Weather Records on 16 June 1920

85 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 June 1920. Highest significance: Milwaukee Wb City, US.

Key Facts for 16 June 1920

On 16 June 1920, 85 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
5 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 85 daily.
Milwaukee Wb City set a daily record precipitation of 70.9 mm (2.8 in) on 16 June 1920.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

85 stations

85 station records on 16 June 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 June 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Willoughby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Jervis Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Goonoo Goonoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clare Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrabara Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton (Yackara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bindara (Netley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Toulby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Collerina (Corrella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrabara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Remarkable	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Second Valley (Poolamacca)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Warwillah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Menindee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tolarno	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Mount Murchison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Glen Lyon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Binya (Merribee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Groongal (Gundaline)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Corny Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kinchega	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mintaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Poolamacca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gum Lake (Albemarle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Barringun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Enngonia (Belalie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gnomery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Lerida)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bogo Bogolog	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaleer Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Yunta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Patton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Jumping Sand Hill Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Quinyambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton (Eurelia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Johnburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose (Para Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bimbowrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cockburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Mossgiel (Boondara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Morven Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Watford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

85 records

Records set or tied on 16 June 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 74.

Records on 16 June 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	1
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	74
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 June 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 85.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

81 broken records

Margins by which the 81 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 June 1920

Top 20 records on 16 June 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 June 1920	Milwaukee Wb City, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1920	Cape Willoughby, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	38 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1920	Port Stanley, CA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1920	Melrose, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1920	Toledo Blade, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	45 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1920	Cape Jervis Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	21 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1920	Quorn, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1920	Goonoo Goonoo Station, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	39 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1920	Clare Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	18 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1920	Alma, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1920	Wilmington, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	14 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1920	Stoney Creek, CA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	30 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1920	Medford, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1920	Wirrabara Forest, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	26 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1920	Oxford, GB	daily rain	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	61 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1920	Carrieton (Yackara), AU	daily rain	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1920	Bindara (Netley), AU	daily rain	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1920	Toulby, AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1920	Collerina (Corrella), AU	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1920	Robertson, ZA	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	8 years	20 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 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1920. 1920 had 85 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 June 1920
Margin	Records
0 to 10	64
10 to 20	14
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1