Weather Records on 16 June 2003

569 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 June 2003. Highest significance: Mt Airy 2 W, US.

Key Facts for 16 June 2003

On 16 June 2003, 569 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
302 were record highs and 127 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 555 daily.
Mt Airy 2 W set a daily record precipitation of 69.3 mm (2.7 in) on 16 June 2003.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

569 stations

569 station records on 16 June 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 June 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Represa El Aleman	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kislokan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Phetchabun	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pamiers	France	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman Central Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Casper-Natrona Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Meadville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
South Pass City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Babuskin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria Ecatepec	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston - Yeager AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huajimic	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barren Rvr Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Guanacevi (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Guadalupe Victoria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nakhon Sawan	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Whyanbeel Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	31.8 C (89.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morrilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsborough Rvr Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marre-Sale	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jeremiah 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shiprock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nice	France	Record high maximum temperature	29.1 C (84.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Casar	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Presa la Concepcion	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Andres Timilpan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Concepcion Papalo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria del Rio (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ibapah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Toulouse-Blagnac	France	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nuevo Morelos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Walden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Byllesby 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hana AP 355	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bastia	France	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jonacatepec	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lauchapan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

569 records

Records set or tied on 16 June 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 118, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 184, Lowest daily minimum 79, Heaviest daily rainfall 140.

Records on 16 June 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	118
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	184
Lowest daily minimum	79
Heaviest daily rainfall	140
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 June 2003 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 12, daily 555.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

429 broken records

Margins by which the 429 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 62.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 June 2003

Top 20 records on 16 June 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 June 2003	Mt Airy 2 W, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	102 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2003	Represa El Aleman, MX	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2003	Kislokan, RU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2003	Phetchabun, TH	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2003	Pamiers, FR	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2003	Mossman Central Mill, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2003	Jeanerette 5 NW, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	85 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2003	Waynesboro, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2003	Liberty 3 SSE, US	monthly rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2003	Irkutsk, RU	daily high min	19.2 C (66.6 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	77 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2003	Casper-Natrona Co AP, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2003	Meadville, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2003	South Pass City, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	102 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2003	Babuskin, RU	daily high min	13.1 C (55.6 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	82 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2003	Naalehu 14, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2003	Barcelona/Aeropuerto, ES	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	77 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2003	Columbus, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	105 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2003	Santa Maria Ecatepec, MX	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2003	Long Prairie, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	96 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2003	Santo Domingo, MX	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	50 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2003. 2003 had 569 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 2003-06-16: 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	375
10 to 20	28
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1