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Weather Records on 16 October 1908

49 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 October 1908. Highest significance: Adelaide West Terrace, AU.

Key Facts for 16 October 1908

  • On 16 October 1908, 49 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 17 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 41 daily.
  • Adelaide West Terrace set a monthly record daily precipitation of 56.9 mm (2.2 in) on 16 October 1908.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

49 stations
Weather records on 16 October 1908 49 station records on 16 October 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
49 station records on 16 October 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 16 October 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Adelaide West TerraceAustraliaRecord daily precipitation56.9 mm (2.2 in)71 of 100 (Major)
WinbarAustraliaRecord daily precipitation34.5 mm (1.4 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
MaryboroughAustraliaRecord daily precipitation40.6 mm (1.6 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
Newlyn ReservoirAustraliaRecord daily precipitation59.7 mm (2.4 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth (Avoca)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation53.3 mm (2.1 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation55.9 mm (2.2 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Tongo)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.2 mm (1.1 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
DaylesfordAustraliaRecord daily precipitation57.9 mm (2.3 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Smeaton WeirAustraliaRecord daily precipitation53.8 mm (2.1 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
CastlemaineAustraliaRecord daily precipitation37.1 mm (1.5 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Maldon (Derby Hill)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation50.8 mm (2.0 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation42.2 mm (1.7 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation36.6 mm (1.4 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
Warrnambool Shire OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation38.9 mm (1.5 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
Eurugabah StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington Point (Tubbo)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape NorthumberlandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.4 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
CharltonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord high maximum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Thelangerin EastAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Euston Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Kyneton Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City MarinaUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature28.3 C (82.9 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
KallaraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord high maximum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord high maximum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord high maximum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature11.6 C (52.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Warracknabeal Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation32.3 mm (1.3 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord high maximum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord high minimum temperature13.4 C (56.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
WarraweenaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
BallanAustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.5 mm (1.3 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Haddon Rig)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord high maximum temperature23.9 C (75.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature18.1 C (64.6 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord high maximum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord high minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord high maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature26.1 C (79.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Urana (Butherwah)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Mulwala HomesteadAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
MombaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.9 mm (1.0 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe (Wokabity)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

49 records
Records on 16 October 1908 by type Records set or tied on 16 October 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 30. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 11Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 6Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 30Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 16 October 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 30.
Records on 16 October 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum11
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum6
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall30
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 16 October 1908 by timescale Records on 16 October 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 41. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 8daily: 41all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 16 October 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 41.
Records on 16 October 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly8
daily41

How Much Records Were Beaten By

45 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 October 1908 Margins by which the 45 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 33.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 5: 275 to 10: 610 to 15: 615 to 20: 220 to 25: 125 to 30: 130 to 35: 20 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 35
Margins by which the 45 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 33.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 October 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 527
5 to 106
10 to 156
15 to 202
20 to 251
25 to 301
30 to 352

Top 20 by Significance

16 October 1908
Top 20 records on 16 October 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
16 October 1908Adelaide West Terrace, AUmonthly rain56.9 mm (2.2 in)19.8 mm (0.8 in)52 years71 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1908Winbar, AUdaily rain34.5 mm (1.4 in)33.0 mm (1.3 in)11 years46 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1908Maryborough, AUdaily rain40.6 mm (1.6 in)30.7 mm (1.2 in)8 years45 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1908Newlyn Reservoir, AUmonthly rain59.7 mm (2.4 in)13.0 mm (0.5 in)15 years36 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1908Wentworth (Avoca), AUdaily rain53.3 mm (2.1 in)25.1 mm (1.0 in)18 years33 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1908Wentworth Post Office, AUmonthly rain55.9 mm (2.2 in)7.4 mm (0.29 in)14 years29 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1908White Cliffs (Tongo), AUdaily rain27.2 mm (1.1 in)17.3 mm (0.7 in)27 years28 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1908Daylesford, AUmonthly rain57.9 mm (2.3 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)38 years27 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1908Smeaton Weir, AUmonthly rain53.8 mm (2.1 in)5.8 mm (0.23 in)15 years26 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1908Castlemaine, AUmonthly rain37.1 mm (1.5 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)25 years26 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1908Maldon (Derby Hill), AUmonthly rain50.8 mm (2.0 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)5 years24 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1908Portland, AUmonthly rain42.2 mm (1.7 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)18 years24 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1908Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong), AUdaily rain36.6 mm (1.4 in)10.9 mm (0.4 in)19 years23 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1908Warrnambool Shire Office, AUdaily rain38.9 mm (1.5 in)8.4 mm (0.33 in)18 years23 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1908Eurugabah Station, AUdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)20.3 mm (0.8 in)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1908Darlington Point (Tubbo), AUdaily rain19.1 mm (0.8 in)14.3 mm (0.6 in)7 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1908Cape Northumberland, AUdaily rain24.4 mm (1.0 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)18 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1908Charlton, AUdaily rain19.1 mm (0.8 in)13.3 mm (0.5 in)15 years19 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1908Fredericton Unb, CAdaily high max25.0 C (77.0 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)25 years19 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1908Thelangerin East, AUdaily rain14.2 mm (0.6 in)12.4 mm (0.5 in)3 years18 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 1908
Records on 10-16 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1908. 1908 had 49 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: 1,5442019: 4592020: 4792021: 5392022: 6752023: 6082024: 7222025: 5591796187718951913193019471964198119982015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1908. 1908 had 49 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
20181,544
2019459
2020479
2021539
2022675
2023608
2024722
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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).