Weather Records on 16 June 1916

72 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 June 1916. Highest significance: Ellerslie 2, AU.

Key Facts for 16 June 1916

On 16 June 1916, 72 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
7 were record highs and 34 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 69 daily.
Ellerslie 2 set a daily record precipitation of 45.2 mm (1.8 in) on 16 June 1916.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

72 stations

72 station records on 16 June 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 June 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ellerslie 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rotherwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record low maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Peak Hill (Genanaguy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Tarella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Branxton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Denman (Palace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Errowanbang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gogland	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record daily precipitation	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fulham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Katoomba (Murri St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bomera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Scone (Philip Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tonderburine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Breeza (Main Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Stonecliffe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

72 records

Records set or tied on 16 June 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 31.

Records on 16 June 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	3
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	31
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 June 1916 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 69.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

58 broken records

Margins by which the 58 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 35.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 June 1916

Top 20 records on 16 June 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 June 1916	Ellerslie 2, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1916	Southampton, CA	all-time rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1916	Owen Sound, CA	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1916	Rotherwood, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1916	Reading Wb City, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	45 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1916	Montreal McGill, CA	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	38 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1916	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily low max	12.5 C (54.5 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	48 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1916	Ottawa, CA	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1916	Peak Hill (Genanaguy), AU	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1916	White Cliffs (Tarella), AU	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1916	Branxton Post Office, AU	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	9 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1916	Denman (Palace Street), AU	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1916	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily low min	6.2 C (43.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1916	Rowlesburg 1, US	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1916	Visby_Flygplats, SE	monthly low max	7.3 C (45.1 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	17 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1916	Portland Rfc City, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	33 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1916	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	26 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1916	Errowanbang, AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	17 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1916	Gogland, RU	daily rain	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	20 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1916	Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure, RU	daily rain	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	3 years	17 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 1916

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1916. 1916 had 72 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 06-16 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1807	1
1822	1
1839	1
1840	2
1841	1
1844	1
1846	1
1853	1
1856	1
1857	2
1858	2
1866	1
1867	3
1869	2
1870	2
1874	1
1880	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	3
1892	1
1893	2
1895	6
1896	2
1897	1
1898	3
1899	2
1900	2
1901	8
1902	13
1903	11
1904	7
1905	9
1906	17
1907	17
1908	46
1909	7
1910	11
1911	18
1912	33
1913	41
1914	49
1915	26
1916	72
1917	71
1918	36
1919	189
1920	85
1921	50
1922	53
1923	115
1924	159
1925	207
1926	122
1927	361
1928	97
1929	193
1930	412
1931	250
1932	146
1933	477
1934	258
1935	301
1936	362
1937	260
1938	381
1939	602
1940	360
1941	239
1942	398
1943	648
1944	530
1945	980
1946	602
1947	348
1948	560
1949	541
1950	495
1951	276
1952	943
1953	428
1954	524
1955	628
1956	434
1957	751
1958	511
1959	389
1960	482
1961	1,345
1962	405
1963	491
1964	713
1965	940
1966	414
1967	529
1968	326
1969	870
1970	443
1971	465
1972	606
1973	564
1974	915
1975	302
1976	733
1977	466
1978	535
1979	585
1980	685
1981	1,500
1982	777
1983	818
1984	584
1985	744
1986	747
1987	1,400
1988	813
1989	1,310
1990	647
1991	851
1992	872
1993	695
1994	1,219
1995	1,674
1996	723
1997	1,104
1998	1,828
1999	1,012
2000	934
2001	606
2002	979
2003	569
2004	783
2005	740
2006	754
2007	1,001
2008	579
2009	729
2010	931
2011	890
2012	706
2013	407
2014	329
2015	988
2016	772
2017	620
2018	932
2019	560
2020	819
2021	1,652
2022	1,237
2023	637
2024	606
2025	676
2026	1,114

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	37
5 to 10	10
10 to 15	7
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	2
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	1