Weather Records on 16 June 1987

1,400 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 June 1987. Highest significance: Boras, SE.

Key Facts for 16 June 1987

On 16 June 1987, 1,400 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
466 were record highs and 340 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 48 monthly and 1,348 daily.
Boras set a daily record precipitation of 40.6 mm (1.6 in) on 16 June 1987.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

1,400 stations

1,400 station records on 16 June 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 June 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Nidingen A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Sao Paulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Lorne Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Flahult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lidkoping	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Huskvarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lanna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bierbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hylletofta	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nassjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Listowel Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Vaexjoe	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Soraby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Djursatra	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Arno	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fagerhult_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Paulistrom	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Grebbeshult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Do Acungui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Varberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Falkoping	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Toliness Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fagered	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hagshults_Flygplats	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ulrika	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Traneberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Torsby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Longton Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Uplo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Coolon Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gillespie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Evangelista de Souza	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.9 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Save	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Granshult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rorvik_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Savsjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Haggarda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Haina 214	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wellshot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Delmiro Gouveia (Pedra)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hudiksvall	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ilfracombe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fermoy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Svinhult_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kisa_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jarpliden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lansdowne Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sherwood Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kavsjo_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alingsas_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Skovde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saffle	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Ryde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Baixo Cotia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Batista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Miguel Arcanjo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,400 records

Records set or tied on 16 June 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 216, Lowest daily maximum 270, Highest daily minimum 250, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 594.

Records on 16 June 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	216
Lowest daily maximum	270
Highest daily minimum	250
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	594
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 June 1987 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 48, daily 1,348.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,178 broken records

Margins by which the 1,178 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 68.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 June 1987

Top 20 records on 16 June 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 June 1987	Boras, SE	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	80 years	74 of 100 (Major)
16 June 1987	Nidingen A, SE	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	94 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 June 1987	Vanersborg, SE	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	108 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 June 1987	Sao Paulo, BR	monthly rain	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	41 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 June 1987	Lorne Peak, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 June 1987	Flahult, SE	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 June 1987	Lidkoping, SE	monthly rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 June 1987	Huskvarna, SE	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1987	Lanna, SE	monthly rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1987	Bierbank, AU	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1987	Hylletofta, SE	daily rain	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1987	Nassjo, SE	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1987	Listowel Downs, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1987	Vaexjoe, SE	daily rain	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	108 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1987	Soraby, SE	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1987	Djursatra, SE	monthly rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	9 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1987	Arno, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1987	Fagerhult_D, SE	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1987	Paulistrom, SE	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1987	Grebbeshult, SE	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	54 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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1987. 1987 had 1,400 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1987-06-16: 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	904
10 to 20	150
20 to 30	75
30 to 40	33
40 to 50	12
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	3