Weather Records on 6 June 2003

998 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 June 2003. Highest significance: Penola Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 6 June 2003

On 6 June 2003, 998 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
417 were record highs and 281 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 57 monthly and 939 daily.
Penola Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 54.0 mm (2.1 in) on 6 June 2003.
Across 168 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

998 stations

998 station records on 6 June 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 June 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Penola Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Casterton (Warrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Coleraine Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Dergholm (Dorodong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Casterton (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mobile	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
El Obeid	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Casterton Showgrounds	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dergholm (Hillgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Launceston (Kings Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Sorell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston SE	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Railton (Cement Australia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Leake (Kooeeyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Great Salt Plains Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Willoughby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Millicent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Launceston Airport Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sibu	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kalangadoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Branxholme	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jetsonville ( Muskfield )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beachport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Branxholme (Bassett)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coleraine (Melville Forest)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
St Patricks River (Targa Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Parawa (Sharon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Presque Isle	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Parras	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Weipa Eastern Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Merino	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Evandale (Cambock Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gruver	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Candelaria (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Oxtotilpan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Second Valley Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Callendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woolsthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elliott Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	33.4 C (92.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vancleave	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

998 records

Records set or tied on 6 June 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 186, Lowest daily maximum 178, Highest daily minimum 231, Lowest daily minimum 103, Heaviest daily rainfall 298, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 6 June 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	186
Lowest daily maximum	178
Highest daily minimum	231
Lowest daily minimum	103
Heaviest daily rainfall	298
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 6 June 2003 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 57, daily 939.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

818 broken records

Margins by which the 818 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 June 2003

Top 20 records on 6 June 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 June 2003	Penola Post Office, AU	monthly rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	94 years	69 of 100 (Major)
6 June 2003	Casterton (Warrock), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	69 of 100 (Major)
6 June 2003	Coleraine Hospital, AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 June 2003	Dergholm (Dorodong), AU	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 June 2003	Casterton (Roseneath), AU	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 June 2003	Mobile, US	daily rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 2003	El Obeid, SD	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 2003	Casterton Showgrounds, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 2003	Dergholm (Hillgrove), AU	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 2003	Launceston (Kings Meadows), AU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	73 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 2003	Cape Sorell, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	100 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 2003	Kingston SE, AU	monthly rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	97 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 2003	Railton (Cement Australia), AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	73 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 2003	Lake Leake (Kooeeyong), AU	monthly rain	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 2003	Great Salt Plains Dam, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 2003	Cape Willoughby, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	85 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 2003	Millicent, AU	monthly rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	82 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 2003	Lebanon 7 N, US	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 2003	Launceston Airport Comparison, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 2003	Sibu, MY	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	20 years	50 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2003. 2003 had 998 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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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	770
20 to 40	35
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1