Weather Records on 16 June 1947

348 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 June 1947. Highest significance: Hamilton (Uralla), AU.

Key Facts for 16 June 1947

On 16 June 1947, 348 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
73 were record highs and 97 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 332 daily.
Hamilton (Uralla) set a daily record precipitation of 27.2 mm (1.1 in) on 16 June 1947.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

348 stations

348 station records on 16 June 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 June 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hamilton (Uralla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bronte Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elliott Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sharpes Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Storlien	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kendenup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boyup Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wagin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waratah (Mount Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Narrogin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ouse (Millbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Villupuram	India	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mundaring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tulia 6 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Railton (Cement Australia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnojarsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cuballing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Koloa 936	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Queenstown (Copper Mine)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wickepin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Cedro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrabah Comm Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Luis Gomes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kotagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Uitenhage	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nyabing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Omak 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lower Chittering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kulyalling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Darkan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Zeehan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Itapipoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Prairieview	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Flying Fish Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gormanston (Gould Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dom Mauricio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tirupoondi	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wannamal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kalgoorlie Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Yolla (Sea View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Paulo Afonso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Antigo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

348 records

Records set or tied on 16 June 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 59, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 178.

Records on 16 June 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	59
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	178
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 June 1947 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 332.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

276 broken records

Margins by which the 276 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 49.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 June 1947

Top 20 records on 16 June 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 June 1947	Hamilton (Uralla), AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 June 1947	Bronte Heights, AU	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1947	Elliott Research Station, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1947	Sharpes Siding, AU	monthly rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1947	Storlien, SE	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1947	Kendenup, AU	monthly rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1947	Boyup Brook, AU	monthly rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1947	Wagin, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1947	Waratah (Mount Road), AU	all-time rain	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1947	Narrogin, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1947	Ouse (Millbrook), AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1947	Villupuram, IN	monthly rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1947	Mundaring, AU	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1947	Arthur River, AU	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1947	Tulia 6 NE, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	5 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1947	Railton (Cement Australia), AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1947	Krasnojarsk, RU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1947	Liafoss, NO	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1947	Cuballing, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1947	Mackay Post Office, AU	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	54 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1947. 1947 had 348 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 1947-06-16: 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	225
10 to 20	39
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	3