Weather Records on 16 June 1938

381 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 June 1938. Highest significance: Port Albert, AU.

Key Facts for 16 June 1938

On 16 June 1938, 381 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
18 were record highs and 58 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 373 daily.
Port Albert set a daily record precipitation of 30.5 mm (1.2 in) on 16 June 1938.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

381 stations

381 station records on 16 June 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 June 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Albert	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lila Lower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Caniambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Katandra North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Collingwood	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Holdrege	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bonnie Doon Garage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Forest	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mulwala Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Devenish	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wallan Wallan (Inverlochy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Narromine (Alagala Old)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Violet Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wangaratta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Macedon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Healesville (Nyora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Eildon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woodfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alipurduar	India	Record daily precipitation	278.4 mm (11.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Rowan (Bungeet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Angola	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Inkerman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Euroa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pahala 21	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Riddells Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Silli	India	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Marhaura(Amnar)	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Obley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Myrtleford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sarita 7 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenbayne (Baddaginnie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mansfield (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Amersfoort (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mickleham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sunbury (Salesian College )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roto Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alberton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rolfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bulgandramine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fernihurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yarram	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bacchus Marsh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wonderboom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Derriwong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Molka (Lowana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lovely Banks (Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Newstead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

381 records

Records set or tied on 16 June 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 305.

Records on 16 June 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	305
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 June 1938 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 373.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

340 broken records

Margins by which the 340 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 52.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 June 1938

Top 20 records on 16 June 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 June 1938	Port Albert, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1938	Clarendon, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1938	Lila Lower, AU	monthly rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1938	Caniambo, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1938	Katandra North, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1938	Collingwood, CA	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	3 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1938	Holdrege, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1938	El Dorado, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1938	Bonnie Doon Garage, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1938	Mount Forest, CA	monthly rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	45 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1938	Mulwala Homestead, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	45 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1938	Devenish, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	13 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1938	Wallan Wallan (Inverlochy), AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1938	Parsons 3 SE, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1938	Narromine (Alagala Old), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1938	Violet Town, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1938	Wangaratta, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1938	Mount Macedon, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	45 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1938	Healesville (Nyora), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1938	Lake Eildon, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	45 years	28 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 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1938. 1938 had 381 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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Data for records on 1938-06-16: 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 10	273
10 to 20	51
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1