Weather Records on 16 June 1939

602 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 June 1939. Highest significance: Canobie, AU.

Key Facts for 16 June 1939

On 16 June 1939, 602 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
221 were record highs and 151 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 594 daily.
Canobie set a daily record precipitation of 48.3 mm (1.9 in) on 16 June 1939.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

602 stations

602 station records on 16 June 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 June 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Canobie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Normanton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Iffley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Borroloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Croydon Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gongolgon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bunbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Thalli	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pekisko	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Thiruvalla	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rowena (Iffley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mullaley (Garrawilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gudur(Guduru)	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mulki	India	Record daily precipitation	240.3 mm (9.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Donors Hill Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lawn Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gleichen	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ambalapuza	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Khol	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mottinger	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marlinton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Llanrheidol Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ernakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Morstone Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
East Toorale (Toorale Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Millungera Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goorimpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Granada Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

602 records

Records set or tied on 16 June 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 85, Lowest daily maximum 125, Highest daily minimum 136, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 230.

Records on 16 June 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	85
Lowest daily maximum	125
Highest daily minimum	136
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	230
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 June 1939 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 594.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

478 broken records

Margins by which the 478 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 83.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 June 1939

Top 20 records on 16 June 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 June 1939	Canobie, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1939	Highmore, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1939	Normanton Post Office, AU	monthly rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1939	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1939	Iffley Station, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1939	Borroloola, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1939	Bay Saint Louis, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1939	Croydon Township, AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1939	Boulia Airport, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1939	Gongolgon Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1939	Hillsdown, CA	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1939	Miller, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1939	Bunbury Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1939	Thalli, IN	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1939	Pekisko, CA	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1939	Las Vegas 2 NW, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	41 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1939	Mangalore, IN	daily rain	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1939	Thiruvalla, IN	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1939	Warenda, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1939	Winton Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1939. 1939 had 602 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 1939-06-16: 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	431
20 to 40	39
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1