Weather Records on 6 June 1988

1,400 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 June 1988. Highest significance: Goroke (Post Office), AU.

Key Facts for 6 June 1988

On 6 June 1988, 1,400 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
649 were record highs and 418 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 57 monthly and 1,339 daily.
Goroke (Post Office) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 65.0 mm (2.6 in) on 6 June 1988.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

1,400 stations

1,400 station records on 6 June 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 June 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goroke (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Goodna Ampol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.8 mm (5.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Waren	Germany	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Moyston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Frogmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kapunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pratten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bungendore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Eversley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
South Mount Cameron (Gladstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boorowa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pioneer (Main Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Usher Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dunn Ctr 1E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ulverstone (Knights Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Noolook Well (Noolook Forest R	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Burnie (Round Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Northumberland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boobyalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ouray	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Echunga Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kowen Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Creswick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Windermere (Acacia House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mummulgum (Bingeebeebra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaleer Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
North Adelaide	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Torrens Island)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Savage	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Macclesfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Werrimull	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Frankford (Rossville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Echeta 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kersbrook (Mabenjo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	30.9 C (87.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cramond, Albert Fall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tannymorel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vestmannaeyjar	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lovell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tihosuco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Laporte	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,400 records

Records set or tied on 6 June 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 351, Lowest daily maximum 164, Highest daily minimum 298, Lowest daily minimum 254, Heaviest daily rainfall 325, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 6 June 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	351
Lowest daily maximum	164
Highest daily minimum	298
Lowest daily minimum	254
Heaviest daily rainfall	325
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 6 June 1988 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 57, daily 1,339.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,091 broken records

Margins by which the 1,091 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 108.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 June 1988

Top 20 records on 6 June 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 June 1988	Goroke (Post Office), AU	monthly rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	75 of 100 (Major)
6 June 1988	Goodna Ampol, AU	daily rain	141.8 mm (5.6 in)	108.8 mm (4.3 in)	61 years	68 of 100 (Major)
6 June 1988	Waren, DE	daily rain	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	61 years	68 of 100 (Major)
6 June 1988	Moyston, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	100 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 June 1988	Frogmore, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	83 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 June 1988	Kapunda, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	85 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 June 1988	Pratten, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1988	Bungendore Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1988	Eversley, AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1988	Low Head (Comparison), AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	63 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1988	South Mount Cameron (Gladstone, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1988	Bodie California St Historic P, US	monthly low min	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	86 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1988	Boorowa Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	88 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1988	Pioneer (Main Road), AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1988	Usher Twr, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1988	Dunn Ctr 1E, US	all-time high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1988	Lilydale Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1988	Ulverstone (Knights Road), AU	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	98 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1988	Noolook Well (Noolook Forest R, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1988	Burnie (Round Hill), AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	46 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 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1988. 1988 had 1,400 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1988-06-06: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	1,059
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1