Weather Records on 16 June 1968

326 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 June 1968. Highest significance: Waterloo 6SW, US.

Key Facts for 16 June 1968

On 16 June 1968, 326 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
72 were record highs and 99 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 322 daily.
Waterloo 6SW set a daily record precipitation of 85.3 mm (3.4 in) on 16 June 1968.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

326 stations

326 station records on 16 June 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 June 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waterloo 6SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nanutarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pakribarwan	India	Record daily precipitation	103.2 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hkorol	Russia	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tatum	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Giralia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dillenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dhanbad Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	152.2 mm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nawadah	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Partizansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rajauli	India	Record daily precipitation	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gaya	India	Record daily precipitation	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Islampur	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yajlju	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Markovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eufaula 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kaliakheri	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rothenburg Ob der Tauber	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Salwani(Silvani)	India	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Canadian	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winderie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pendra Road	India	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jahanabad	India	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kentfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasant Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chindwara	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Turij Rog	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Spassk Dalniy	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Peedamullah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Angermunde	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kowardha	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Astrahanka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stanton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pachamba	India	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

326 records

Records set or tied on 16 June 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 155.

Records on 16 June 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	155
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 June 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 322.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

263 broken records

Margins by which the 263 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 73.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 June 1968

Top 20 records on 16 June 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 June 1968	Waterloo 6SW, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1968	Nanutarra, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	53 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1968	Goodland, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1968	Pakribarwan, IN	daily rain	103.2 mm (4.1 in)	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1968	Hkorol, RU	daily rain	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1968	Ai-Petri, UA	daily rain	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1968	Tatum, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1968	Giralia, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	53 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1968	Dillenburg, DE	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1968	Dhanbad Sr, IN	monthly rain	152.2 mm (6.0 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1968	Wray, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1968	Hennessey 4 ESE, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1968	Putbus, DE	daily high max	28.0 C (82.4 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	109 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1968	Nawadah, IN	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	17 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1968	Partizansk, RU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1968	Yalta, UA	daily rain	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1968	Rajauli, IN	monthly rain	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1968	Gaya, IN	daily rain	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1968	Islampur, IN	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	59 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1968	Yajlju, RU	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	37 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1968. 1968 had 326 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 1968-06-16: 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 10	194
10 to 20	38
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1