Weather Records on 16 June 1951

276 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 June 1951. Highest significance: Prescott 2 NNW, US.

Key Facts for 16 June 1951

On 16 June 1951, 276 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
66 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 275 daily.
Prescott 2 NNW set a daily record precipitation of 67.3 mm (2.6 in) on 16 June 1951.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

276 stations

276 station records on 16 June 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 June 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Denekamp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nagerutari	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Varanasi	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Antah	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vicosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.9 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Varanasi	India	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Patu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Panguitch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lalganj	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ageon	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ibiapina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Galena	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kiama Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dom Mauricio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hamirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Muscle Creek (Clendinning)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jhalod	India	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barabazar	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Robeline	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Hall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Khagaul	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Iglas	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jhansi	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Basti	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Spot Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lovelock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bulahdelah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rison	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Shahpura	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bansdih	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cleburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Monkerai Upper (Redleaf)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerston (Hunters Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

276 records

Records set or tied on 16 June 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 173.

Records on 16 June 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	173
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 June 1951 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 0, daily 275.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

244 broken records

Margins by which the 244 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 June 1951

Top 20 records on 16 June 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 June 1951	Prescott 2 NNW, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1951	Denekamp, NL	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1951	State UNIV, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1951	Nagerutari, IN	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1951	Varanasi, IN	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1951	Warren 2 ENE, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1951	Indianola 1SW, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1951	Antah, IN	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1951	Vicosa, BR	daily rain	78.9 mm (3.1 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1951	Fichtelberg, DE	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1951	Varanasi, IN	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1951	Southport 5 N, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1951	Patu, BR	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1951	Grinnell 3 SW, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1951	Panguitch, US	all-time high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1951	Bega (Newtown Road), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1951	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	61 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1951	Lalganj, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1951	Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DE	daily high min	16.5 C (61.7 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	65 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1951	Ageon, IN	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	32 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1951. 1951 had 276 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 1951-06-16: 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 June 1951
Margin	Records
0 to 10	162
10 to 20	38
20 to 30	24
30 to 40	13
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	2