Weather Records on 6 June 1996

1,107 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 June 1996. Highest significance: 1 WSW Princeton, US.

Key Facts for 6 June 1996

On 6 June 1996, 1,107 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
730 were record highs and 160 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 1,082 daily.
1 WSW Princeton set a daily record precipitation of 90.4 mm (3.6 in) on 6 June 1996.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

1,107 stations

1,107 station records on 6 June 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 June 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Vandalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Atchison	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeside	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Spickard 7 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ottumwa Ind AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barnard	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Novyj Tor'jal	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glazov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Butlers Gorge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chongqing	China	Record daily precipitation	114.9 mm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tropic	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tonganoxie 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.8 C (89.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tescott	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jaskul	Russia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Falls 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside - Lund 31S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Augustine 2E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbina	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record high maximum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.6 C (88.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Red Bud 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Overbrook 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Guildford Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waratah (Mount Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Bautista Cuicatlan (	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	30.9 C (87.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alamogordo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Renison Bell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,107 records

Records set or tied on 6 June 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 543, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 187, Lowest daily minimum 105, Heaviest daily rainfall 217.

Records on 6 June 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	543
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	187
Lowest daily minimum	105
Heaviest daily rainfall	217
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 June 1996 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 20, daily 1,082.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

884 broken records

Margins by which the 884 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 June 1996

Top 20 records on 6 June 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 June 1996	1 WSW Princeton, US	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	80 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 June 1996	Vandalia, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	84 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 June 1996	Atchison, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	47 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1996	Versailles, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	88 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1996	Nerchinskij Zavod, RU	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	104 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1996	Lakeside, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1996	Lake Mills Wwtp, US	monthly rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	101 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1996	Spickard 7 W, US	all-time rain	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1996	Wallace 2W, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	97 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1996	Telchaquillo, MX	daily high min	30.6 C (87.1 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1996	Lawrence, US	daily rain	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	3 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1996	Laguna, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	86 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1996	Leavenworth, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	79 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1996	Ottumwa Ind AP, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1996	Boonville 1S, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1996	Du Quoin 4 SE, US	monthly rain	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	80 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1996	Barnard, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1996	Rolla Missouri S&T, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1996	Hillsboro, US	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	99 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1996	Novyj Tor'jal, RU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	44 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1996. 1996 had 1,107 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 1996-06-06: 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 6 June 1996
Margin	Records
0 to 20	846
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1