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Weather Records on 4 October 1916

137 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 October 1916. Highest significance: Sussex, AU.

Key Facts for 4 October 1916

  • On 4 October 1916, 137 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 7 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 130 daily.
  • Sussex set a daily record precipitation of 43.4 mm (1.7 in) on 4 October 1916.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

137 stations
Weather records on 4 October 1916 137 station records on 4 October 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
137 station records on 4 October 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 4 October 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
SussexAustraliaRecord daily precipitation43.4 mm (1.7 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation81.3 mm (3.2 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
Burwood 1AustraliaRecord daily precipitation101.6 mm (4.0 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
Taralga Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation61.0 mm (2.4 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Hat ACanadaRecord daily snowfall9.4 cm (3.7 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
Crown St. ReservoirAustraliaRecord daily precipitation76.5 mm (3.0 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
Picton Council DepotAustraliaRecord daily precipitation47.0 mm (1.9 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Tongo)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation36.3 mm (1.4 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
Camden (Brownlow Hill)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation45.7 mm (1.8 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
BudgeryAustraliaRecord daily precipitation37.1 mm (1.5 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
Jamberoo (Lorna)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation61.0 mm (2.4 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
TilchaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.7 mm (1.1 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
Wollongong Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation61.0 mm (2.4 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
GoorimpaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation60.2 mm (2.4 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
Girilambone (Booroomugga)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation35.6 mm (1.4 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Wilgar DownsAustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.4 mm (1.1 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Campbelltown 1AustraliaRecord daily precipitation32.5 mm (1.3 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
VingaSwedenRecord daily precipitation41.5 mm (1.6 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
Menangle JmaiAustraliaRecord daily precipitation36.3 mm (1.4 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
Cataract RiverAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.9 mm (1.1 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
Moruya Heads Pilot StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation53.8 mm (2.1 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
Bodalla Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation55.9 mm (2.2 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
Mittagong (Beatrice Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation47.8 mm (1.9 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
ChaplinCanadaRecord daily snowfall6.4 cm (2.5 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Milparinka HotelAustraliaRecord daily precipitation40.6 mm (1.6 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
TalyealyeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.9 mm (1.0 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
GoorianawahAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.9 mm (1.1 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Nowra Council OfficesAustraliaRecord daily precipitation48.3 mm (1.9 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Louth (Bloxham Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation36.3 mm (1.4 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
WinbarAustraliaRecord daily precipitation45.0 mm (1.8 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Florida StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.2 mm (1.2 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Botany No.1 DamAustraliaRecord daily precipitation41.4 mm (1.6 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Quirindi Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.9 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HungerfordAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.5 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Tilpa (Tongo Road)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Bungonia (Inverary Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Wanaaring (Urisino)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.9 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Bringelly (Maryland)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.1 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KallaraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
M.R.A.AustraliaRecord daily precipitation32.5 mm (1.3 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Box CowellAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Bowral Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation45.0 mm (1.8 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Swift CurrentCanadaRecord daily snowfall9.7 cm (3.8 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
BorasSwedenRecord daily precipitation20.4 mm (0.8 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Mount PooleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
DunlopAustraliaRecord daily precipitation40.1 mm (1.6 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Lerida)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
East Toorale (Toorale Station)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Fort BourkeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.7 mm (0.5 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Marra Creek (Womboin)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.6 mm (0.9 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
CurraweenaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
MilliwindiAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.8 mm (0.8 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Belconnen (Weetangerra)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.6 mm (0.9 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelleCanadaRecord daily snowfall8.9 cm (3.5 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
TinapageeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.8 mm (0.8 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
NocolecheAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.8 mm (0.8 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Tottenham (Burdenda)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.2 mm (1.1 in)16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

137 records
Records on 4 October 1916 by type Records set or tied on 4 October 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 114, Heaviest daily snowfall 4. 050100150Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 7Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 5Heaviest daily rainfall: 114Heaviest daily snowfall: 4Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 4 October 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 114, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.
Records on 4 October 1916 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum7
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum5
Heaviest daily rainfall114
Heaviest daily snowfall4
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 4 October 1916 by timescale Records on 4 October 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 130. 050100150all-time: 0monthly: 7daily: 130all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 4 October 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 130.
Records on 4 October 1916 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly7
daily130

How Much Records Were Beaten By

133 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 October 1916 Margins by which the 133 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 94.0. Ties are not counted. 0501001500 to 20: 11020 to 40: 1440 to 60: 360 to 80: 480 to 100: 20 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100
Margins by which the 133 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 94.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 October 1916
MarginRecords
0 to 20110
20 to 4014
40 to 603
60 to 804
80 to 1002

Top 20 by Significance

4 October 1916
Top 20 records on 4 October 1916 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
4 October 1916Sussex, AUdaily rain43.4 mm (1.7 in)34.5 mm (1.4 in)24 years49 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1916Milton Post Office, AUdaily rain81.3 mm (3.2 in)56.9 mm (2.2 in)38 years49 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1916Burwood 1, AUdaily rain101.6 mm (4.0 in)86.4 mm (3.4 in)10 years46 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1916Taralga Post Office, AUdaily rain61.0 mm (2.4 in)41.2 mm (1.6 in)10 years46 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1916Medicine Hat A, CAdaily snowfall9.4 cm (3.7 in)9.4 cm (3.7 in)32 years46 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1916Crown St. Reservoir, AUdaily rain76.5 mm (3.0 in)61.3 mm (2.4 in)10 years43 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1916Picton Council Depot, AUdaily rain47.0 mm (1.9 in)38.6 mm (1.5 in)10 years43 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1916White Cliffs (Tongo), AUdaily rain36.3 mm (1.4 in)30.7 mm (1.2 in)24 years42 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1916Camden (Brownlow Hill), AUdaily rain45.7 mm (1.8 in)34.0 mm (1.3 in)10 years41 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1916Budgery, AUdaily rain37.1 mm (1.5 in)25.4 mm (1.0 in)24 years40 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1916Jamberoo (Lorna), AUdaily rain61.0 mm (2.4 in)41.9 mm (1.6 in)10 years40 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1916Tilcha, AUdaily rain26.7 mm (1.1 in)23.9 mm (0.9 in)24 years38 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1916Wollongong Post Office, AUdaily rain61.0 mm (2.4 in)34.3 mm (1.4 in)38 years36 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1916Goorimpa, AUdaily rain60.2 mm (2.4 in)32.5 mm (1.3 in)21 years35 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1916Girilambone (Booroomugga), AUdaily rain35.6 mm (1.4 in)19.9 mm (0.8 in)24 years33 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1916Wilgar Downs, AUdaily rain28.4 mm (1.1 in)19.5 mm (0.8 in)24 years33 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1916Campbelltown 1, AUdaily rain32.5 mm (1.3 in)20.8 mm (0.8 in)10 years32 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1916Vinga, SEmonthly rain41.5 mm (1.6 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)11 years32 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1916Menangle Jmai, AUdaily rain36.3 mm (1.4 in)22.1 mm (0.9 in)10 years31 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1916Cataract River, AUdaily rain26.9 mm (1.1 in)17.5 mm (0.7 in)10 years29 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

1795 to 1916
Records on 10-04 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1916. 1916 had 137 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001795: 11802: 11841: 21843: 11844: 21847: 21853: 11859: 11864: 81865: 21867: 11868: 11873: 11875: 11876: 11878: 11880: 11881: 31882: 11883: 31884: 41885: 21886: 31888: 51889: 21890: 11891: 31892: 21893: 21894: 31895: 31896: 31898: 41899: 11900: 31901: 91902: 51903: 81904: 51905: 111906: 291907: 101908: 181909: 131910: 211911: 231912: 1011913: 121914: 181915: 131916: 1371917: 1571918: 1271919: 301920: 311921: 461922: 441923: 211924: 631925: 1301926: 2551927: 1721928: 1311929: 3391930: 2441931: 3611932: 4131933: 2991934: 1211935: 8331936: 1611937: 4831938: 4401939: 3451940: 2201941: 8501942: 1981943: 4261944: 3281945: 5431946: 3141947: 5921948: 4491949: 4911950: 5651951: 6171952: 7171953: 3581954: 9991955: 6301956: 4671957: 5331958: 7041959: 8121960: 2461961: 7581962: 3131963: 5281964: 3891965: 7601966: 4641967: 4401968: 5871969: 6281970: 5391971: 3611972: 7121973: 6041974: 1,8461975: 6811976: 8691977: 5171978: 4881979: 7331980: 9751981: 9941982: 4151983: 7621984: 8641985: 8631986: 1,2651987: 1,5021988: 7131989: 7421990: 8451991: 8131992: 8661993: 9561994: 1,3411995: 1,1921996: 1,0121997: 9281998: 1,4871999: 1,5962000: 9172001: 5472002: 1,4652003: 6102004: 5622005: 1,9732006: 9872007: 9972008: 9352009: 1,4312010: 1,2302011: 9192012: 8642013: 1,1302014: 6112015: 7412016: 6802017: 7802018: 9792019: 1,1312020: 8972021: 6442022: 5612023: 9362024: 1,1972025: 9792026: 9421795188119001917193419511968198520022019
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1916. 1916 had 137 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 10-04 in each year
YearRecords
17951
18021
18412
18431
18442
18472
18531
18591
18648
18652
18671
18681
18731
18751
18761
18781
18801
18813
18821
18833
18844
18852
18863
18885
18892
18901
18913
18922
18932
18943
18953
18963
18984
18991
19003
19019
19025
19038
19045
190511
190629
190710
190818
190913
191021
191123
1912101
191312
191418
191513
1916137
1917157
1918127
191930
192031
192146
192244
192321
192463
1925130
1926255
1927172
1928131
1929339
1930244
1931361
1932413
1933299
1934121
1935833
1936161
1937483
1938440
1939345
1940220
1941850
1942198
1943426
1944328
1945543
1946314
1947592
1948449
1949491
1950565
1951617
1952717
1953358
1954999
1955630
1956467
1957533
1958704
1959812
1960246
1961758
1962313
1963528
1964389
1965760
1966464
1967440
1968587
1969628
1970539
1971361
1972712
1973604
19741,846
1975681
1976869
1977517
1978488
1979733
1980975
1981994
1982415
1983762
1984864
1985863
19861,265
19871,502
1988713
1989742
1990845
1991813
1992866
1993956
19941,341
19951,192
19961,012
1997928
19981,487
19991,596
2000917
2001547
20021,465
2003610
2004562
20051,973
2006987
2007997
2008935
20091,431
20101,230
2011919
2012864
20131,130
2014611
2015741
2016680
2017780
2018979
20191,131
2020897
2021644
2022561
2023936
20241,197
2025979
2026942

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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).