Weather Records on 1 June 1997

1,222 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 June 1997. Highest significance: Lexington, US.

Key Facts for 1 June 1997

On 1 June 1997, 1,222 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
523 were record highs and 370 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 81 monthly and 1,140 daily.
Lexington set a daily record precipitation of 128.3 mm (5.1 in) on 1 June 1997.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 417 records.

Record Map

1,222 stations

1,222 station records on 1 June 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 June 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Middletown	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Versailles	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Knightstown 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Antelope 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sidorovsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Temple	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tustervatnet II	Norway	Record snow depth	111.0 cm (43.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Court House	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Xenia 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bastia	France	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cynthiana	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Parkersburg AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Storsteinnes I Balsfjord	Norway	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
New Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dickson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Piqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ajaccio	France	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Konotop	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rico	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Irwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kentfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Calkini (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record low maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cookeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
McKinley Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lukojanov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,222 records

Records set or tied on 1 June 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 207, Lowest daily maximum 201, Highest daily minimum 316, Lowest daily minimum 169, Heaviest daily rainfall 314, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 1 June 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	207
Lowest daily maximum	201
Highest daily minimum	316
Lowest daily minimum	169
Heaviest daily rainfall	314
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 1 June 1997 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 81, daily 1,140.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

949 broken records

Margins by which the 949 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 550.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 June 1997

Top 20 records on 1 June 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 June 1997	Lexington, US	daily rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	90 years	77 of 100 (Major)
1 June 1997	Greenfield, US	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	90 years	76 of 100 (Major)
1 June 1997	Hillsboro, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	90 years	76 of 100 (Major)
1 June 1997	Middletown, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
1 June 1997	Versailles, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	71 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 June 1997	Cambridge City 3 N, US	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	96 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 June 1997	Knightstown 2 ENE, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	96 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 June 1997	Antelope 6 SSW, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1997	Sidorovsk, RU	monthly rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1997	Sidney 1 S, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1997	Temple, US	monthly low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	77 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1997	Tustervatnet II, NO	monthly snow depth	111.0 cm (43.7 in)	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	20 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1997	Chippewa Lake, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1997	Niznij Novgorod, RU	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1997	Washington Court House, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1997	Sedro-Woolley, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1997	Shelbyville Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	90 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1997	Xenia 6 SSE, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1997	Bastia, FR	daily rain	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1997	Cynthiana, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	71 years	51 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

1793 to 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1997. 1997 had 1,222 records.

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

Records on 06-01 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1810	1
1811	1
1827	1
1836	1
1844	1
1845	1
1849	1
1853	2
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1865	1
1867	1
1868	3
1871	1
1873	2
1874	1
1877	1
1879	3
1884	2
1886	3
1887	2
1888	1
1889	6
1890	6
1891	2
1892	3
1893	4
1894	4
1895	7
1896	2
1897	10
1898	4
1899	1
1900	3
1901	7
1902	7
1903	15
1904	14
1905	10
1906	6
1907	22
1908	6
1909	29
1910	28
1911	17
1912	22
1913	25
1914	16
1915	21
1916	44
1917	29
1918	51
1919	52
1920	254
1921	39
1922	36
1923	149
1924	113
1925	216
1926	141
1927	144
1928	94
1929	159
1930	635
1931	268
1932	101
1933	434
1934	842
1935	145
1936	515
1937	450
1938	391
1939	492
1940	345
1941	356
1942	211
1943	745
1944	498
1945	757
1946	611
1947	424
1948	367
1949	347
1950	359
1951	695
1952	319
1953	422
1954	430
1955	562
1956	800
1957	382
1958	295
1959	476
1960	294
1961	363
1962	526
1963	215
1964	768
1965	291
1966	1,074
1967	884
1968	370
1969	453
1970	614
1971	667
1972	991
1973	396
1974	443
1975	794
1976	531
1977	754
1978	768
1979	953
1980	574
1981	1,009
1982	855
1983	908
1984	1,238
1985	673
1986	1,250
1987	730
1988	1,043
1989	751
1990	852
1991	1,346
1992	1,033
1993	1,074
1994	732
1995	736
1996	686
1997	1,222
1998	1,250
1999	752
2000	1,147
2001	1,076
2002	1,114
2003	841
2004	791
2005	751
2006	988
2007	744
2008	765
2009	650
2010	776
2011	1,267
2012	948
2013	1,344
2014	757
2015	766
2016	554
2017	428
2018	1,093
2019	320
2020	675
2021	913
2022	604
2023	663
2024	652
2025	890
2026	471

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Data for records on 1997-06-01: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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 100	942
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	2