Weather Records on 16 October 1914

52 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 October 1914. Highest significance: Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FR.

Key Facts for 16 October 1914

On 16 October 1914, 52 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
10 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 49 daily.
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp set a daily record precipitation of 69.3 mm (2.7 in) on 16 October 1914.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

52 stations

52 station records on 16 October 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 October 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jumble Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cottam	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nelgowrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orroroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wanaaring (Urisino)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton (Eurelia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Collerina (Corrella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
M.R.A.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Roto Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Pier Pier)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Nowra Council Offices	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Truro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Wilgar Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

52 records

Records set or tied on 16 October 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 37.

Records on 16 October 1914 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	37
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 October 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 49.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

48 broken records

Margins by which the 48 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 53.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 October 1914

Top 20 records on 16 October 1914 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 October 1914	Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FR	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1914	Philadelphia City, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1914	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1914	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1914	World Trade Ctr, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1914	Paterson, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	13 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1914	Vineland, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1914	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	50 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1914	Murphy 4ESE, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1914	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1914	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1914	Madison Wb City, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1914	Washington, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	38 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1914	Camden 3 W, US	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1914	Jumble Plains, AU	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1914	Cottam, CA	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1914	Nelgowrie, AU	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1914	Orroroo, AU	monthly rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	5 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1914	Wanaaring (Urisino), AU	daily rain	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	32 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1914	Carrieton (Eurelia), AU	monthly rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	5 years	18 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 1914

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1914. 1914 had 52 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 10-16 in each year
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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	31
10 to 20	8
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1