Weather Records on 16 June 1949

541 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 June 1949. Highest significance: Murphy 4ESE, US.

Key Facts for 16 June 1949

On 16 June 1949, 541 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
153 were record highs and 100 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 515 daily.
Murphy 4ESE set a daily record precipitation of 69.9 mm (2.8 in) on 16 June 1949.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

541 stations

541 station records on 16 June 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 June 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rock House	United States	Record daily precipitation	197.4 mm (7.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bryson City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorsville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gogland	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vayalpad	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Edmonton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbity (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Crown St. Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kings Tablelands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mountain View Birdseye	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
High Brg Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Menangle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Henryville Sf	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Byrdstown 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Darkes Forest (Kintyre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Celina	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth Falls Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Appin Church St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Caldwell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Andrews	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St John Bethlehem Aca	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Penrith Ladbury Avenue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Helensburgh (Sawan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Adairsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Burnside	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Palamner	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Srinivaspur	India	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

541 records

Records set or tied on 16 June 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 70, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 83, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 282, Heaviest daily snowfall 6.

Records on 16 June 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	70
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	83
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	282
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 June 1949 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 19, daily 515.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

446 broken records

Margins by which the 446 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 163.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 June 1949

Top 20 records on 16 June 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 June 1949	Murphy 4ESE, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	73 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1949	Rock House, US	daily rain	197.4 mm (7.8 in)	163.9 mm (6.5 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1949	Waynesville 1 E, US	monthly rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1949	Bryson City 2, US	monthly rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1949	Taylorsville 2SW, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1949	Gogland, RU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1949	Elgin Water, US	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1949	Charleston, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	57 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1949	Vayalpad, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1949	Clayton 1 SSW, US	daily rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1949	Newport 1 NW, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1949	Tranebjerg, DK	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1949	Scottsburg, US	all-time rain	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1949	Edmonton 3 W, US	monthly rain	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1949	Falmouth, US	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1949	Cobbity (Roseneath), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1949	Madison Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1949	Cullowhee, US	all-time rain	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1949	Crown St. Reservoir, AU	monthly rain	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1949	Kings Tablelands, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)

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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1949. 1949 had 541 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 1949-06-16: 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 25	392
25 to 50	42
50 to 75	4
75 to 100	5
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1