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Weather Records on 16 October 1904

7 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 October 1904. Highest significance: Galway, IE.

Key Facts for 16 October 1904

  • On 16 October 1904, 7 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 6 daily.
  • Galway set a monthly record daily precipitation of 34.1 mm (1.3 in) on 16 October 1904.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

7 stations
Weather records on 16 October 1904 7 station records on 16 October 1904 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
7 station records on 16 October 1904 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 16 October 1904: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
GalwayIrelandRecord daily precipitation34.1 mm (1.3 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Ferntree GullyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord high minimum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Narre Warren North (Narre WarrAustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.2 mm (1.1 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord high maximum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

7 records
Records on 16 October 1904 by type Records set or tied on 16 October 1904 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 4. 01234Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 4Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 16 October 1904 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 4.
Records on 16 October 1904 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall4
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 16 October 1904 by timescale Records on 16 October 1904 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 6. 0246all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 6all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 16 October 1904 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 6.
Records on 16 October 1904 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily6

How Much Records Were Beaten By

5 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 October 1904 Margins by which the 5 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 6.4. Ties are not counted. 011220 to 1: 11 to 2: 12 to 3: 03 to 4: 24 to 5: 05 to 6: 06 to 7: 10 to 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 55 to 66 to 7
Margins by which the 5 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 6.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 October 1904
MarginRecords
0 to 11
1 to 21
2 to 30
3 to 42
4 to 50
5 to 60
6 to 71

Top 20 by Significance

16 October 1904
Top 7 records on 16 October 1904 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
16 October 1904Galway, IEmonthly rain34.1 mm (1.3 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)33 years28 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1904Ferntree Gully, AUdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)27 years18 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1904Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily high min8.3 C (46.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)11 years9 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1904Narre Warren North (Narre Warr, AUdaily rain29.2 mm (1.1 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)4 years8 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1904St John's, CAdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)1 year3 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1904Galway, IEdaily high max (Tie)16.1 C (61.0 F)tie37 years3 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1904Port Stanley, CAdaily low min (Tie)-1.7 C (28.9 F)tie28 years2 of 100 (Routine)

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

1796 to 1904
Records on 10-16 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1904. 1904 had 7 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001796: 11808: 11810: 11811: 31817: 11826: 11830: 11836: 21838: 11839: 11856: 11859: 21862: 21865: 21870: 31873: 21876: 21877: 31878: 21879: 41880: 11881: 31882: 11883: 21884: 21885: 11886: 41887: 31889: 11890: 41891: 51892: 61893: 121894: 51895: 21896: 21897: 91898: 41899: 81901: 41902: 71903: 61904: 71905: 161906: 31907: 61908: 491909: 201910: 101911: 181912: 161913: 251914: 521915: 171916: 281917: 191918: 251919: 581920: 441921: 541922: 571923: 841924: 811925: 3041926: 1801927: 1221928: 5431929: 1181930: 3121931: 5151932: 3791933: 2181934: 7121935: 3951936: 2441937: 1,2001938: 6061939: 4941940: 5311941: 2201942: 4261943: 1,2331944: 6091945: 4141946: 3981947: 8651948: 2791949: 3781950: 3441951: 2661952: 6981953: 5081954: 1,0681955: 4271956: 6201957: 3541958: 4941959: 3191960: 5401961: 7901962: 5041963: 4641964: 5131965: 4981966: 6691967: 5161968: 9871969: 8451970: 7891971: 9791972: 4641973: 5391974: 1,0611975: 4871976: 1,0531977: 5491978: 8221979: 5801980: 1,3831981: 8971982: 4301983: 4321984: 1,5071985: 6721986: 4501987: 1,2591988: 7031989: 8201990: 8901991: 1,5431992: 1,6461993: 9991994: 1,1761995: 1,0611996: 5851997: 9391998: 9341999: 7052000: 5192001: 7542002: 1,0792003: 5302004: 6872005: 6842006: 1,3302007: 6452008: 7782009: 1,9312010: 1,0492011: 8162012: 7282013: 5462014: 6952015: 1,1422016: 1,0632017: 1,0142018: 1,5582019: 4632020: 4842021: 5412022: 6762023: 6082024: 7212025: 5591796187718951913193019471964198119982015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1904. 1904 had 7 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 10-16 in each year
YearRecords
17961
18081
18101
18113
18171
18261
18301
18362
18381
18391
18561
18592
18622
18652
18703
18732
18762
18773
18782
18794
18801
18813
18821
18832
18842
18851
18864
18873
18891
18904
18915
18926
189312
18945
18952
18962
18979
18984
18998
19014
19027
19036
19047
190516
19063
19076
190849
190920
191010
191118
191216
191325
191452
191517
191628
191719
191825
191958
192044
192154
192257
192384
192481
1925304
1926180
1927122
1928543
1929118
1930312
1931515
1932379
1933218
1934712
1935395
1936244
19371,200
1938606
1939494
1940531
1941220
1942426
19431,233
1944609
1945414
1946398
1947865
1948279
1949378
1950344
1951266
1952698
1953508
19541,068
1955427
1956620
1957354
1958494
1959319
1960540
1961790
1962504
1963464
1964513
1965498
1966669
1967516
1968987
1969845
1970789
1971979
1972464
1973539
19741,061
1975487
19761,053
1977549
1978822
1979580
19801,383
1981897
1982430
1983432
19841,507
1985672
1986450
19871,259
1988703
1989820
1990890
19911,543
19921,646
1993999
19941,176
19951,061
1996585
1997939
1998934
1999705
2000519
2001754
20021,079
2003530
2004687
2005684
20061,330
2007645
2008778
20091,931
20101,049
2011816
2012728
2013546
2014695
20151,142
20161,063
20171,014
20181,558
2019463
2020484
2021541
2022676
2023608
2024721
2025559

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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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-15).