Weather Records on 2 June 1986

1,322 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 June 1986. Highest significance: Springbok, ZA.

Key Facts for 2 June 1986

On 2 June 1986, 1,322 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
734 were record highs and 171 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 1,284 daily.
Springbok set a daily record precipitation of 61.0 mm (2.4 in) on 2 June 1986.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 408 records.

Record Map

1,322 stations

1,322 station records on 2 June 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 June 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Springbok	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lammerkraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Villagran (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	309.9 mm (12.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Arneiroz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Table.Mtn Platteklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lokenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Royal Golf Club	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Boise City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rhenostervlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bo-Downes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Prince Albert Road	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mequatlingsnek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Parral	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bucklin 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Weltevrede	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vitebsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman Central Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Salamanca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cerralvo (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Karval	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tooma	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Darrouzett	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Weyerhaeuser 1N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kyzyl-Ozek	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Calvinia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Tribulation Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kruisrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pavlograd	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Babinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vanrhysdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman South Alchera Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Robben Island (Vrt)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Matjiesrivier (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Steinkopf (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pretoria-New Cemetry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Garden Valley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Canal V.O.C.	Venezuela	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huauchinango	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rainbow	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tremonton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
General Cepeda	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cienega de Flores	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,322 records

Records set or tied on 2 June 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 381, Lowest daily maximum 71, Highest daily minimum 353, Lowest daily minimum 100, Heaviest daily rainfall 416, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 2 June 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	381
Lowest daily maximum	71
Highest daily minimum	353
Lowest daily minimum	100
Heaviest daily rainfall	416
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 2 June 1986 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 36, daily 1,284.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,087 broken records

Margins by which the 1,087 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 97.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 June 1986

Top 20 records on 2 June 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 June 1986	Springbok, ZA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	102 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2 June 1986	Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv, ZA	daily rain	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	90 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 June 1986	Lammerkraal, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 June 1986	Villagran (Smn), MX	all-time rain	309.9 mm (12.2 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	10 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 June 1986	Port Douglas - Warner St, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1986	Mammoth Spring, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	57 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1986	Arneiroz, BR	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1986	Kenton, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	71 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1986	Low Isles Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1986	Table.Mtn Platteklip, ZA	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	98 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1986	Lokenburg, ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1986	Jhb-Royal Golf Club, ZA	monthly rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1986	Boise City 2 E, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1986	Rhenostervlei, ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1986	Bo-Downes, ZA	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1986	Grapevine Dam, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1986	Prince Albert Road, ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1986	Mequatlingsnek, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1986	Presa Parral, MX	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 1986	Bucklin 1SE, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	48 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

1793 to 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1986. 1986 had 1,322 records.

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

Records on 06-02 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1794	1
1805	1
1809	1
1810	1
1822	1
1829	2
1834	1
1844	1
1846	1
1849	2
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	2
1860	2
1863	2
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1871	4
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1885	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	5
1890	4
1892	2
1893	3
1894	5
1895	5
1896	3
1897	4
1898	4
1900	2
1901	8
1902	5
1903	15
1904	12
1905	11
1906	11
1907	55
1908	14
1909	49
1910	36
1911	17
1912	17
1913	13
1914	21
1915	19
1916	33
1917	34
1918	46
1919	56
1920	242
1921	28
1922	21
1923	164
1924	104
1925	169
1926	95
1927	181
1928	196
1929	356
1930	390
1931	265
1932	193
1933	387
1934	758
1935	145
1936	418
1937	272
1938	426
1939	477
1940	266
1941	506
1942	311
1943	883
1944	481
1945	650
1946	824
1947	557
1948	446
1949	386
1950	358
1951	789
1952	391
1953	515
1954	685
1955	636
1956	1,024
1957	555
1958	336
1959	344
1960	408
1961	536
1962	582
1963	407
1964	491
1965	213
1966	737
1967	750
1968	545
1969	613
1970	937
1971	599
1972	547
1973	460
1974	333
1975	453
1976	554
1977	636
1978	675
1979	776
1980	832
1981	1,048
1982	740
1983	702
1984	710
1985	872
1986	1,322
1987	751
1988	895
1989	746
1990	925
1991	1,224
1992	1,059
1993	1,336
1994	701
1995	776
1996	754
1997	821
1998	1,558
1999	1,081
2000	1,009
2001	973
2002	1,062
2003	1,038
2004	900
2005	901
2006	1,172
2007	825
2008	885
2009	690
2010	849
2011	1,225
2012	1,052
2013	1,142
2014	734
2015	712
2016	500
2017	484
2018	914
2019	401
2020	754
2021	1,262
2022	486
2023	867
2024	583
2025	671
2026	524

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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	1,021
20 to 40	51
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2