Weather Records on 16 June 1940

360 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 June 1940. Highest significance: Chiknayakanihall, IN.

Key Facts for 16 June 1940

On 16 June 1940, 360 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
213 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 349 daily.
Chiknayakanihall set a daily record precipitation of 67.3 mm (2.6 in) on 16 June 1940.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

360 stations

360 station records on 16 June 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 June 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chiknayakanihall	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ongole	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chamarajnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Srimushnam	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arantangi	India	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kollegal	India	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kilanilai	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Princetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Addanki	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mandya	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark 6 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tanjavur	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hungund	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kodanand	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lalgudi	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dhone	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dhanaha	India	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kotarh	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mayuram	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Atraula	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rayakottah	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tirumayam	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Shrigonda	India	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ketty	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pamban	India	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sivakasi	India	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tittagudi	India	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Welverdiend (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sattur	India	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vilatnikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

360 records

Records set or tied on 16 June 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 124, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 89, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 120.

Records on 16 June 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	124
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	89
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	120
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 June 1940 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 349.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

278 broken records

Margins by which the 278 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 61.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 June 1940

Top 20 records on 16 June 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 June 1940	Chiknayakanihall, IN	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1940	Ongole, IN	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1940	Chamarajnagar, IN	monthly rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1940	Srimushnam, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1940	Arantangi, IN	monthly rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1940	Greenville, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1940	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1940	Kollegal, IN	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1940	Roodepoort, ZA	monthly rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1940	Kilanilai, IN	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1940	Union Springs 9 S, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1940	Princetown, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1940	Addanki, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1940	Mandya, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1940	Ozark 6 NNW, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1940	Washington, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	62 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1940	Tanjavur, IN	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1940	Leakesville 6 WSW, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1940	Hillsboro, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1940	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	66 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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1940. 1940 had 360 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 10	229
10 to 20	25
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	2