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Weather Records on 15 June 1918

39 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 June 1918. Highest significance: Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU.

Key Facts for 15 June 1918

  • On 15 June 1918, 39 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 14 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 37 daily.
  • Sydney (Observatory Hill) set a daily record high maximum temperature of 22.4 C (72.3 F) on 15 June 1918.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 419 records.

Record Map

39 stations
Weather records on 15 June 1918 39 station records on 15 June 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
39 station records on 15 June 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 15 June 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature22.4 C (72.3 F)30 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature27.8 C (82.0 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr PltUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature41.1 C (106.0 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
NelsonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria ValleyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Buangor 1AustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
ApsleyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.0 mm (0.7 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
TrawallaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.0 mm (0.7 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
MillicentAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.0 mm (0.7 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature25.6 C (78.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
MinnedosaCanadaRecord high minimum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
OrenburgRussiaRecord daily precipitation13.4 mm (0.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
BeachportAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Cape NorthumberlandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.0 mm (1.1 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
TbilisiGeorgiaRecord daily precipitation21.2 mm (0.8 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Robe ComparisonAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
EnisejskRussiaRecord daily precipitation12.1 mm (0.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
BeatriceCanadaRecord low minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton ACanadaRecord low minimum temperature-0.6 C (30.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-AmureRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-0.3 C (31.5 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council DepotAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature23.9 C (75.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Casterton (Warrock)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOSUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature38.9 C (102.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
ColdwaterCanadaRecord low minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr PltUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Bass (Kilcunda)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
St AlbansCanadaRecord high minimum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord low minimum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord low minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
BallanAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
Bramfield Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Ballarat Botanical GardensAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Swift CurrentCanadaRecord high maximum temperature35.0 C (95.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature34.4 C (93.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
LucknowCanadaRecord low minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord low maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
BurlingtonUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

39 records
Records on 15 June 1918 by type Records set or tied on 15 June 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 16. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 9Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 7Heaviest daily rainfall: 16Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 15 June 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 16.
Records on 15 June 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum9
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum7
Heaviest daily rainfall16
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 15 June 1918 by timescale Records on 15 June 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 37. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 37all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 15 June 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 37.
Records on 15 June 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily37

How Much Records Were Beaten By

26 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 June 1918 Margins by which the 26 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 9.1. Ties are not counted. 0358100 to 2: 102 to 4: 74 to 6: 56 to 8: 38 to 10: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 10
Margins by which the 26 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 9.1. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 June 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 210
2 to 47
4 to 65
6 to 83
8 to 101

Top 20 by Significance

15 June 1918
Top 20 records on 15 June 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
15 June 1918Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily high max22.4 C (72.3 F)1.8 C (3.2 F)51 years30 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 1918Brisbane Regional Office, AUdaily high max27.8 C (82.0 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)29 years29 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 1918Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, USmonthly high max41.1 C (106.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)16 years21 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 1918Nelson, AUdaily rain21.3 mm (0.8 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)15 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 1918Victoria Valley, AUdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)9.1 mm (0.36 in)0 years18 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 1918Buangor 1, AUdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)25 years18 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 1918Apsley, AUdaily rain18.0 mm (0.7 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)15 years16 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 1918Trawalla, AUdaily rain17.0 mm (0.7 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)19 years16 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 1918Millicent, AUdaily rain17.0 mm (0.7 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)24 years15 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 1918Bourke Post Office, AUdaily high max25.6 C (78.1 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)37 years15 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 1918Minnedosa, CAdaily high min20.6 C (69.1 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)20 years15 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 1918Orenburg, RUdaily rain13.4 mm (0.5 in)3.7 mm (0.15 in)21 years15 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 1918Beachport, AUdaily rain21.6 mm (0.9 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)17 years14 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 1918Cape Northumberland, AUdaily rain29.0 mm (1.1 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)4 years14 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 1918Tbilisi, GEdaily rain21.2 mm (0.8 in)7.3 mm (0.29 in)13 years14 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 1918Robe Comparison, AUdaily high min12.8 C (55.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)27 years13 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 1918Enisejsk, RUdaily rain12.1 mm (0.5 in)3.9 mm (0.15 in)11 years13 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 1918Beatrice, CAdaily low min1.7 C (35.1 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)19 years12 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 1918Haliburton A, CAdaily low min-0.6 C (30.9 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)8 years12 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 1918Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure, RUdaily low min-0.3 C (31.5 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)32 years12 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 1918
Records on 06-15 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1918. 1918 had 39 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001794: 11797: 11822: 21838: 11839: 11841: 21844: 11845: 31846: 21847: 21850: 11851: 11852: 11853: 21857: 21858: 11860: 21867: 11869: 11870: 11874: 31876: 21878: 21879: 21880: 21885: 11886: 11888: 31891: 41892: 51893: 31894: 11895: 61896: 11897: 41898: 41899: 41900: 21901: 41902: 91903: 111904: 61905: 91906: 81907: 51908: 391909: 101910: 151911: 381912: 671913: 211914: 171915: 271916: 771917: 851918: 391919: 1331920: 561921: 381922: 411923: 1171924: 1581925: 2421926: 2051927: 2981928: 1061929: 1751930: 3141931: 2831932: 1541933: 8811934: 1671935: 3391936: 3381937: 2581938: 3661939: 3201940: 4011941: 2041942: 4651943: 5771944: 4931945: 8461946: 4951947: 3761948: 9321949: 6621950: 5081951: 3861952: 1,0011953: 4531954: 3681955: 3261956: 5871957: 4991958: 4371959: 4681960: 4891961: 9051962: 4391963: 5781964: 3951965: 4701966: 3691967: 7141968: 5461969: 9811970: 3891971: 3491972: 5911973: 7161974: 6091975: 3571976: 8321977: 5571978: 6331979: 5801980: 5391981: 1,4491982: 6051983: 5711984: 5381985: 6751986: 4991987: 1,4601988: 1,0061989: 1,4671990: 7101991: 1,0461992: 1,0251993: 6571994: 1,2381995: 1,2911996: 6721997: 1,0631998: 1,8741999: 9872000: 1,0412001: 9422002: 9912003: 6612004: 7342005: 1,0282006: 9262007: 9512008: 5002009: 6852010: 9902011: 8772012: 6472013: 3852014: 4152015: 7082016: 7912017: 6272018: 6572019: 5432020: 6802021: 1,5752022: 1,3432023: 5512024: 5022025: 7372026: 1,0141794186718971914193119481965198219992016
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1918. 1918 had 39 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 06-15 in each year
YearRecords
17941
17971
18222
18381
18391
18412
18441
18453
18462
18472
18501
18511
18521
18532
18572
18581
18602
18671
18691
18701
18743
18762
18782
18792
18802
18851
18861
18883
18914
18925
18933
18941
18956
18961
18974
18984
18994
19002
19014
19029
190311
19046
19059
19068
19075
190839
190910
191015
191138
191267
191321
191417
191527
191677
191785
191839
1919133
192056
192138
192241
1923117
1924158
1925242
1926205
1927298
1928106
1929175
1930314
1931283
1932154
1933881
1934167
1935339
1936338
1937258
1938366
1939320
1940401
1941204
1942465
1943577
1944493
1945846
1946495
1947376
1948932
1949662
1950508
1951386
19521,001
1953453
1954368
1955326
1956587
1957499
1958437
1959468
1960489
1961905
1962439
1963578
1964395
1965470
1966369
1967714
1968546
1969981
1970389
1971349
1972591
1973716
1974609
1975357
1976832
1977557
1978633
1979580
1980539
19811,449
1982605
1983571
1984538
1985675
1986499
19871,460
19881,006
19891,467
1990710
19911,046
19921,025
1993657
19941,238
19951,291
1996672
19971,063
19981,874
1999987
20001,041
2001942
2002991
2003661
2004734
20051,028
2006926
2007951
2008500
2009685
2010990
2011877
2012647
2013385
2014415
2015708
2016791
2017627
2018657
2019543
2020680
20211,575
20221,343
2023551
2024502
2025737
20261,014

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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).