Weather Records on 3 June 1983

648 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 June 1983. Highest significance: Flora 5 NW, US.

Key Facts for 3 June 1983

On 3 June 1983, 648 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
168 were record highs and 147 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 628 daily.
Flora 5 NW set a daily record precipitation of 92.7 mm (3.6 in) on 3 June 1983.
Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 424 records.

Record Map

648 stations

648 station records on 3 June 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 June 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Fada N'Gourma	Burkina Faso	Record daily precipitation	261.9 mm (10.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Paauilo 221	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Jose de Freitas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kukaiau 222	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alton - Melvin Price L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coalville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bulyee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Do Fojo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Grace Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quairading	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Itaquaquecetuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Matilde (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nalbarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alert	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.8 cm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ear Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Amery	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tonala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winter	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Onslow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quellington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Raul Soares-Montante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Conservatoria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buenos Aires Observ	Argentina	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Legaspi	Philippines	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dores Do Manhumirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dona Catarina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santana Do Cariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bushnell 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Highlands	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jocotepec	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sokode	Togo	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Louisiana Starks Nurse	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Capivari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bertioga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tacotan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscola	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bardstown 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Maya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pouso Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chilpancingo (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fordyce	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

648 records

Records set or tied on 3 June 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 73, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 95, Lowest daily minimum 90, Heaviest daily rainfall 331, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 3 June 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	73
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	95
Lowest daily minimum	90
Heaviest daily rainfall	331
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 3 June 1983 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 19, daily 628.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

527 broken records

Margins by which the 527 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 June 1983

Top 20 records on 3 June 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 June 1983	Flora 5 NW, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	73 years	71 of 100 (Major)
3 June 1983	Fada N'Gourma, BF	monthly rain	261.9 mm (10.3 in)	196.0 mm (7.7 in)	27 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 June 1983	Rochester, US	monthly rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	7 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 June 1983	Paauilo 221, US	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 June 1983	Jose de Freitas, BR	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	61 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1983	Albion, US	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1983	Virginia, BR	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1983	Kukaiau 222, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1983	Vevay, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	97 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1983	Alton - Melvin Price L&D, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1983	Coalville, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1983	Bulyee, AU	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1983	Usina Do Fojo, BR	daily rain	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1983	Lake Grace Comparison, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	65 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1983	Chanute Martin Johnson AP, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1983	Quairading, AU	monthly rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1983	Itaquaquecetuba, BR	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1983	Palestine, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	85 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1983	Matilde (Dnos), BR	daily rain	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1983	Edwardsville 2 W, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 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

1796 to 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1983. 1983 had 648 records.

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

Records on 06-03 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1810	3
1822	1
1825	1
1843	1
1844	1
1846	1
1849	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	1
1856	1
1857	1
1861	1
1863	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1871	8
1873	1
1875	1
1877	1
1880	1
1881	2
1882	2
1884	2
1886	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	1
1891	3
1892	1
1893	3
1894	3
1895	5
1896	1
1897	1
1898	12
1899	2
1900	2
1901	4
1902	6
1903	10
1904	4
1905	5
1906	15
1907	31
1908	15
1909	35
1910	31
1911	15
1912	22
1913	13
1914	30
1915	32
1916	189
1917	18
1918	45
1919	84
1920	53
1921	42
1922	41
1923	340
1924	220
1925	264
1926	208
1927	186
1928	314
1929	466
1930	246
1931	209
1932	266
1933	433
1934	457
1935	157
1936	500
1937	256
1938	270
1939	329
1940	253
1941	328
1942	366
1943	897
1944	434
1945	997
1946	563
1947	502
1948	502
1949	403
1950	513
1951	634
1952	469
1953	444
1954	494
1955	421
1956	946
1957	553
1958	446
1959	411
1960	509
1961	863
1962	528
1963	520
1964	290
1965	296
1966	534
1967	579
1968	581
1969	703
1970	1,067
1971	505
1972	428
1973	511
1974	398
1975	415
1976	546
1977	574
1978	737
1979	779
1980	886
1981	1,169
1982	944
1983	648
1984	680
1985	1,074
1986	1,302
1987	796
1988	933
1989	816
1990	1,080
1991	1,350
1992	1,065
1993	994
1994	666
1995	891
1996	837
1997	753
1998	2,115
1999	1,012
2000	1,042
2001	879
2002	1,134
2003	1,167
2004	1,014
2005	1,054
2006	1,109
2007	867
2008	1,241
2009	691
2010	876
2011	1,167
2012	883
2013	678
2014	618
2015	532
2016	584
2017	465
2018	798
2019	525
2020	790
2021	1,588
2022	471
2023	764
2024	703
2025	586
2026	451

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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 50	519
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1