Weather Records on 16 June 2006

754 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 June 2006. Highest significance: Abu Hamed, SD.

Key Facts for 16 June 2006

On 16 June 2006, 754 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
454 were record highs and 184 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 735 daily.
Abu Hamed set a daily record precipitation of 70.1 mm (2.8 in) on 16 June 2006.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

754 stations

754 station records on 16 June 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 June 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Abu Hamed	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Port Sudan	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Orlik	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Shizuoka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	208.0 mm (8.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Balasore	India	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Shirakawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Utsunomiya	Japan	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Seliatyn	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chula Vista	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Valladolid	Spain	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterino-Nikolskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
El Obeid	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Parker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jerez de la Frontera	Spain	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Valladolid (Villanubla)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ternej	Russia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marienberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose Alburquerque	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.4 C (86.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Portales	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
University Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Is Cntrl NE Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beverley	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bird City 10S	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Capitan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Balmorhea	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nochistlan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ainsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ruidoso	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aragac Visokogornaya	Armenia	Record high maximum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record high maximum temperature	31.8 C (89.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Taxhimay	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vinnytsia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth 15 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kealakekua 26.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kumagaya	Japan	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tiree	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vega 2NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zolotoj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

754 records

Records set or tied on 16 June 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 233, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 221, Lowest daily minimum 137, Heaviest daily rainfall 116.

Records on 16 June 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	233
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	221
Lowest daily minimum	137
Heaviest daily rainfall	116
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 June 2006 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 12, daily 735.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

545 broken records

Margins by which the 545 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 113.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 June 2006

Top 20 records on 16 June 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 June 2006	Abu Hamed, SD	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2006	Port Sudan, SD	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2006	Orlik, RU	daily rain	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2006	Shizuoka, JP	daily rain	208.0 mm (8.2 in)	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	55 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2006	Katanning Comparison, AU	all-time low min	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	80 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2006	Altentreptow, DE	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2006	Newman, US	monthly high min	30.0 C (86.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	94 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2006	Balasore, IN	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2006	Shirakawa, JP	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2006	Utsunomiya, JP	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2006	Santa Rosa, MX	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2006	Seliatyn, UA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2006	Chula Vista, US	monthly high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	74 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2006	Valladolid, ES	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2006	Ekaterino-Nikolskoe, RU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2006	El Obeid, SD	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2006	Parker, US	daily high min	30.0 C (86.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	109 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2006	Jerez de la Frontera, ES	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2006	Valladolid (Villanubla), ES	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2006	Ternej, RU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	43 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2006. 2006 had 754 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 2006-06-16: 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	516
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1