Weather Records on 16 June 1969

870 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 June 1969. Highest significance: Carmel, US.

Key Facts for 16 June 1969

On 16 June 1969, 870 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
193 were record highs and 334 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 833 daily.
Carmel set a monthly record daily precipitation of 109.2 mm (4.3 in) on 16 June 1969.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

870 stations

870 station records on 16 June 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 June 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Shiprock	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Readsboro 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Laketown	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Searsburg STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Whitingham 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nixon	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Loerie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Manila	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Shelburne Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bandelier Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lehighton 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arendtsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Port Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mays Mill	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ilkal	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rimini 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Holy Cross	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeport 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Callao	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wialki	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Riversul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Perm	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Protem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Mt 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
McKinley Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sholapur	India	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shippensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Longvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bogucany	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tajshet	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	36.2 C (97.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Millville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cluj Napoca	Romania	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Loerie (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	35.4 C (95.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
University Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

870 records

Records set or tied on 16 June 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 105, Lowest daily maximum 165, Highest daily minimum 88, Lowest daily minimum 169, Heaviest daily rainfall 342, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 16 June 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	105
Lowest daily maximum	165
Highest daily minimum	88
Lowest daily minimum	169
Heaviest daily rainfall	342
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 June 1969 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 31, daily 833.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

700 broken records

Margins by which the 700 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 June 1969

Top 20 records on 16 June 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 June 1969	Carmel, US	monthly rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	66 years	72 of 100 (Major)
16 June 1969	Southern Cross, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1969	Shiprock, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1969	Readsboro 1 SE, US	monthly rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1969	Laketown, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1969	Searsburg STN, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1969	Vernon, US	monthly rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1969	Whitingham 1 W, US	monthly rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1969	Nixon, US	monthly rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1969	Loerie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1969	Keene, US	monthly rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1969	Carlisle, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	111 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1969	Manila, US	monthly rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	1 year	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1969	Shelburne Falls, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1969	Bandelier Nm, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1969	Lehighton 1SSW, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1969	Kahuku 912, US	monthly high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	49 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1969	Alpine, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1969	Hawley 1 E, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1969	Spanish Fk Pwr House, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	45 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 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1969. 1969 had 870 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 1969-06-16: 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	594
10 to 20	73
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	7
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1