Weather Records on 16 June 1985

744 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 June 1985. Highest significance: Madison, US.

Key Facts for 16 June 1985

On 16 June 1985, 744 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
258 were record highs and 298 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 736 daily.
Madison set a daily record precipitation of 86.4 mm (3.4 in) on 16 June 1985.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

744 stations

744 station records on 16 June 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 June 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Fairhope 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sandheads	India	Record daily precipitation	214.9 mm (8.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Live Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ulu-Teljak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bolgrad	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ailey	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Macuspana (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cross City 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brooklet 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Baranovichi	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan de Aragon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Krapivino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dono	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mexico	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	44.5 C (112.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kanin Nos	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kleve	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Koror	Palau	Record daily precipitation	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Andalusia 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Belleview 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Verkhneuralsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cordele	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lisbon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Milpa Alta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aratichanguio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Givhans Ferry 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

744 records

Records set or tied on 16 June 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 133, Lowest daily maximum 114, Highest daily minimum 125, Lowest daily minimum 184, Heaviest daily rainfall 188.

Records on 16 June 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	133
Lowest daily maximum	114
Highest daily minimum	125
Lowest daily minimum	184
Heaviest daily rainfall	188
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 June 1985 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 736.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

562 broken records

Margins by which the 562 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 June 1985

Top 20 records on 16 June 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 June 1985	Madison, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	71 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 June 1985	Jefferson City Wtp, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	72 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 June 1985	Fairhope 2 NE, US	daily rain	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1985	Sandheads, IN	daily rain	214.9 mm (8.5 in)	120.8 mm (4.8 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1985	Live Oak, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1985	Fernandina Beach, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	91 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1985	Perry, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1985	Charlotteburg Rsvr, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1985	Ulu-Teljak, RU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1985	Bolgrad, UA	daily rain	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1985	Bodie California St Historic P, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	88 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1985	Monticello 5 SE, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1985	Bodie California St Historic P, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	85 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1985	Stuart, US	all-time high min	30.0 C (86.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1985	Ailey, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	18 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1985	Kenton, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	80 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1985	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	88 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1985	Macuspana (Smn), MX	daily rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1985	Cross City 1 E, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1985	Plant City, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	76 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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1985. 1985 had 744 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 1985-06-16: 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	529
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1