (Tea Tree Gully Counc, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	85 years	42 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

1805 to 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1981. 1981 had 846 records.

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

Records on 06-23 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1806	1
1821	2
1822	1
1824	1
1834	1
1843	1
1849	2
1850	1
1853	2
1858	1
1861	2
1862	1
1868	1
1869	3
1874	3
1876	1
1877	1
1879	3
1880	1
1881	1
1884	1
1885	5
1886	4
1887	3
1888	4
1889	4
1890	1
1892	9
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	2
1898	2
1899	4
1900	2
1901	5
1902	10
1903	22
1904	10
1905	16
1906	14
1907	20
1908	20
1909	29
1910	30
1911	23
1912	38
1913	28
1914	31
1915	127
1916	14
1917	22
1918	92
1919	42
1920	76
1921	72
1922	25
1923	143
1924	86
1925	162
1926	336
1927	104
1928	155
1929	182
1930	408
1931	331
1932	208
1933	605
1934	367
1935	231
1936	627
1937	479
1938	266
1939	218
1940	365
1941	295
1942	475
1943	260
1944	427
1945	394
1946	348
1947	648
1948	567
1949	424
1950	812
1951	443
1952	538
1953	657
1954	486
1955	369
1956	533
1957	514
1958	630
1959	427
1960	452
1961	453
1962	285
1963	546
1964	434
1965	391
1966	426
1967	708
1968	356
1969	969
1970	484
1971	270
1972	1,522
1973	520
1974	625
1975	681
1976	668
1977	480
1978	509
1979	550
1980	633
1981	846
1982	602
1983	968
1984	654
1985	552
1986	628
1987	946
1988	1,751
1989	1,039
1990	639
1991	904
1992	1,675
1993	922
1994	956
1995	891
1996	1,342
1997	777
1998	1,589
1999	904
2000	636
2001	808
2002	1,079
2003	1,334
2004	970
2005	1,070
2006	810
2007	802
2008	533
2009	1,077
2010	966
2011	988
2012	793
2013	525
2014	382
2015	642
2016	1,203
2017	1,012
2018	493
2019	1,175
2020	716
2021	950
2022	661
2023	942
2024	958
2025	1,413
2026	894

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Data for records on 1981-06-23: 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 2026-10-14 (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	578
10 to 20	63
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1