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Weather Records on 16 October 1905

16 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 October 1905. Highest significance: Tenterfield (Federation Park), AU.

Key Facts for 16 October 1905

  • On 16 October 1905, 16 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 16 daily.
  • Tenterfield (Federation Park) set a daily record precipitation of 54.6 mm (2.1 in) on 16 October 1905.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

16 stations
Weather records on 16 October 1905 16 station records on 16 October 1905 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
16 station records on 16 October 1905 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 16 October 1905: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Tenterfield (Federation Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation54.6 mm (2.1 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.2 mm (1.2 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord low maximum temperature8.8 C (47.8 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Scone (Philip Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord high maximum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1NetherlandsRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongong Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature-1.2 C (29.8 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord low maximum temperature8.4 C (47.1 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Urana (Butherwah)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Macedon ForestryAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.0 mm (0.7 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord high maximum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord high maximum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord low minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

16 records
Records on 16 October 1905 by type Records set or tied on 16 October 1905 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 8. 02468Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 8Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 16 October 1905 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 8.
Records on 16 October 1905 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall8
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 16 October 1905 by timescale Records on 16 October 1905 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 16. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 16all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 16 October 1905 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 16.
Records on 16 October 1905 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily16

How Much Records Were Beaten By

12 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 October 1905 Margins by which the 12 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 40.4. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 10: 1110 to 20: 020 to 30: 030 to 40: 040 to 50: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 12 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 40.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 October 1905
MarginRecords
0 to 1011
10 to 200
20 to 300
30 to 400
40 to 501

Top 20 by Significance

16 October 1905
Top 16 records on 16 October 1905 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
16 October 1905Tenterfield (Federation Park), AUdaily rain54.6 mm (2.1 in)40.4 mm (1.6 in)2 years41 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1905Wilmington Wb City, USdaily rain9.7 mm (0.38 in)7.4 mm (0.29 in)29 years15 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1905Darwin Post Office, AUdaily rain31.2 mm (1.2 in)5.5 mm (0.22 in)25 years14 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1905Armagh, GBdaily low max8.8 C (47.8 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)23 years14 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1905Scone (Philip Street), AUdaily rain10.7 mm (0.4 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)28 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1905Truro, CAdaily high max21.1 C (70.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)22 years12 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1905Den Helder-1, NLdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)0.1 mm (0.00 in)18 years10 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1905Wollongong Post Office, AUdaily rain13.0 mm (0.5 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)13 years9 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1905Armagh, GBdaily low min-1.2 C (29.8 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)4 years8 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1905Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily low max8.4 C (47.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)12 years7 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1905Urana (Butherwah), AUdaily rain6.4 mm (0.25 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)5 years6 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1905Macedon Forestry, AUdaily rain18.0 mm (0.7 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)5 years5 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1905Fredericton Unb, CAdaily high max (Tie)20.6 C (69.1 F)tie22 years2 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1905Charlottetown, CAdaily high max (Tie)17.2 C (63.0 F)tie29 years2 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1905Galway, IEdaily low min (Tie)-1.1 C (30.0 F)tie23 years2 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1905Middletown 4 W, USdaily high min (Tie)15.6 C (60.1 F)tie7 years1 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 1905
Records on 10-16 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1905. 1905 had 16 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 1905. 1905 had 16 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).