Weather Records on 16 June 2009

729 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 June 2009. Highest significance: Cottonwood Falls, US.

Key Facts for 16 June 2009

On 16 June 2009, 729 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
331 were record highs and 163 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 713 daily.
Cottonwood Falls set a daily record precipitation of 116.8 mm (4.6 in) on 16 June 2009.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

729 stations

729 station records on 16 June 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 June 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Raleigh 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Halliday	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Weldon Spring NWS	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Golden Valley 9S	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bismarck	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Plevna	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Osawatomie	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Birr	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moberly	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Meadows of Dan 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tianjin	China	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Herington	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Republic	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sanderson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Caplinger Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles 7 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hermann	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Billy Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goessel 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moran	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lebo	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pudasjarvi Sarakyla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quito	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paola	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Burdick (Diamond Springs)	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elmdale 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pomme de Terre Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Copper Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Valentia Observatory	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tepelmeme de Morelos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vicente Guerrero	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

729 records

Records set or tied on 16 June 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 120, Lowest daily maximum 89, Highest daily minimum 211, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 235.

Records on 16 June 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	120
Lowest daily maximum	89
Highest daily minimum	211
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	235
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 June 2009 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 13, daily 713.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

529 broken records

Margins by which the 529 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 June 2009

Top 20 records on 16 June 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 June 2009	Cottonwood Falls, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 June 2009	Raleigh 4 SW, US	daily rain	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 June 2009	Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	83 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 June 2009	Halliday, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2009	Valley Park, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	67 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2009	Britton, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2009	St Charles Elm Pt, US	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	96 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2009	Ft Scott, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	110 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2009	Weldon Spring NWS, US	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2009	Golden Valley 9S, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2009	Bismarck, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2009	Nevada Wtp, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2009	Plevna, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2009	Osawatomie, US	daily rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2009	Birr, IE	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2009	Moberly, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	58 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2009	Meadows of Dan 5 SW, US	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2009	Tianjin, CN	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2009	Appleton City, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	114 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2009	Windsor, US	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	0 years	44 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 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2009. 2009 had 729 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 2009-06-16: 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	483
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2