Weather Records on 16 June 1956

434 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 June 1956. Highest significance: Kalispell Glacier AP, US.

Key Facts for 16 June 1956

On 16 June 1956, 434 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
186 were record highs and 107 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 430 daily.
Kalispell Glacier AP set a daily record precipitation of 45.7 mm (1.8 in) on 16 June 1956.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

434 stations

434 station records on 16 June 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 June 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Viramgam	India	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Myrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Polson	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brucefield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Prince	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bairgania	India	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saundatti	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mahendraganj	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Morehouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ogallala	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Innes Gasworks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fall River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ainsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lost River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Digby	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sultanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moccasin Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wellston Tippy Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kukrahati	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis US Naval Aca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lodgepole	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
McGill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ashley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Deolapur	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

434 records

Records set or tied on 16 June 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 71, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 115, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 140, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 16 June 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	71
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	115
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	140
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 16 June 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 430.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

318 broken records

Margins by which the 318 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 93.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 June 1956

Top 20 records on 16 June 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 June 1956	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1956	Viramgam, IN	daily rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1956	Myrup, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1956	Harrison, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1956	Polson, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1956	Brucefield, CA	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1956	Isabela Substn, PR	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1956	Prince, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1956	Holmogadd A, SE	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1956	Bairgania, IN	daily rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	18 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1956	Saundatti, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1956	Merrill, US	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1956	Mahendraganj, IN	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	25 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1956	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily low min	2.5 C (36.5 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	65 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1956	Saint Ignatius, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1956	Middletown 4 W, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	78 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1956	Morehouse, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1956	Ogallala, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1956	Glen Innes Gasworks, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1956	Fall River, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	51 years	30 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1956. 1956 had 434 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 1956-06-16: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	300
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2