Weather Records on 16 June 1929

193 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 June 1929. Highest significance: Raglan, AU.

Key Facts for 16 June 1929

On 16 June 1929, 193 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
80 were record highs and 25 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 183 daily.
Raglan set a daily record precipitation of 110.5 mm (4.4 in) on 16 June 1929.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

193 stations

193 station records on 16 June 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 June 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Raglan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Walterhall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yaamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Folsom	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gatcombe Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rockhampton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.2 mm (6.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stanwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Park Hill St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Comet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gindie State Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Westwood Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Capella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oroville 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pullman Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sierra Madre Henszey	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Collaroy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maly Uzen'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anakie Richardson St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Millaquin Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

193 records

Records set or tied on 16 June 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 88.

Records on 16 June 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	88
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 June 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 183.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

149 broken records

Margins by which the 149 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 122.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 June 1929

Top 20 records on 16 June 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 June 1929	Raglan, AU	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1929	Sandy Cape Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1929	Walterhall, AU	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1929	Pacific Heights, AU	daily rain	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1929	St Lawrence Post Office, AU	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1929	Yaamba, AU	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1929	Folsom, US	monthly rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1929	Gatcombe Head, AU	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1929	Rockhampton Post Office, AU	monthly rain	174.2 mm (6.9 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1929	Macon, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1929	Greenville Wtp, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1929	Bustard Head Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1929	Stanwell Post Office, AU	monthly rain	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	2 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1929	Emu Park Hill St, AU	monthly rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1929	Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1929	Heber, US	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	6 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1929	Comet Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1929	Emerald Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1929	Miriam Vale, AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1929	Gindie State Farm, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	30 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 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1929. 1929 had 193 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1929-06-16: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 20	121
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1