Weather Records on 16 October 1913
25 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 October 1913. Highest significance: Port Albert, AU.
Key Facts for 16 October 1913
- On 16 October 1913, 25 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
- 9 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
- By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 25 daily.
- Port Albert set a daily record precipitation of 26.4 mm (1.0 in) on 16 October 1913.
- Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.
Record Map
25 stations| Station | Country | Type | Value | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Albert | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 26.4 mm (1.0 in) | 24 of 100 (Routine) |
| Lawrence | United States | Record daily precipitation | 32.3 mm (1.3 in) | 24 of 100 (Routine) |
| Cape Otway Lighthouse | Australia | Record low minimum temperature | 3.2 C (37.8 F) | 21 of 100 (Routine) |
| Hastings Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 16.0 mm (0.6 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Fredericton Unb | Canada | Record high minimum temperature | 10.6 C (51.1 F) | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| Truro | Canada | Record high minimum temperature | 12.2 C (54.0 F) | 17 of 100 (Routine) |
| Yarmouth | Canada | Record high minimum temperature | 14.4 C (57.9 F) | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| Yarmouth | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 14.5 mm (0.6 in) | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| Charlottetown | Canada | Record high minimum temperature | 11.7 C (53.1 F) | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| Portland | United States | Record daily precipitation | 8.6 mm (0.34 in) | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| Halifax | Canada | Record high minimum temperature | 13.3 C (55.9 F) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Truro | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 10.4 mm (0.4 in) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Warragul (Carbethon) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 26.9 mm (1.1 in) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Nuwara Eliya | Sri Lanka | Record high maximum temperature | 23.3 C (73.9 F) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Wagga Wagga (Kooringal) | Australia | Record low maximum temperature | 14.4 C (57.9 F) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Yamma | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 3.6 mm (0.14 in) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Saint John | Canada | Record high minimum temperature | 12.8 C (55.0 F) | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| Halifax | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 13.2 mm (0.5 in) | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| Zagreb-Gric | Croatia | Record low minimum temperature | 1.8 C (35.2 F) | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| Cape Otway Lighthouse | Australia | Record low maximum temperature | 11.2 C (52.2 F) | 7 of 100 (Routine) |
| Bright Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 18.0 mm (0.7 in) | 4 of 100 (Routine) |
| Chatham | Canada | Record high minimum temperature | 10.0 C (50.0 F) | 3 of 100 (Routine) |
| Forbes (Camp Street) | Australia | Record low maximum temperature | 15.6 C (60.1 F) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| Stony Mountain | Canada | Record low minimum temperature | -6.7 C (19.9 F) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| Sydney | Canada | Record high minimum temperature | 11.1 C (52.0 F) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
Counts by Type and Timescale
25 records| Record type | Records |
|---|---|
| Highest daily maximum | 1 |
| Lowest daily maximum | 3 |
| Highest daily minimum | 8 |
| Lowest daily minimum | 3 |
| Heaviest daily rainfall | 10 |
| Heaviest daily snowfall | 0 |
| Deepest snow cover | 0 |
| Timescale | Records |
|---|---|
| all-time | 0 |
| monthly | 0 |
| daily | 25 |
How Much Records Were Beaten By
21 broken records| Margin | Records |
|---|---|
| 0 to 2 | 13 |
| 2 to 4 | 4 |
| 4 to 6 | 1 |
| 6 to 8 | 1 |
| 8 to 10 | 1 |
| 10 to 12 | 0 |
| 12 to 14 | 0 |
| 14 to 16 | 1 |
Top 20 by Significance
16 October 1913| Date | Station | Record | Value | Beat old record by | Old record stood | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 October 1913 | Port Albert, AU | daily rain | 26.4 mm (1.0 in) | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) | 22 years | 24 of 100 (Routine) |
| 16 October 1913 | Lawrence, US | daily rain | 32.3 mm (1.3 in) | 15.8 mm (0.6 in) | 31 years | 24 of 100 (Routine) |
| 16 October 1913 | Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU | daily low min | 3.2 C (37.8 F) | 0.7 C (1.3 F) | 47 years | 21 of 100 (Routine) |
| 16 October 1913 | Hastings Post Office, AU | daily rain | 16.0 mm (0.6 in) | 4.3 mm (0.17 in) | 34 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 16 October 1913 | Fredericton Unb, CA | daily high min | 10.6 C (51.1 F) | 1.7 C (3.1 F) | 37 years | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| 16 October 1913 | Truro, CA | daily high min | 12.2 C (54.0 F) | 1.1 C (2.0 F) | 37 years | 17 of 100 (Routine) |
| 16 October 1913 | Yarmouth, CA | daily high min | 14.4 C (57.9 F) | 3.3 C (5.9 F) | 12 years | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| 16 October 1913 | Yarmouth, CA | daily rain | 14.5 mm (0.6 in) | 6.9 mm (0.27 in) | 21 years | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| 16 October 1913 | Charlottetown, CA | daily high min | 11.7 C (53.1 F) | 0.6 C (1.1 F) | 34 years | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| 16 October 1913 | Portland, US | daily rain | 8.6 mm (0.34 in) | 1.0 mm (0.04 in) | 35 years | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| 16 October 1913 | Halifax, CA | daily high min | 13.3 C (55.9 F) | 2.2 C (4.0 F) | 15 years | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| 16 October 1913 | Truro, CA | daily rain | 10.4 mm (0.4 in) | 2.0 mm (0.08 in) | 26 years | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| 16 October 1913 | Warragul (Carbethon), AU | daily rain | 26.9 mm (1.1 in) | 3.3 mm (0.13 in) | 21 years | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| 16 October 1913 | Nuwara Eliya, LK | daily high max | 23.3 C (73.9 F) | 0.1 C (0.2 F) | 27 years | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| 16 October 1913 | Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AU | daily low max | 14.4 C (57.9 F) | 1.7 C (3.1 F) | 13 years | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| 16 October 1913 | Yamma, AU | daily rain | 3.6 mm (0.14 in) | 1.8 mm (0.07 in) | 22 years | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| 16 October 1913 | Saint John, CA | daily high min | 12.8 C (55.0 F) | 1.1 C (2.0 F) | 15 years | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| 16 October 1913 | Halifax, CA | daily rain | 13.2 mm (0.5 in) | 1.5 mm (0.06 in) | 21 years | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| 16 October 1913 | Zagreb-Gric, HR | daily low min | 1.8 C (35.2 F) | 0.9 C (1.6 F) | 18 years | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| 16 October 1913 | Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU | daily low max | 11.2 C (52.2 F) | 1.0 C (1.8 F) | 2 years | 7 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 1913| Year | Records |
|---|---|
| 1796 | 1 |
| 1808 | 1 |
| 1810 | 1 |
| 1811 | 3 |
| 1817 | 1 |
| 1826 | 1 |
| 1830 | 1 |
| 1836 | 2 |
| 1838 | 1 |
| 1839 | 1 |
| 1856 | 1 |
| 1859 | 2 |
| 1862 | 2 |
| 1865 | 2 |
| 1870 | 3 |
| 1873 | 2 |
| 1876 | 2 |
| 1877 | 3 |
| 1878 | 2 |
| 1879 | 4 |
| 1880 | 1 |
| 1881 | 3 |
| 1882 | 1 |
| 1883 | 2 |
| 1884 | 2 |
| 1885 | 1 |
| 1886 | 4 |
| 1887 | 3 |
| 1889 | 1 |
| 1890 | 4 |
| 1891 | 5 |
| 1892 | 6 |
| 1893 | 12 |
| 1894 | 5 |
| 1895 | 2 |
| 1896 | 2 |
| 1897 | 9 |
| 1898 | 4 |
| 1899 | 8 |
| 1901 | 4 |
| 1902 | 7 |
| 1903 | 6 |
| 1904 | 7 |
| 1905 | 16 |
| 1906 | 3 |
| 1907 | 6 |
| 1908 | 49 |
| 1909 | 20 |
| 1910 | 10 |
| 1911 | 18 |
| 1912 | 16 |
| 1913 | 25 |
| 1914 | 52 |
| 1915 | 17 |
| 1916 | 28 |
| 1917 | 19 |
| 1918 | 25 |
| 1919 | 58 |
| 1920 | 44 |
| 1921 | 54 |
| 1922 | 57 |
| 1923 | 84 |
| 1924 | 81 |
| 1925 | 304 |
| 1926 | 180 |
| 1927 | 122 |
| 1928 | 543 |
| 1929 | 118 |
| 1930 | 312 |
| 1931 | 515 |
| 1932 | 379 |
| 1933 | 218 |
| 1934 | 712 |
| 1935 | 395 |
| 1936 | 244 |
| 1937 | 1,200 |
| 1938 | 606 |
| 1939 | 494 |
| 1940 | 531 |
| 1941 | 220 |
| 1942 | 426 |
| 1943 | 1,233 |
| 1944 | 609 |
| 1945 | 414 |
| 1946 | 398 |
| 1947 | 865 |
| 1948 | 279 |
| 1949 | 378 |
| 1950 | 344 |
| 1951 | 266 |
| 1952 | 698 |
| 1953 | 508 |
| 1954 | 1,068 |
| 1955 | 427 |
| 1956 | 620 |
| 1957 | 354 |
| 1958 | 494 |
| 1959 | 319 |
| 1960 | 540 |
| 1961 | 790 |
| 1962 | 504 |
| 1963 | 464 |
| 1964 | 513 |
| 1965 | 498 |
| 1966 | 669 |
| 1967 | 516 |
| 1968 | 987 |
| 1969 | 845 |
| 1970 | 789 |
| 1971 | 979 |
| 1972 | 464 |
| 1973 | 539 |
| 1974 | 1,061 |
| 1975 | 487 |
| 1976 | 1,053 |
| 1977 | 549 |
| 1978 | 822 |
| 1979 | 580 |
| 1980 | 1,383 |
| 1981 | 897 |
| 1982 | 430 |
| 1983 | 432 |
| 1984 | 1,507 |
| 1985 | 672 |
| 1986 | 450 |
| 1987 | 1,259 |
| 1988 | 703 |
| 1989 | 820 |
| 1990 | 890 |
| 1991 | 1,543 |
| 1992 | 1,646 |
| 1993 | 999 |
| 1994 | 1,176 |
| 1995 | 1,061 |
| 1996 | 585 |
| 1997 | 939 |
| 1998 | 934 |
| 1999 | 705 |
| 2000 | 519 |
| 2001 | 754 |
| 2002 | 1,079 |
| 2003 | 530 |
| 2004 | 687 |
| 2005 | 684 |
| 2006 | 1,330 |
| 2007 | 645 |
| 2008 | 778 |
| 2009 | 1,931 |
| 2010 | 1,049 |
| 2011 | 816 |
| 2012 | 728 |
| 2013 | 546 |
| 2014 | 695 |
| 2015 | 1,142 |
| 2016 | 1,063 |
| 2017 | 1,014 |
| 2018 | 1,558 |
| 2019 | 463 |
| 2020 | 484 |
| 2021 | 541 |
| 2022 | 676 |
| 2023 | 608 |
| 2024 | 721 |
| 2025 | 559 |
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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).