Weather Records on 6 June 1990

1,099 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 June 1990. Highest significance: Musgrave, AU.

Key Facts for 6 June 1990

On 6 June 1990, 1,099 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
432 were record highs and 182 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 66 monthly and 1,028 daily.
Musgrave set a daily record precipitation of 67.0 mm (2.6 in) on 6 June 1990.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

1,099 stations

1,099 station records on 6 June 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 June 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Musgrave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Isis Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Croydon Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Kairi Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Normanton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Spring Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Iffley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kenmac Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Fletcher Vale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Glen Harding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Werrington Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Oonoonba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Townsville Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Laura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gleneagle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.6 mm (5.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yacamunda Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ra-Iz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Shakhrinau	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Molloy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cargoon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tinaroo Falls Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Meadowbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Millaroo Dpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Esmeralda Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory Springs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Trafalgar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Muminabad	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman South Alchera Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Halifax Macrossan St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.8 mm (5.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Clare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.7 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Home Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kangaroo Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	206.2 mm (8.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Saxby Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lethebrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
San Blas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yabulu Qld Nickel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Campina da Alegria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	124.4 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman Central Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hughenden Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wando Vale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenshoe Kuradilla Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Valley of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Shirbourne Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Stone Exelby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,099 records

Records set or tied on 6 June 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 202, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 230, Lowest daily minimum 114, Heaviest daily rainfall 484, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 6 June 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	202
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	230
Lowest daily minimum	114
Heaviest daily rainfall	484
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 June 1990 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 66, daily 1,028.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

902 broken records

Margins by which the 902 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 110.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 June 1990

Top 20 records on 6 June 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 June 1990	Musgrave, AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	88 years	76 of 100 (Major)
6 June 1990	Isis Downs, AU	monthly rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	95 years	74 of 100 (Major)
6 June 1990	Croydon Township, AU	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	98 years	72 of 100 (Major)
6 June 1990	Carrollton, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	89 years	69 of 100 (Major)
6 June 1990	Kairi Research Station, AU	monthly rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
6 June 1990	Normanton Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	115 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 June 1990	Spring Creek Station, AU	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	57 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 June 1990	Iffley Station, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	94 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 June 1990	Kenmac Station, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 June 1990	Fletcher Vale Station, AU	monthly rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 June 1990	Glen Harding, AU	monthly rain	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 June 1990	Werrington Station, AU	monthly rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1990	Oonoonba, AU	monthly rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	23 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1990	Warrenton 1 N, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	77 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1990	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	98 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1990	Townsville Aero, AU	monthly rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1990	Blue Range, AU	monthly rain	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1990	Mt Vernon 3 WNW, US	monthly rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1990	Laura Post Office, AU	daily rain	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	23 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1990	Gleneagle, AU	monthly rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	1 year	55 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 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1990. 1990 had 1,099 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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Data for records on 1990-06-06: 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	789
20 to 40	83
40 to 60	23
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1