Weather Records on 3 June 1986

1,302 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 June 1986. Highest significance: Daniels Hope, ZA.

Key Facts for 3 June 1986

On 3 June 1986, 1,302 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
541 were record highs and 377 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 69 monthly and 1,233 daily.
Daniels Hope set a monthly record daily precipitation of 44.0 mm (1.7 in) on 3 June 1986.
Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 420 records.

Record Map

1,302 stations

1,302 station records on 3 June 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 June 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Daniels Hope	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Berlin 91	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Objacevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sedona	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Decker	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nieves	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kranskop (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Los Alamos	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Huajintlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Eland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Morgan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zoseni	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Koblenz-Horchheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ficksburg;Kersieproe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boschkloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Tribulation Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ficksburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Johnstown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Zoological Garden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Colonia Escandon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kirklington	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rupert 3 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Senekal (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moccasin Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pahrump 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arcade	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hansboro 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Holtwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wendover AP AWOS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alcobaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Steynsrus (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rupert 3 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Trousdale 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Old Forge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Ems	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Verona Villafranca	Italy	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clover Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plattsburgh AFB	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rapelje	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ibapah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jaina	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,302 records

Records set or tied on 3 June 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 187, Lowest daily maximum 108, Highest daily minimum 354, Lowest daily minimum 269, Heaviest daily rainfall 384.

Records on 3 June 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	187
Lowest daily maximum	108
Highest daily minimum	354
Lowest daily minimum	269
Heaviest daily rainfall	384
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 June 1986 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 69, daily 1,233.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,010 broken records

Margins by which the 1,010 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 57.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 June 1986

Top 20 records on 3 June 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 June 1986	Daniels Hope, ZA	monthly rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 June 1986	Berlin 91, ZA	monthly rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1986	Objacevo, RU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1986	Sedona, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1986	Decker, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1986	Nieves, MX	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1986	Kranskop (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1986	Los Alamos, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1986	Utica, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	67 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1986	Canton 4 SE, US	monthly low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	88 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1986	Huajintlan, MX	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1986	Lowville, US	monthly low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	79 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1986	Glen Eland, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1986	Glen Morgan, ZA	monthly rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1986	Zoseni, LV	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1986	Koblenz-Horchheim, DE	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	1 year	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1986	Ficksburg;Kersieproe, ZA	monthly rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1986	Boschkloof, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1986	Cape Tribulation Store, AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	11 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1986	Ficksburg, ZA	monthly rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	24 years	41 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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1986. 1986 had 1,302 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 June 1986
Margin	Records
0 to 10	921
10 to 20	63
20 to 30	18
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1