Weather Records on 1 June 1972

991 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 June 1972. Highest significance: Orono, US.

Key Facts for 1 June 1972

On 1 June 1972, 991 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
281 were record highs and 378 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 124 monthly and 867 daily.
Orono set a daily record precipitation of 75.9 mm (3.0 in) on 1 June 1972.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 419 records.

Record Map

991 stations

991 station records on 1 June 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 June 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Orono	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Houlton	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Parkhar	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Junqueiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	107.8 mm (4.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Adams	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsburgh AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Najahan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rockland	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzwilliam 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newfane	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Torrens Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gardner	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Upanema (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gouldsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saluda	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Parau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Enfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Atalaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Celaya (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Groton	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glendower Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Governador Dix-Sept Rosado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Massabesic Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Milledgeville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hardwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Heath	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Petersham 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tamaqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Cedro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Booneville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

991 records

Records set or tied on 1 June 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 110, Lowest daily maximum 151, Highest daily minimum 171, Lowest daily minimum 227, Heaviest daily rainfall 327, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 1 June 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	110
Lowest daily maximum	151
Highest daily minimum	171
Lowest daily minimum	227
Heaviest daily rainfall	327
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 1 June 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 124, daily 867.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

750 broken records

Margins by which the 750 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 June 1972

Top 20 records on 1 June 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 June 1972	Orono, US	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
1 June 1972	Houlton, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	77 years	66 of 100 (Major)
1 June 1972	Parkhar, TJ	monthly rain	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1972	Hawley 1 E, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1972	Junqueiro, BR	daily rain	107.8 mm (4.2 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1972	Middletown 4 W, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1972	Adams, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1972	Keene, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1972	Plattsburgh AFB, US	monthly rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1972	Najahan, RU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1972	Phillipsburg, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1972	Rockland, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1972	Fitzwilliam 2 W, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1972	Toccoa, US	monthly low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1972	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1972	Haverhill, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1972	Sterling, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1972	Cooperstown, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1972	Milford, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 1972	Newfane, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	48 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1972. 1972 had 991 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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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 20	680
20 to 40	53
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1