Weather Records on 16 June 1926

122 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 June 1926. Highest significance: Beaufort (Wongan), AU.

Key Facts for 16 June 1926

On 16 June 1926, 122 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
13 were record highs and 57 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 121 daily.
Beaufort (Wongan) set a daily record precipitation of 28.2 mm (1.1 in) on 16 June 1926.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

122 stations

122 station records on 16 June 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 June 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beaufort (Wongan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sigourney	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Millerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kamferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Oakbank	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Florence #1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Macksville 8 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Santee	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Geryville (El-Bayadh)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Wheeling (1)	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Swellendam (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Fall River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

122 records

Records set or tied on 16 June 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 52.

Records on 16 June 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	52
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 June 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 121.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

103 broken records

Margins by which the 103 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 35.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 June 1926

Top 20 records on 16 June 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 June 1926	Beaufort (Wongan), AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1926	Mildura Post Office, AU	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	5.3 C (9.5 F)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1926	Bredasdorp, ZA	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1926	Caledon (Pol), ZA	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1926	Sigourney, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1926	Hayes Center 1NW, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1926	Fir Glen, ZA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1926	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1926	Macon, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1926	Millerton, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1926	Kamferskraal, ZA	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1926	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	9 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1926	Kei Road (Pol), ZA	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1926	Gothenburg, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1926	Indian Head Cda, CA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1926	Cheyenne Wells 2NE, US	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1926	Clayton 1 SSW, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1926	Kosciusko, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	31 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1926	Imperial, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1926	Reading Wb City, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	24 years	18 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 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1926. 1926 had 122 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	68
5 to 10	12
10 to 15	11
15 to 20	6
20 to 25	2
25 to 30	2
30 to 35	1
35 to 40	1