Weather Records on 16 June 1965

940 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 June 1965. Highest significance: Castle Rock, US.

Key Facts for 16 June 1965

On 16 June 1965, 940 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
59 were record highs and 308 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 896 daily.
Castle Rock set an all-time record daily precipitation of 177.8 mm (7.0 in) on 16 June 1965.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

940 stations

940 station records on 16 June 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 June 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
Groningen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Winterswijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Arnhem	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kleve	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Price Game Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mvenyane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Black Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Putten (Gld)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Helmond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Donald (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yellapur	India	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hiawatha	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Araripe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Zegveld	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dwingelo	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Umtata	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Vales, Margate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kilmashogue,Lowlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aliwal North	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yardley Chase	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Montcornet	France	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sumter	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Catole	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ranebennur	India	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oudenbosch	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkestone, Howick	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bergville (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Weldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Schluchtern-Herolz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Strijen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Impendle (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Holland 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Manyberries Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
The Grange, Umzimkul	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ben Lomond	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Heartsease	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Van Reenen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oukraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coetzeekraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Knight L C,Balgowan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roermond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ijsselmonde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boskoop	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Botanic Gardens - Pmb	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kalghatgi	India	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nkobongo (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shikarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moorside	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

940 records

Records set or tied on 16 June 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 272, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 572, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 16 June 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	272
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	572
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 16 June 1965 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 42, daily 896.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

852 broken records

Margins by which the 852 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 2900.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 June 1965

Top 20 records on 16 June 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 June 1965	Castle Rock, US	all-time rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	67 years	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
16 June 1965	Groningen-1, NL	monthly rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	99 years	72 of 100 (Major)
16 June 1965	Winterswijk, NL	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 June 1965	Arnhem, NL	monthly rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 June 1965	Kleve, DE	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 June 1965	Price Game Farm, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1965	Mvenyane (Bos), ZA	daily rain	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1965	Black Lake, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1965	Uccle, BE	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1965	Putten (Gld), NL	monthly rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	58 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1965	Helmond, NL	daily rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1965	Fort Donald (Bos), ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1965	Yellapur, IN	daily rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	58 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1965	Trinidad, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1965	Biloxi, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	69 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1965	Hiawatha, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1965	Araripe, BR	monthly rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1965	Zegveld, NL	daily rain	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1965	Dwingelo, NL	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1965	Umtata, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	51 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 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1965. 1965 had 940 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 1965-06-16: 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 500	851
500 to 1000	0
1000 to 1500	0
1500 to 2000	0
2000 to 2500	0
2500 to 3000	1