Weather Records on 3 June 1997

753 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 June 1997. Highest significance: Leroy 5 WSW, US.

Key Facts for 3 June 1997

On 3 June 1997, 753 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
266 were record highs and 266 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 714 daily.
Leroy 5 WSW set a daily record precipitation of 61.0 mm (2.4 in) on 3 June 1997.
Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 423 records.

Record Map

753 stations

753 station records on 3 June 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 June 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kuantan	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wood	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sierra City	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Manderson 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Calkini (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Merriman	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Armadale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Buckeye	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Porcupine 11 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Derna	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tustervatnet II	Norway	Record snow depth	97.0 cm (38.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine Nwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Storsteinnes I Balsfjord	Norway	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Longvalley	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mullen 21 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Belyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Espanola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Philpott Dam 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chula Vista	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Owings Ferry Landing	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mission 14 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrenceville 3 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boyanup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bria	Central African Republic	Record high maximum temperature	38.0 C (100.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Phillips Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Zapotes	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Casar	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shelby 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Linesville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winner	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

753 records

Records set or tied on 3 June 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 123, Lowest daily maximum 194, Highest daily minimum 143, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 211, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 3 June 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	123
Lowest daily maximum	194
Highest daily minimum	143
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	211
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 3 June 1997 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 39, daily 714.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

548 broken records

Margins by which the 548 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 470.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 June 1997

Top 20 records on 3 June 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 June 1997	Leroy 5 WSW, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	99 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 June 1997	Cottonwood 2 E, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 June 1997	Kennebec, US	monthly rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	95 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1997	Kuantan, MY	daily rain	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1997	Phoenixville 1 E, US	monthly low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	101 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1997	Wood, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	67 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1997	Sierra City, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1997	Gordon 6N, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1997	Ellsworth 2W, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1997	Rocky Mt, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	82 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1997	Waynesville 1 E, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	88 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1997	Manderson 3 NE, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1997	Calkini (Smn), MX	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1997	Merriman, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1997	Armadale, AU	daily rain	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1997	Buckeye, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1997	Cedar Butte, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	6 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1997	Scottsboro, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	90 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1997	Porcupine 11 N, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1997	Holyoke, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	80 years	41 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1997. 1997 had 753 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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Data for records on 1997-06-03: 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 100	539
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	2