Weather Records on 16 June 1996

723 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 June 1996. Highest significance: Butte, US.

Key Facts for 16 June 1996

On 16 June 1996, 723 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
268 were record highs and 172 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 710 daily.
Butte set a daily record precipitation of 86.4 mm (3.4 in) on 16 June 1996.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

723 stations

723 station records on 16 June 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 June 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Raymondville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Colby 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Reykjavik	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Njandoma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yangjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	266.3 mm (10.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Geary	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chisos Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Weemelah (Crinolyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rowena (Bunna Bunna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elwood 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Passo Faxinal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.7 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Enid	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cuimato	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burren Junction (Hastings Stre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cryon (Koothney)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sabana Grande 2 ENE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Creek Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Childress Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Mervyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cointzio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hadama	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Topeka ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rybinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Downing	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dandaragan West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ganyu	China	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Khudjand	Tajikistan	Record low minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winona	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Centreville	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wallace 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Georgievsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
McAlinden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ignacio Lopez Rayon	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sedalia 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

723 records

Records set or tied on 16 June 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 124, Lowest daily maximum 93, Highest daily minimum 144, Lowest daily minimum 79, Heaviest daily rainfall 282, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 16 June 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	124
Lowest daily maximum	93
Highest daily minimum	144
Lowest daily minimum	79
Heaviest daily rainfall	282
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 June 1996 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 710.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

583 broken records

Margins by which the 583 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 215.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 June 1996

Top 20 records on 16 June 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 June 1996	Butte, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1996	Raymondville, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	74 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1996	Colby 1SW, US	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1996	Telchaquillo, MX	daily high min	31.7 C (89.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1996	Reykjavik, IS	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1996	Roosevelt, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1996	Mineral, US	monthly low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	81 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1996	Njandoma, RU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1996	Yangjiang, CN	daily rain	266.3 mm (10.5 in)	215.1 mm (8.5 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1996	Geary, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	81 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1996	Chisos Basin, US	monthly rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1996	Weemelah (Crinolyn), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1996	Rowena (Bunna Bunna), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1996	Elwood 8 S, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	85 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1996	Passo Faxinal, BR	daily rain	81.7 mm (3.2 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	22 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1996	Tulloona (Coolanga), AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	97 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1996	Enid, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	81 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1996	Cuimato, MX	monthly rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1996	Alexandria, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1996	Burren Junction (Hastings Stre, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	38 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1996. 1996 had 723 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 1996-06-16: 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 50	577
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1