diff --git a/parse_test.go b/parse_test.go
index 1d5bf6f9..6c55a74a 100644
--- a/parse_test.go
+++ b/parse_test.go
@@ -378,6 +378,8 @@ func TestParseLOC(t *testing.T) {
 		// Exercise boundary cases
 		"SW1A2AA.find.me.uk.	LOC	90 0 0.0 N 180 0 0.0 W 42849672.95 90000000.00m 90000000.00m 90000000.00m": "SW1A2AA.find.me.uk.\t3600\tIN\tLOC\t90 00 0.000 N 180 00 0.000 W 42849672.95m 90000000m 90000000m 90000000m",
 		"SW1A2AA.find.me.uk.	LOC	89 59 59.999 N 179 59 59.999 W -100000 90000000.00m 90000000.00m 90000000m": "SW1A2AA.find.me.uk.\t3600\tIN\tLOC\t89 59 59.999 N 179 59 59.999 W -100000m 90000000m 90000000m 90000000m",
+		// use float64 to have enough precision.
+		"example.com. LOC 42 21 43.952 N 71 5 6.344 W -24m 1m 200m 10m": "example.com.\t3600\tIN\tLOC\t42 21 43.952 N 71 05 6.344 W -24m 1m 200m 10m",
 	}
 	for i, o := range lt {
 		rr, err := NewRR(i)
diff --git a/scan_rr.go b/scan_rr.go
index a19ba4ae..05765aed 100644
--- a/scan_rr.go
+++ b/scan_rr.go
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ func (rr *LOC) parse(c *zlexer, o string) *ParseError {
 
 	c.Next() // zBlank
 	l, _ = c.Next()
-	if i, err := strconv.ParseFloat(l.token, 32); err != nil || l.err || i < 0 || i >= 60 {
+	if i, err := strconv.ParseFloat(l.token, 64); err != nil || l.err || i < 0 || i >= 60 {
 		return &ParseError{"", "bad LOC Latitude seconds", l}
 	} else {
 		rr.Latitude += uint32(1000 * i)
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ East:
 	}
 	c.Next() // zBlank
 	l, _ = c.Next()
-	if i, err := strconv.ParseFloat(l.token, 32); err != nil || l.err || i < 0 || i >= 60 {
+	if i, err := strconv.ParseFloat(l.token, 64); err != nil || l.err || i < 0 || i >= 60 {
 		return &ParseError{"", "bad LOC Longitude seconds", l}
 	} else {
 		rr.Longitude += uint32(1000 * i)
@@ -864,7 +864,7 @@ func (rr *ZONEMD) parse(c *zlexer, o string) *ParseError {
 
 	c.Next() // zBlank
 	l, _ = c.Next()
-	i, err := strconv.ParseUint(l.token, 10, 8); 
+	i, err := strconv.ParseUint(l.token, 10, 8)
 	if err != nil || l.err {
 		return &ParseError{"", "bad ZONEMD Hash Algorithm", l}
 	}