Weather Records on 16 June 2012

706 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 June 2012. Highest significance: Ust-USA, RU.

Key Facts for 16 June 2012

On 16 June 2012, 706 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
363 were record highs and 129 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 671 daily.
Ust-USA set an all-time record daily precipitation of 63.7 mm (2.5 in) on 16 June 2012.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

706 stations

706 station records on 16 June 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 June 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ust-USA	Russia	Record daily precipitation	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Oelrichs	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Maracay - B.A. Sucr	Venezuela	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dunbar	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rancho Nuevo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	220.5 mm (8.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
La Union	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	165.4 mm (6.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
El Porvenir	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Godegard	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tihvin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Walli (Kentucky)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aanekoski Kalaniemi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kochi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	231.4 mm (9.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnojarsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Isparta	Turkey	Record high minimum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
General Wayne A Downing Intl A	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rockley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.3 C (88.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kielder Castle	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moskalvo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Augustine 2E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hazlehurst	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan City	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leadhills	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cannery Creek	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.9 C (85.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marre-Sale	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Soraby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mineola	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Richland Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chiconautla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Budennovsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zinnwald-Georgenfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fukuyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gloria Escondida	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan de Las Flores	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	270.3 mm (10.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Njaksimvol	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Milpa Alta	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Novy-Port	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	29.7 C (85.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Edinburgh: Royal Botanic Garde	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Healdsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Muleshoe Nwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aleppo	Syria	Record high minimum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tlapehuala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kaliningrad	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Penicuik	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
De Sabla	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fossil	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Iguala (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cakir	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	31.5 C (88.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mae Sariang	Thailand	Record low minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Taipak	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	41.9 C (107.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

706 records

Records set or tied on 16 June 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 230, Lowest daily maximum 70, Highest daily minimum 133, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 213, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 16 June 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	230
Lowest daily maximum	70
Highest daily minimum	133
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	213
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 16 June 2012 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 32, daily 671.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

566 broken records

Margins by which the 566 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 June 2012

Top 20 records on 16 June 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 June 2012	Ust-USA, RU	all-time rain	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	72 of 100 (Major)
16 June 2012	Ust Tzilma, RU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	96 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 June 2012	Oelrichs, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 June 2012	Maracay - B.A. Sucr, VE	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2012	Dunbar, GB	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2012	Rancho Nuevo, MX	monthly rain	220.5 mm (8.7 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	18 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2012	La Union, MX	daily rain	165.4 mm (6.5 in)	122.5 mm (4.8 in)	14 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2012	Springer, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	117 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2012	El Porvenir, MX	daily rain	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	124.9 mm (4.9 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2012	Godegard, SE	monthly rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	84 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2012	Tihvin, RU	all-time rain	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2012	Walli (Kentucky), AU	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2012	Aanekoski Kalaniemi, FI	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2012	Kochi, JP	daily rain	231.4 mm (9.1 in)	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2012	Krasnojarsk, RU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	65 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2012	Isparta, TR	monthly high min	22.3 C (72.1 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	54 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2012	General Wayne A Downing Intl A, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2012	Rockley Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2012	Nurnberg, DE	daily high max	31.3 C (88.3 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	104 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2012	Kielder Castle, GB	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	38 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 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2012. 2012 had 706 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	818
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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	557
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1