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Weather Records on 16 October 1915

17 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 October 1915. Highest significance: Daly Waters, AU.

Key Facts for 16 October 1915

  • On 16 October 1915, 17 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 10 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 17 daily.
  • Daly Waters set a daily record precipitation of 45.7 mm (1.8 in) on 16 October 1915.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

17 stations
Weather records on 16 October 1915 17 station records on 16 October 1915 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
17 station records on 16 October 1915 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 16 October 1915: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Daly WatersAustraliaRecord daily precipitation45.7 mm (1.8 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation15.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature25.2 C (77.4 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
MahackalaRussiaRecord daily precipitation11.8 mm (0.5 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-7.2 C (19.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
SvegSwedenRecord high minimum temperature5.5 C (41.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l ACanadaRecord high maximum temperature24.4 C (75.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord high minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
SalekhardRussiaRecord daily precipitation4.0 mm (0.16 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt ParkUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature23.3 C (73.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature22.8 C (73.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt ParkUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-0.6 C (30.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
KaresuandoSwedenRecord high maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
ChicoutimiCanadaRecord high maximum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
HvarCroatiaRecord low maximum temperature17.0 C (62.6 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

17 records
Records on 16 October 1915 by type Records set or tied on 16 October 1915 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 4. 0246Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 6Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 4Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 16 October 1915 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 4.
Records on 16 October 1915 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum6
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall4
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 16 October 1915 by timescale Records on 16 October 1915 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 17. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 17all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 16 October 1915 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 17.
Records on 16 October 1915 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily17

How Much Records Were Beaten By

14 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 October 1915 Margins by which the 14 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 43.7. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 10: 1310 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 14 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 43.7. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 October 1915
MarginRecords
0 to 1013
10 to 200
20 to 300
30 to 400
40 to 501

Top 20 by Significance

16 October 1915
Top 17 records on 16 October 1915 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
16 October 1915Daly Waters, AUdaily rain45.7 mm (1.8 in)43.7 mm (1.7 in)22 years50 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1915Huron Rgnl AP, USdaily rain15.5 mm (0.6 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)31 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1915Hambantota, LKdaily high min25.2 C (77.4 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)40 years17 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1915Mahackala, RUdaily rain11.8 mm (0.5 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)18 years17 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1915Anticosti SW Point, CAdaily low min-7.2 C (19.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)33 years16 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1915Sveg, SEdaily high min5.5 C (41.9 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)31 years14 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1915Greenville Dwtn AP, USdaily high min17.8 C (64.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)15 years12 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1915Calgary Int'l A, CAdaily high max24.4 C (75.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)19 years11 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1915Vestervig, DKdaily high min10.0 C (50.0 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)23 years11 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1915Salekhard, RUdaily rain4.0 mm (0.16 in)0.4 mm (0.02 in)20 years11 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1915Olympia Priest Pt Park, USdaily high max23.3 C (73.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)12 years10 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1915Houston Wb City, USdaily high min22.8 C (73.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)17 years9 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1915Olympia Priest Pt Park, USdaily low min-0.6 C (30.9 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)9 years8 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1915Karesuando, SEdaily high max10.0 C (50.0 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)8 years6 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1915Chicoutimi, CAdaily high max (Tie)19.4 C (66.9 F)tie32 years3 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1915Hvar, HRdaily low max (Tie)17.0 C (62.6 F)tie30 years3 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1915Montgomery Wb City, USdaily high min (Tie)21.1 C (70.0 F)tie35 years3 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 1915
Records on 10-16 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1915. 1915 had 17 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 1915. 1915 had 17 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).