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Weather Records on 5 June 1916

38 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 June 1916. Highest significance: Nicola Lake, CA.

Key Facts for 5 June 1916

  • On 5 June 1916, 38 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 37 daily.
  • Nicola Lake set a daily record precipitation of 14.7 mm (0.6 in) on 5 June 1916.
  • Across 157 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

38 stations
Weather records on 5 June 1916 38 station records on 5 June 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
38 station records on 5 June 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 5 June 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Nicola LakeCanadaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Thelangerin EastAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Wanganella (Zara)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
OrenburgRussiaRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BurrabogieAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.9 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record daily precipitation8.5 mm (0.33 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
NetleyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.7 mm (0.5 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Bindara (Netley)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.7 mm (0.5 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
PanbanAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij NovgorodRussiaRecord daily precipitation17.0 mm (0.7 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
GeorgetownAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie (Yanko Station)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
AlicedaleSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation0.8 mm (0.03 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord low minimum temperature3.5 C (38.3 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
YammaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Groongal (Gundaline)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth (Cuthero)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.8 mm (0.23 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord low minimum temperature5.7 C (42.3 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth (Wamberra Station)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
TolarnoAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
HohenpeissenbergGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-0.4 C (31.3 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Merrowie NorthAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
MoolpaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
ArnsbergGermanyRecord low minimum temperature4.9 C (40.8 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Port Pirie Nyrstar ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Mallan (Niemur Valley)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Tarcoola)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.0 mm (0.12 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Steam Plains 1AustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-NymphenburgGermanyRecord low minimum temperature5.2 C (41.4 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
CulpotaroAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature30.6 C (87.1 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Stromsfoss SluseNorwayRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
KarlshamnSwedenRecord low maximum temperature13.5 C (56.3 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord high minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Moorara)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.3 mm (0.17 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord low minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

38 records
Records on 5 June 1916 by type Records set or tied on 5 June 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 28. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 6Heaviest daily rainfall: 28Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 5 June 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 28.
Records on 5 June 1916 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum6
Heaviest daily rainfall28
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 5 June 1916 by timescale Records on 5 June 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 37. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 37all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 5 June 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 37.
Records on 5 June 1916 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily37

How Much Records Were Beaten By

34 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 June 1916 Margins by which the 34 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 8.7. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 2: 192 to 4: 44 to 6: 26 to 8: 58 to 10: 40 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 10
Margins by which the 34 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 8.7. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 June 1916
MarginRecords
0 to 219
2 to 44
4 to 62
6 to 85
8 to 104

Top 20 by Significance

5 June 1916
Top 20 records on 5 June 1916 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 June 1916Nicola Lake, CAdaily rain14.7 mm (0.6 in)8.1 mm (0.32 in)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1916Thelangerin East, AUdaily rain13.2 mm (0.5 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1916Wanganella (Zara), AUdaily rain7.1 mm (0.28 in)5.8 mm (0.23 in)38 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1916Orenburg, RUdaily rain15.0 mm (0.6 in)8.7 mm (0.34 in)11 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1916Burrabogie, AUdaily rain10.9 mm (0.4 in)7.3 mm (0.29 in)25 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1916Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GLdaily rain8.5 mm (0.33 in)6.3 mm (0.25 in)1 year20 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1916Netley, AUdaily rain11.7 mm (0.5 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)26 years19 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1916Bindara (Netley), AUdaily rain11.7 mm (0.5 in)8.7 mm (0.34 in)15 years18 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1916Panban, AUdaily rain10.4 mm (0.4 in)8.1 mm (0.32 in)15 years18 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1916Niznij Novgorod, RUdaily rain17.0 mm (0.7 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)29 years16 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1916Georgetown, AUdaily rain7.9 mm (0.31 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)27 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1916Jerilderie (Yanko Station), AUdaily rain8.9 mm (0.35 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)38 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1916Alicedale, ZAdaily rain0.8 mm (0.03 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)37 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1916Vastervik, SEdaily low min3.5 C (38.3 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)29 years14 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1916Yamma, AUdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)8 years13 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1916Groongal (Gundaline), AUdaily rain7.1 mm (0.28 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)28 years13 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1916Wentworth (Cuthero), AUdaily rain5.8 mm (0.23 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)15 years12 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1916Freiburg, DEdaily low min5.7 C (42.3 F)1.8 C (3.2 F)10 years12 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1916Wentworth (Wamberra Station), AUdaily rain5.6 mm (0.22 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)26 years11 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1916Tolarno, AUdaily rain2.5 mm (0.10 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)26 years11 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

1804 to 1916
Records on 06-05 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1916. 1916 had 38 records. 01,0002,0003,0001804: 21805: 11810: 21822: 11837: 11843: 11846: 21849: 21854: 11857: 21861: 11866: 11870: 11871: 61874: 21877: 11880: 21881: 11883: 11884: 11885: 51888: 21889: 21890: 31891: 31894: 21895: 11896: 41897: 11898: 41899: 91900: 41901: 81902: 21903: 71904: 101905: 81906: 121907: 151908: 321909: 131910: 421911: 181912: 261913: 361914: 451915: 211916: 381917: 1321918: 531919: 861920: 971921: 1381922: 1001923: 5771924: 1211925: 4421926: 3491927: 2681928: 3521929: 3831930: 1871931: 2291932: 1671933: 5861934: 4201935: 4261936: 2711937: 4241938: 2651939: 3641940: 1981941: 2881942: 2021943: 5891944: 4231945: 1,2151946: 6561947: 4861948: 4601949: 3691950: 4131951: 5321952: 5191953: 3191954: 7231955: 2491956: 6561957: 6001958: 4331959: 4011960: 3291961: 4751962: 5561963: 5771964: 5181965: 3651966: 6221967: 5841968: 7791969: 9241970: 6071971: 5021972: 5521973: 5491974: 6111975: 5531976: 5641977: 1,1711978: 6071979: 7221980: 6871981: 9071982: 1,4871983: 8461984: 8571985: 1,3391986: 8731987: 8591988: 1,9691989: 1,0011990: 1,1871991: 9211992: 8891993: 1,6161994: 6971995: 8091996: 7761997: 1,2291998: 2,5561999: 1,2662000: 1,2802001: 1,0212002: 1,2812003: 1,1592004: 9732005: 8822006: 9752007: 6802008: 1,5752009: 9202010: 1,1642011: 9132012: 8672013: 4652014: 6142015: 7192016: 1,3862017: 4402018: 4552019: 6322020: 9322021: 1,2062022: 6812023: 5092024: 7122025: 5072026: 3821804188019011917193319491965198119972013
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1916. 1916 had 38 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 06-05 in each year
YearRecords
18042
18051
18102
18221
18371
18431
18462
18492
18541
18572
18611
18661
18701
18716
18742
18771
18802
18811
18831
18841
18855
18882
18892
18903
18913
18942
18951
18964
18971
18984
18999
19004
19018
19022
19037
190410
19058
190612
190715
190832
190913
191042
191118
191226
191336
191445
191521
191638
1917132
191853
191986
192097
1921138
1922100
1923577
1924121
1925442
1926349
1927268
1928352
1929383
1930187
1931229
1932167
1933586
1934420
1935426
1936271
1937424
1938265
1939364
1940198
1941288
1942202
1943589
1944423
19451,215
1946656
1947486
1948460
1949369
1950413
1951532
1952519
1953319
1954723
1955249
1956656
1957600
1958433
1959401
1960329
1961475
1962556
1963577
1964518
1965365
1966622
1967584
1968779
1969924
1970607
1971502
1972552
1973549
1974611
1975553
1976564
19771,171
1978607
1979722
1980687
1981907
19821,487
1983846
1984857
19851,339
1986873
1987859
19881,969
19891,001
19901,187
1991921
1992889
19931,616
1994697
1995809
1996776
19971,229
19982,556
19991,266
20001,280
20011,021
20021,281
20031,159
2004973
2005882
2006975
2007680
20081,575
2009920
20101,164
2011913
2012867
2013465
2014614
2015719
20161,386
2017440
2018455
2019632
2020932
20211,206
2022681
2023509
2024712
2025507
2026382

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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).