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Weather Records on 16 June 1901

8 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 June 1901. Highest significance: Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU.

Key Facts for 16 June 1901

  • On 16 June 1901, 8 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 8 daily.
  • Sydney (Observatory Hill) set a daily record low minimum temperature of 3.6 C (38.5 F) on 16 June 1901.
  • Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

8 stations
Weather records on 16 June 1901 8 station records on 16 June 1901 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
8 station records on 16 June 1901 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 16 June 1901: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord low minimum temperature3.6 C (38.5 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature33.9 C (93.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation32.8 mm (1.3 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Borda ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord low maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord low minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

8 records
Records on 16 June 1901 by type Records set or tied on 16 June 1901 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 2. 0123Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 2Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 16 June 1901 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 2.
Records on 16 June 1901 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall2
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 16 June 1901 by timescale Records on 16 June 1901 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 8. 02468all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 8all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 16 June 1901 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 8.
Records on 16 June 1901 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily8

How Much Records Were Beaten By

6 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 June 1901 Margins by which the 6 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 5.6. Ties are not counted. 01230 to 1: 31 to 2: 12 to 3: 03 to 4: 14 to 5: 05 to 6: 10 to 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 55 to 6
Margins by which the 6 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 5.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 June 1901
MarginRecords
0 to 13
1 to 21
2 to 30
3 to 41
4 to 50
5 to 61

Top 20 by Significance

16 June 1901
Top 8 records on 16 June 1901 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
16 June 1901Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily low min3.6 C (38.5 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)41 years17 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1901Hambantota, LKdaily high max33.9 C (93.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)29 years14 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1901Washington, USdaily low max16.1 C (61.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)0 years12 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1901Madison Wb City, USdaily rain32.8 mm (1.3 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)8 years9 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1901Cape Borda Comparison, AUdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)17 years8 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1901Sydney, CAdaily low max10.0 C (50.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)4 years6 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1901Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily low max (Tie)11.1 C (52.0 F)tie20 years2 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1901Saint John, CAdaily low min (Tie)5.0 C (41.0 F)tie19 years2 of 100 (Routine)

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

1794 to 1901
Records on 06-16 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1901. 1901 had 8 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001794: 11807: 11822: 11839: 11840: 21841: 11844: 11846: 11853: 11856: 11857: 21858: 21866: 11867: 31869: 21870: 21874: 11880: 11882: 11884: 11885: 21887: 11888: 11889: 11890: 31891: 31892: 11893: 21895: 61896: 21897: 11898: 31899: 21900: 21901: 81902: 131903: 111904: 71905: 91906: 171907: 171908: 461909: 71910: 111911: 181912: 331913: 411914: 491915: 261916: 721917: 711918: 361919: 1891920: 851921: 501922: 531923: 1151924: 1591925: 2071926: 1221927: 3611928: 971929: 1931930: 4121931: 2501932: 1461933: 4771934: 2581935: 3011936: 3621937: 2601938: 3811939: 6021940: 3601941: 2391942: 3981943: 6481944: 5301945: 9801946: 6021947: 3481948: 5601949: 5411950: 4951951: 2761952: 9431953: 4281954: 5241955: 6281956: 4341957: 7511958: 5111959: 3891960: 4821961: 1,3451962: 4051963: 4911964: 7131965: 9401966: 4141967: 5291968: 3261969: 8701970: 4431971: 4651972: 6061973: 5641974: 9151975: 3021976: 7331977: 4661978: 5351979: 5851980: 6851981: 1,5001982: 7771983: 8181984: 5841985: 7441986: 7471987: 1,4001988: 8131989: 1,3101990: 6471991: 8511992: 8721993: 6951994: 1,2191995: 1,6741996: 7231997: 1,1041998: 1,8281999: 1,0122000: 9342001: 6062002: 9792003: 5692004: 7832005: 7402006: 7542007: 1,0012008: 5792009: 7292010: 9312011: 8902012: 7062013: 4072014: 3292015: 9882016: 7722017: 6202018: 9322019: 5602020: 8192021: 1,6522022: 1,2372023: 6372024: 6062025: 6762026: 1,1141794187418991915193119471963197919952011
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1901. 1901 had 8 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 06-16 in each year
YearRecords
17941
18071
18221
18391
18402
18411
18441
18461
18531
18561
18572
18582
18661
18673
18692
18702
18741
18801
18821
18841
18852
18871
18881
18891
18903
18913
18921
18932
18956
18962
18971
18983
18992
19002
19018
190213
190311
19047
19059
190617
190717
190846
19097
191011
191118
191233
191341
191449
191526
191672
191771
191836
1919189
192085
192150
192253
1923115
1924159
1925207
1926122
1927361
192897
1929193
1930412
1931250
1932146
1933477
1934258
1935301
1936362
1937260
1938381
1939602
1940360
1941239
1942398
1943648
1944530
1945980
1946602
1947348
1948560
1949541
1950495
1951276
1952943
1953428
1954524
1955628
1956434
1957751
1958511
1959389
1960482
19611,345
1962405
1963491
1964713
1965940
1966414
1967529
1968326
1969870
1970443
1971465
1972606
1973564
1974915
1975302
1976733
1977466
1978535
1979585
1980685
19811,500
1982777
1983818
1984584
1985744
1986747
19871,400
1988813
19891,310
1990647
1991851
1992872
1993695
19941,219
19951,674
1996723
19971,104
19981,828
19991,012
2000934
2001606
2002979
2003569
2004783
2005740
2006754
20071,001
2008579
2009729
2010931
2011890
2012706
2013407
2014329
2015988
2016772
2017620
2018932
2019560
2020819
20211,652
20221,237
2023637
2024606
2025676
20261,114

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).