Weather Records on 4 June 1986

896 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 June 1986. Highest significance: Springs (Rwb), ZA.

Key Facts for 4 June 1986

On 4 June 1986, 896 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
312 were record highs and 169 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 885 daily.
Springs (Rwb) set a daily record precipitation of 25.6 mm (1.0 in) on 4 June 1986.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

896 stations

896 station records on 4 June 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 June 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Springs (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Sholapur	India	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mixquiahuala (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wyola 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Olinda #1 332	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cape St. Lucia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Schikfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
San Antonio Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eenrum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wangerooge	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Niekerk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Riomedina	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.5 mm (6.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kitoi Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Camperdown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fairview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fruholmen Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clearmont 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Syuryun-Kyuyel	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cape St. Francis	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Germiston-Fj Payne Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Umbarger	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uithuizen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Baynesfield Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kwa-Mbonambi (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Foraker	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Houston William P Hobby AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warffum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	33.2 C (91.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Uloa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fountain	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dupree	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Roden	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Towson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zeerijp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Groningen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zoutkamp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warden (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tropic	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boesmansrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dundee Agric Res Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Springs-Olympia Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kaycee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

896 records

Records set or tied on 4 June 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 85, Lowest daily maximum 95, Highest daily minimum 227, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 415.

Records on 4 June 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	85
Lowest daily maximum	95
Highest daily minimum	227
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	415
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 June 1986 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 885.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

742 broken records

Margins by which the 742 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 112.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 June 1986

Top 20 records on 4 June 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 June 1986	Springs (Rwb), ZA	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	81 years	71 of 100 (Major)
4 June 1986	Sholapur, IN	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	76 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 June 1986	Sherman, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	81 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 June 1986	Mixquiahuala (Smn), MX	monthly rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	23 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 June 1986	Wyola 1 SW, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1986	Olinda #1 332, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1986	Cape St. Lucia, ZA	daily rain	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1986	Alexandria (Pol), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1986	Schikfontein, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1986	Sheridan Fld STN, US	all-time rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1986	San Antonio Intl AP, US	daily rain	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1986	Waterloo Muni AP, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1986	Eenrum, NL	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1986	Wangerooge, DE	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1986	Eagle Butte, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1986	Niekerk, NL	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1986	Warren 3 S, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1986	Riomedina, US	monthly rain	161.5 mm (6.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1986	Kitoi Bay, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 1986	Camperdown, ZA	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	43 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 896 records.

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

Records on 06-04 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1804	1
1807	1
1808	1
1810	4
1822	1
1834	1
1840	1
1845	1
1849	2
1850	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1863	1
1866	2
1868	1
1869	1
1871	7
1874	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	4
1887	1
1888	6
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	1
1894	6
1895	1
1896	5
1897	1
1898	4
1899	2
1900	6
1901	3
1903	13
1904	4
1905	17
1906	6
1907	18
1908	26
1909	21
1910	45
1911	15
1912	20
1913	18
1914	36
1915	15
1916	33
1917	31
1918	27
1919	122
1920	74
1921	68
1922	106
1923	827
1924	140
1925	388
1926	269
1927	352
1928	391
1929	610
1930	175
1931	100
1932	164
1933	343
1934	435
1935	250
1936	216
1937	231
1938	226
1939	315
1940	260
1941	371
1942	320
1943	778
1944	482
1945	1,330
1946	457
1947	456
1948	369
1949	553
1950	518
1951	553
1952	382
1953	304
1954	549
1955	293
1956	698
1957	567
1958	346
1959	309
1960	385
1961	609
1962	592
1963	562
1964	452
1965	246
1966	465
1967	477
1968	516
1969	870
1970	722
1971	453
1972	580
1973	467
1974	501
1975	436
1976	522
1977	809
1978	756
1979	843
1980	884
1981	1,020
1982	1,245
1983	896
1984	700
1985	1,546
1986	896
1987	941
1988	1,468
1989	1,244
1990	997
1991	1,197
1992	947
1993	974
1994	627
1995	736
1996	991
1997	1,054
1998	2,389
1999	859
2000	986
2001	1,222
2002	1,217
2003	1,352
2004	1,007
2005	939
2006	957
2007	867
2008	1,285
2009	796
2010	984
2011	1,208
2012	862
2013	419
2014	657
2015	588
2016	1,099
2017	484
2018	539
2019	496
2020	662
2021	1,604
2022	488
2023	630
2024	756
2025	566
2026	518

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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	684
20 to 40	44
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1