Weather Records on 16 June 1962

405 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 June 1962. Highest significance: Sundance, US.

Key Facts for 16 June 1962

On 16 June 1962, 405 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
84 were record highs and 186 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 396 daily.
Sundance set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 16 June 1962.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

405 stations

405 station records on 16 June 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 June 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sundance	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Schreiber	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wyola 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish 9 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
South Springfield (South Sprin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Onaka	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer 10 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cameron Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Wingate	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goldberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Globe Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Panguitch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Springerville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record low maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Curtis	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Foxpark	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barrett Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dillingham FAA AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rodeo (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Globe Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Safford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Willcox	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Avalon Pleasure Pier	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Deadwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Murdo	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Abitibi Canyon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pinedale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hilland 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello 2E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Halle	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

405 records

Records set or tied on 16 June 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 110, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 76, Heaviest daily rainfall 133, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 16 June 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	110
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	76
Heaviest daily rainfall	133
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 16 June 1962 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 6, daily 396.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

339 broken records

Margins by which the 339 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 June 1962

Top 20 records on 16 June 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 June 1962	Sundance, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	66 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 June 1962	Pte de Chassiron, FR	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1962	Buffalo, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1962	Sheridan Fld STN, US	all-time rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1962	Schreiber, CA	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1962	Wyola 1 SW, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1962	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	65 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1962	Spearfish 9 WNW, US	all-time rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1962	Belle Fourche, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1962	Bartow 1SE, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1962	South Springfield (South Sprin, AU	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1962	Port Hastings, CA	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	68 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1962	Chemnitz, DE	daily high min	17.1 C (62.8 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	78 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1962	Regensburg, DE	daily high min	17.0 C (62.6 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	76 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1962	Tombstone, US	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1962	Onaka, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1962	Spearfish, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1962	Spencer 10 NE, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1962	Cameron Falls, CA	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1962	Buckeye, US	daily low max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	60 years	31 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1962. 1962 had 405 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 1962-06-16: 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	323
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1