Weather Records on 16 June 1954

524 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 June 1954. Highest significance: Vilnius, LT.

Key Facts for 16 June 1954

On 16 June 1954, 524 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
95 were record highs and 170 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 519 daily.
Vilnius set a daily record precipitation of 37.2 mm (1.5 in) on 16 June 1954.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

524 stations

524 station records on 16 June 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 June 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Maclear (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ntywenka (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Sugor	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fountain Head	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bencuti (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Calitzdorp (Dam)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Savanne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mannington 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ventnor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Borio	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Emgcewe (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nqadu Heights (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Amanzamnyama (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cwebe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mnt Fletcher (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Holme	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bhandaria	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rust-En-Vrede	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Warragul (Carbethon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kuttiadi	India	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Birtle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ibeka (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Garu	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tonti (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zamora (Obs)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Hermes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Louisa	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kaunas	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pottstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bagodar I	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Skagit Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moth	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkersberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
West Bend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Race (Aut)	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

524 records

Records set or tied on 16 June 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 114, Highest daily minimum 72, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 258, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 16 June 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	114
Highest daily minimum	72
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	258
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 June 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 519.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

419 broken records

Margins by which the 419 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 61.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 June 1954

Top 20 records on 16 June 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 June 1954	Vilnius, LT	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	67 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 June 1954	Maclear (Mag), ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1954	Hogsback (Bos), ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1954	Ntywenka (Bos), ZA	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1954	Ust-Sugor, RU	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1954	Fountain Head, ZA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1954	Bencuti (Bos), ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1954	Beckley Va Hospital, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	5 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1954	Calitzdorp (Dam), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1954	Savanne, CA	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1954	Mannington 1 N, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1954	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1954	Ventnor, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1954	Montpelier, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1954	Rogersville 1 NE, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1954	Borio, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1954	Emgcewe (Bos), ZA	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1954	Nqadu Heights (Bos), ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	5 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1954	Amanzamnyama (Bos), ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1954	Harrison 1 NNW, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	38 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1954. 1954 had 524 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	329
10 to 20	47
20 to 30	26
30 to 40	12
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1