Weather Records on 16 June 1988

813 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 June 1988. Highest significance: Novorossijsk, RU.

Key Facts for 16 June 1988

On 16 June 1988, 813 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
455 were record highs and 125 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 788 daily.
Novorossijsk set a daily record precipitation of 50.5 mm (2.0 in) on 16 June 1988.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

813 stations

813 station records on 16 June 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 June 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Kursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Krasnaja_Gora	Russia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ralph 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Poset	Russia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Anna	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Kent	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pedricea	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alger-Dar El Beida	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Alvon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnaja Poljana	Russia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nanango East Forest 618	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	41.0 C (105.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Inza	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Live Oak	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Borzja	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Charnwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yanykh	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Northam	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Aleman	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chazy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hollis 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Seneca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Isabel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kia Ora Sandy Ridges	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mitt. Paamiut	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	41.5 C (106.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Broadview	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Okmulgee Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Altoona Blair Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aralskoe More	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	42.1 C (107.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	41.4 C (106.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vega de Alatorre	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zhitckovichi	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

813 records

Records set or tied on 16 June 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 271, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 184, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 233.

Records on 16 June 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	271
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	184
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	233
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 June 1988 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 24, daily 788.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

620 broken records

Margins by which the 620 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 54.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 June 1988

Top 20 records on 16 June 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 June 1988	Novorossijsk, RU	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	94 years	73 of 100 (Major)
16 June 1988	Kursk, RU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	75 years	71 of 100 (Major)
16 June 1988	Krasnaja_Gora, RU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1988	Ralph 1 N, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1988	Urjupinsk, RU	daily rain	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	85 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1988	Sotchi, RU	daily rain	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1988	Poset, RU	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1988	Rinconada, MX	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1988	Kon-Kolodez, RU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	75 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1988	Anna, RU	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1988	De Funiak Springs 1 E, US	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	71 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1988	Ft Kent, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	93 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1988	Pedricea, MX	monthly rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1988	Alger-Dar El Beida, DZ	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1988	Glen Alvon, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1988	Krasnaja Poljana, RU	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	7 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1988	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	96 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1988	Ekaterinburg, RU	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	95 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1988	Gardiner, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	83 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1988	Nanango East Forest 618, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	36 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 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1988. 1988 had 813 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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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).