Weather Records on 16 June 1942

398 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 June 1942. Highest significance: Grove Farm 1021, US.

Key Facts for 16 June 1942

On 16 June 1942, 398 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
24 were record highs and 238 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 393 daily.
Grove Farm 1021 set a daily record precipitation of 33.5 mm (1.3 in) on 16 June 1942.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

398 stations

398 station records on 16 June 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 June 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grove Farm 1021	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Houlton	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Halaula 1110	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Versamelhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Edmonton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tullibigeal (Wattle Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Koloa 936	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Poona	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Koregaon	India	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Epping	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Darbys Falls (Riverslea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Talegaon D-Dhera	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wetaskiwin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Crosby	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Satara	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Champhai	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jodhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sirur	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moradabad	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mexico	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Savage	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alandi	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St Joe AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kopargaon	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Denison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Leavenworth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Koloa 936	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bagalkot	India	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kukuiula 935	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Tongo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muktesar	India	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maunawili Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yass (Derringullen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

398 records

Records set or tied on 16 June 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 148, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 90, Heaviest daily rainfall 136.

Records on 16 June 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	148
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	90
Heaviest daily rainfall	136
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 June 1942 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 393.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

300 broken records

Margins by which the 300 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 49.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 June 1942

Top 20 records on 16 June 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 June 1942	Grove Farm 1021, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1942	Orono, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1942	Houlton, US	monthly rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1942	Halaula 1110, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1942	Lihue 1020, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1942	Versamelhoek, ZA	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1942	Uniontown, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1942	Edmonton, CA	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1942	Tasiilaq, GL	daily high min	10.9 C (51.6 F)	6.3 C (11.3 F)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1942	Tullibigeal (Wattle Park), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1942	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	all-time high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1942	Koloa 936, US	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	17 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1942	Poona, IN	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1942	Koregaon, IN	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1942	Epping, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1942	Darbys Falls (Riverslea), AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1942	Simcoe, CA	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	72 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1942	Talegaon D-Dhera, IN	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1942	Srinagar, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1942	Kailua 446, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	31 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1942. 1942 had 398 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 June 1942
Margin	Records
0 to 10	249
10 to 20	26
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	4