16 June


US Weather events

US Weather events

1806 219 yrs ago
A total eclipse of the sun was viewed from southern California to Massachusetts. (David Ludlum)
1917 108 yrs ago
The temperature soared to 124 degrees at Mecca climaxing the most destructive heat wave of record in California history. (David Ludlum)
1944 81 yrs ago
A tornado in Sioux City, IA, traveled an odd course. It spun in one place for about twenty minutes, made a U-turn, traveled southeast for about three miles, then traveled south, east, north, and finally east again. (The Weather Channel)
1987 38 yrs ago
Temperatures soared above 100 degrees in the Upper Midwest, reaching 104 degrees at Lincoln, NE. Thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 96 mph at Valley City, ND, and baseball size hail near Red Oak, IA. (The National Weather Summary)
1988 37 yrs ago
After a brief respite, hot weather returned to the Northern High Plains Region. Late night thunderstorms in Montana produced wind gusts to 70 mph at Polson and north of Lake Seeley. (The National Weather Summary)
1989 36 yrs ago
Daytime thunderstorms produced severe weather from northern Florida to the Middle Atlantic Coast. The thunderstorms spawned eight tornadoes, and there were 138 reports of large hail and damaging winds. Thunderstorm winds gusting to 87 mph caused twenty million dollars damage at Columbia SC. Strong thunderstorm winds killed one person at McLeansville NC. (Storm Data)
Data source: http://www.weatherforyou.com/


World records

World records


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F5 tornadoes

F5 tornadoes

1957 68 yrs ago
Robecco Pavese–Valle Scuropasso, Italy 2018 fatalities
Many large stone buildings were flattened. Officially rated F5 with damage estimated at T10 on the TORRO Scale, however, rating is uncertain and it may have been a high-end F4.
Official F5/EF5, but rating is disputed; event may not have been F5/EF5
1992 33 yrs ago
Chandler, Minnesota 2024 fatalities
Mid-June 1992 tornado outbreak – Multiple homes were swept away, and vehicles were thrown and stripped down to their frames.
Official F5/EF5; undisputed


Deadly earthquakes

Deadly earthquakes

Jun 16, 1929 10.47 PM UTC 96 yrs ago
New Zealand (map) , 35 km deep Magnitude: 7.5
Secondary effectstsunami
Total deaths resulting from an earthquake (Utsu catalog)17

Jun 16, 1964 04.01 AM UTC 61 yrs ago
Japan (map) , 13.1 km deep Magnitude: 7.5 UK
Secondary effectstsunami, fire
Total deaths resulting from an earthquake (Utsu catalog)26
Total deaths resulting from an earthquake (Emergency Events Database)25





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