Weather Records on 6 June 1987

949 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 June 1987. Highest significance: Tres Zapotes, MX.

Key Facts for 6 June 1987

On 6 June 1987, 949 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
359 were record highs and 355 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 77 monthly and 872 daily.
Tres Zapotes set a daily record precipitation of 170.2 mm (6.7 in) on 6 June 1987.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

949 stations

949 station records on 6 June 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 June 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tres Zapotes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sain Alto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kaliningrad	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tak	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Musoma	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harlingen	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vega de Alatorre	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marathon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Los Ramones	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Padilla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huauchinango	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tantima	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ajan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tecolutla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sanderson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Malinaltepec (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chietla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New England	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kareeya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Richardton Abbey	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Panther Junction	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Siping	China	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Enshi	China	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ibukiyama Mtn (Aut)	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Azueta	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Voznesensk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cross City 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shenyang	China	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Finca Chayabe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Siquirichi (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cuatotolapan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sta. Cruz de Tenerife	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Childs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Palm Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Balmorhea	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Raymondville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zhangwu	China	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yanzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Takayama	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	34.6 C (94.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ibukiyama Mtn (Aut)	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
La Junta	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Etla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kjevik	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Locke	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

949 records

Records set or tied on 6 June 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 165, Lowest daily maximum 210, Highest daily minimum 194, Lowest daily minimum 145, Heaviest daily rainfall 235.

Records on 6 June 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	165
Lowest daily maximum	210
Highest daily minimum	194
Lowest daily minimum	145
Heaviest daily rainfall	235
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 June 1987 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 77, daily 872.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

757 broken records

Margins by which the 757 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 June 1987

Top 20 records on 6 June 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 June 1987	Tres Zapotes, MX	daily rain	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1987	Sain Alto, MX	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1987	Kaliningrad, RU	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1987	Brookhaven City, US	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	89 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1987	Tak, TH	monthly rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1987	Eagle Pass 3N, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	95 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1987	Musoma, TZ	daily rain	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1987	Harlingen, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	13 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1987	Sonora, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	72 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1987	Vine Creek, AU	monthly rain	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1987	Vega de Alatorre, MX	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1987	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	99 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1987	Marathon, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	72 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1987	Port Washington, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	90 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1987	Los Ramones, MX	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	14 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1987	Padilla, MX	daily low min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	38 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1987	Luverne, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	86 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1987	Huauchinango, MX	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	61 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1987	Uman, UA	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	57 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1987	Cheboygan, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	86 years	36 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

1797 to 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1987. 1987 had 949 records.

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

Records on 06-06 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1804	2
1805	1
1808	1
1809	1
1816	1
1829	1
1833	1
1837	1
1839	1
1843	1
1846	1
1848	1
1849	2
1856	1
1857	1
1861	2
1862	2
1869	1
1870	1
1871	5
1872	2
1874	1
1876	2
1877	2
1878	1
1881	4
1883	2
1884	1
1885	3
1887	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1892	1
1894	4
1895	1
1896	5
1897	2
1898	2
1899	12
1900	2
1901	9
1902	7
1903	5
1904	7
1905	15
1906	17
1907	22
1908	17
1909	9
1910	38
1911	16
1912	19
1913	31
1914	43
1915	18
1916	44
1917	173
1918	49
1919	50
1920	61
1921	92
1922	87
1923	157
1924	107
1925	455
1926	342
1927	279
1928	310
1929	177
1930	204
1931	440
1932	291
1933	717
1934	415
1935	441
1936	262
1937	370
1938	274
1939	360
1940	185
1941	338
1942	265
1943	459
1944	298
1945	889
1946	766
1947	251
1948	504
1949	311
1950	526
1951	480
1952	556
1953	390
1954	620
1955	267
1956	310
1957	428
1958	557
1959	476
1960	327
1961	629
1962	388
1963	437
1964	501
1965	458
1966	431
1967	553
1968	481
1969	712
1970	722
1971	411
1972	723
1973	552
1974	520
1975	712
1976	860
1977	1,105
1978	804
1979	542
1980	741
1981	1,027
1982	1,176
1983	1,082
1984	939
1985	1,236
1986	1,008
1987	949
1988	1,400
1989	1,272
1990	1,099
1991	1,094
1992	820
1993	1,373
1994	821
1995	1,260
1996	1,107
1997	1,327
1998	2,815
1999	1,151
2000	1,321
2001	1,039
2002	1,141
2003	998
2004	962
2005	990
2006	1,024
2007	1,012
2008	1,513
2009	1,057
2010	1,192
2011	1,064
2012	627
2013	482
2014	563
2015	662
2016	1,136
2017	491
2018	515
2019	606
2020	873
2021	992
2022	456
2023	589
2024	973
2025	546
2026	507

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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	733
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1