Weather Records on 3 June 1989

816 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 June 1989. Highest significance: Springs (Rwb), ZA.

Key Facts for 3 June 1989

On 3 June 1989, 816 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
251 were record highs and 128 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 781 daily.
Springs (Rwb) set a daily record precipitation of 38.0 mm (1.5 in) on 3 June 1989.
Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 423 records.

Record Map

816 stations

816 station records on 3 June 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 June 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Springs (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Cohuna (Goulburn Murray)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pretoria-Burgerspark	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba (Cortlinye Rocks STN)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Langsloot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Zaaiplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hoburg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Wayne Disposal Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Waimea 947	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kootwijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jomala Maarianhaminan Lentoase	Finland	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Moyston (Barton Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Propria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rietbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
De Emigratie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Springs-Olympia Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Amsterdam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Parainen Uto	Finland	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pori Porin Lentoasema	Finland	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rauma Kuuskajaskari	Finland	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elspeet	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harderwijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Klipspruit (Pur)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wilgerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boxelder 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Wayne Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blaauwkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Klipfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Klipkop-Irr	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Puehu Ridge 1040	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lander AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Irene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kameeldrift-Irr	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harskamp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rietpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Diversion Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arnhem	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wilgeboom (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Apeldoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alturas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mbabane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Braidwood (Krawarree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

816 records

Records set or tied on 3 June 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 126, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 125, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 435, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 3 June 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	126
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	125
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	435
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 3 June 1989 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 32, daily 781.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

683 broken records

Margins by which the 683 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 83.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 June 1989

Top 20 records on 3 June 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 June 1989	Springs (Rwb), ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	84 years	73 of 100 (Major)
3 June 1989	Cohuna (Goulburn Murray), AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1989	Pretoria-Burgerspark, ZA	daily rain	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1989	Kimba (Cortlinye Rocks STN), AU	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1989	Langsloot, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	75 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1989	Zaaiplaats, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1989	Hoburg, SE	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1989	Ft Wayne Disposal Plt, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1989	Waimea 947, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1989	Jewell, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1989	Kootwijk, NL	daily rain	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1989	Warsaw, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	91 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1989	Jomala Maarianhaminan Lentoase, FI	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1989	Seymour 3NW, US	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1989	Moyston (Barton Estate), AU	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1989	Propria, BR	daily rain	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1989	Rietbult, ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1989	De Emigratie, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1989	Springs-Olympia Park, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1989	Amsterdam (Pol), ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	47 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

1796 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1989. 1989 had 816 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	628
20 to 40	51
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2