Weather Records on 16 June 1959

389 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 June 1959. Highest significance: Barras, BR.

Key Facts for 16 June 1959

On 16 June 1959, 389 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
145 were record highs and 157 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 383 daily.
Barras set a daily record precipitation of 55.3 mm (2.2 in) on 16 June 1959.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

389 stations

389 station records on 16 June 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 June 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tirupati	India	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Schelm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	36.4 C (97.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burwood East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Middleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gudauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Srirangpatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yadki	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Demagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ulundurpet	India	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Etne	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Isabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruppathur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Windom	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Binghamton Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pahala 21	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Palakonda	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dobbins Colgate Foreba	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cream Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Turuvekere	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gudiyatham	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Udayalipatti	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Falls Village	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clovis	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Falfurrias	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Summit	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
US Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hailakundi India	India	Record daily precipitation	89.1 mm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cintalapa	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Spier Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Harlingen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bennington 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

389 records

Records set or tied on 16 June 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 59, Lowest daily maximum 105, Highest daily minimum 86, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 87.

Records on 16 June 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	59
Lowest daily maximum	105
Highest daily minimum	86
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	87
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 June 1959 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 383.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

271 broken records

Margins by which the 271 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 June 1959

Top 20 records on 16 June 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 June 1959	Barras, BR	daily rain	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1959	Aktobe, KZ	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1959	Tirupati, IN	monthly rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1959	Schelm, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1959	Tupper Lake Sunmount, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1959	Stratford, CA	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	87 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1959	Cherdyn', RU	all-time high max	36.4 C (97.5 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1959	Burwood East, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1959	Middleton Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1959	Gudauri, GE	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	56 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1959	Srirangpatnam, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1959	Sugar City, US	monthly rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	9 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1959	Aztec Ruins Nm, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	62 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1959	Yadki, IN	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1959	Demagiri, IN	daily rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1959	Ulundurpet, IN	daily rain	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1959	Woodstock, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	46 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1959	Etne, NO	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1959	Avon Park 2 W, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1959	Port Isabel, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1959. 1959 had 389 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	234
10 to 20	27
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1