Weather Records on 3 June 1974

398 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 June 1974. Highest significance: Cleveland Bowls Club, AU.

Key Facts for 3 June 1974

On 3 June 1974, 398 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
51 were record highs and 75 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 386 daily.
Cleveland Bowls Club set a daily record precipitation of 143.4 mm (5.6 in) on 3 June 1974.
Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 425 records.

Record Map

398 stations

398 station records on 3 June 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 June 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cleveland Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.4 mm (5.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Nambucca Heads Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mount Cotton West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Whyalla (Mullaquana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tomewin (Border Gate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.6 mm (4.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kestell (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Allambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnybank Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.4 mm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Murarrie Road Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.4 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Graceville Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nimbin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bajandaj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.6 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Benjamin 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Archerfield Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Farm Racecourse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tabulam Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Toowong Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Clive Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Scamander	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Canungra Finch Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coorparoo Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manly Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lithgow (Newnes Forest Centre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Telegraph Point (Farrawells Ro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Springbrook Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.5 mm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carina Hill Crescent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ustordynskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Old Bonalbo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Apatzingan (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mondy	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Orara (Aurania)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kasumkent	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lawson (Wilson Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Calliope Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace (Kinross)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cultus Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dimmitt 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dinmore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Legume (New Koreelah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woodenbong (Unumgar St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coramba (Glenfiddich)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
German Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Russell Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

398 records

Records set or tied on 3 June 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 268, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 3 June 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	268
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 3 June 1974 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 386.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

342 broken records

Margins by which the 342 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 863.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 June 1974

Top 20 records on 3 June 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 June 1974	Cleveland Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	143.4 mm (5.6 in)	106.3 mm (4.2 in)	67 years	70 of 100 (Major)
3 June 1974	Nambucca Heads Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	110.3 mm (4.3 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 June 1974	Mount Cotton West, AU	daily rain	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 June 1974	Chilliwack, CA	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1974	Agassiz Cda, CA	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1974	Whyalla (Mullaquana), AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1974	Tomewin (Border Gate), AU	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	49 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1974	Woodburn Post Office, AU	daily rain	122.6 mm (4.8 in)	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	71 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1974	Kestell (Pol), ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1974	Salisbury Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1974	Allambie, AU	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1974	Gold Creek Reservoir, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	83 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1974	Oxenford (Oberon Way), AU	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	75 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1974	Sunnybank Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	114.4 mm (4.5 in)	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1974	Nerang Gilston Rd, AU	daily rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	75 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1974	Murarrie Road Csiro, AU	daily rain	112.4 mm (4.4 in)	92.1 mm (3.6 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1974	Graceville Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	49 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1974	Nimbin Post Office, AU	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	95.9 mm (3.8 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1974	Lismore (Centre Street), AU	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 1974	Bajandaj, RU	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	41 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

1796 to 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1974. 1974 had 398 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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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 200	341
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1