Weather Records on 2 June 2003

1,038 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 June 2003. Highest significance: Marknesse_1, NL.

Key Facts for 2 June 2003

On 2 June 2003, 1,038 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
480 were record highs and 317 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 986 daily.
Marknesse_1 set an all-time record daily precipitation of 115.0 mm (4.5 in) on 2 June 2003.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 410 records.

Record Map

1,038 stations

1,038 station records on 2 June 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 June 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marknesse_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Windermere (Acacia House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nuevo Morelos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tlaxco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington (Agrowplow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmer (Gemaal Buma)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tanhuato (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Conception	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hillwood (Hillwoodville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aralskoe More	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Ayucan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arthurville (Cramond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Emmeloord	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leende	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Koigorodok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rockley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Euchareena (Molong Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Old Forge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Sac 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manuel Avila Camacho	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville Lvstk	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mumbil (Burrendong Dam)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hargraves (Edge Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sofala Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Geurie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Todos Santos (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown L&D	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Duiven	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maarheeze	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City Brenner Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,038 records

Records set or tied on 2 June 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 208, Lowest daily maximum 160, Highest daily minimum 272, Lowest daily minimum 157, Heaviest daily rainfall 241.

Records on 2 June 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	208
Lowest daily maximum	160
Highest daily minimum	272
Lowest daily minimum	157
Heaviest daily rainfall	241
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 June 2003 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 46, daily 986.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

774 broken records

Margins by which the 774 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 47.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 June 2003

Top 20 records on 2 June 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 June 2003	Marknesse_1, NL	all-time rain	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 June 2003	Grand Coteau, US	daily high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	109 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 2003	Elizabethtown, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 2003	Wauseon Wtp, US	monthly low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	108 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 2003	Windermere (Acacia House), AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 2003	Nuevo Morelos, MX	monthly low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 2003	Tlaxco, MX	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 2003	Wellington (Agrowplow), AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	93 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 2003	Lemmer (Gemaal Buma), NL	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 2003	Claremore 2 ENE, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 2003	Elkhorn, US	monthly low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	93 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 2003	Manitowoc, US	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	94 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 2003	Tanhuato (Smn), MX	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 2003	Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	82 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 2003	Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	78 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 2003	Conception, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	106 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 2003	Hillwood (Hillwoodville), AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 2003	Aralskoe More, KZ	all-time rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 2003	San Luis Ayucan, MX	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 2003	Abilene, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	107 years	42 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2003. 2003 had 1,038 records.

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

Records on 06-02 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1794	1
1805	1
1809	1
1810	1
1822	1
1829	2
1834	1
1844	1
1846	1
1849	2
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	2
1860	2
1863	2
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1871	4
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1885	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	5
1890	4
1892	2
1893	3
1894	5
1895	5
1896	3
1897	4
1898	4
1900	2
1901	8
1902	5
1903	15
1904	12
1905	11
1906	11
1907	55
1908	14
1909	49
1910	36
1911	17
1912	17
1913	13
1914	21
1915	19
1916	33
1917	34
1918	46
1919	56
1920	242
1921	28
1922	21
1923	164
1924	104
1925	169
1926	95
1927	181
1928	196
1929	356
1930	390
1931	265
1932	193
1933	387
1934	758
1935	145
1936	418
1937	272
1938	426
1939	477
1940	266
1941	506
1942	311
1943	883
1944	481
1945	650
1946	824
1947	557
1948	446
1949	386
1950	358
1951	789
1952	391
1953	515
1954	685
1955	636
1956	1,024
1957	555
1958	336
1959	344
1960	408
1961	536
1962	582
1963	407
1964	491
1965	213
1966	737
1967	750
1968	545
1969	613
1970	937
1971	599
1972	547
1973	460
1974	333
1975	453
1976	554
1977	636
1978	675
1979	776
1980	832
1981	1,048
1982	740
1983	702
1984	710
1985	872
1986	1,322
1987	751
1988	895
1989	746
1990	925
1991	1,224
1992	1,059
1993	1,336
1994	701
1995	776
1996	754
1997	821
1998	1,558
1999	1,081
2000	1,009
2001	973
2002	1,062
2003	1,038
2004	900
2005	901
2006	1,172
2007	825
2008	885
2009	690
2010	849
2011	1,225
2012	1,052
2013	1,142
2014	734
2015	712
2016	500
2017	484
2018	914
2019	401
2020	754
2021	1,262
2022	486
2023	867
2024	583
2025	671
2026	524

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 June 2003
Margin	Records
0 to 10	709
10 to 20	46
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1