Weather Records on 6 October 1916

69 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 October 1916. Highest significance: Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S, AU.

Key Facts for 6 October 1916

On 6 October 1916, 69 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
12 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 69 daily.
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S set a daily record precipitation of 49.3 mm (1.9 in) on 6 October 1916.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

69 stations

69 station records on 6 October 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 October 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Springwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bowral Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Katoomba (Murri St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount McDonald	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mittagong (Beatrice Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Picton Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nowra Council Offices	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bungonia (Inverary Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dural Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Campbelltown 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Camden (Brownlow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Menangle Jmai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Canowindra (Canowindra Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nora_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maseskar	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cudal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bobundara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Blayney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Burwood 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Camden Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-13.5 C (7.7 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Murchison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cataract River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Gronbaek-Allingskovgard	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Jamberoo (Lorna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Strathbogie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Dalhousie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Mogil Mogil (Benimora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Berry Masonic Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

69 records

Records set or tied on 6 October 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 51.

Records on 6 October 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	6
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	51
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 October 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 69.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

61 broken records

Margins by which the 61 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 October 1916

Top 20 records on 6 October 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 October 1916	Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S, AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1916	Bega (Newtown Road), AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1916	Springwood Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1916	Emu Plains, AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1916	Milton Post Office, AU	daily rain	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1916	Moss Vale (Hoskins Street), AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1916	Bowral Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	6 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1916	Katoomba (Murri St), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1916	Mount McDonald, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1916	Mittagong (Beatrice Street), AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1916	Picton Council Depot, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1916	Lithgow (Cooerwull), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1916	Bringelly (Maryland), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1916	Bodalla Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1916	Skara 1, SE	daily rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	12 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1916	Nowra Council Offices, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1916	Jacksonville Wb City, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1916	Oxford, GB	daily high min	14.9 C (58.8 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	39 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1916	Bungonia (Inverary Park), AU	daily rain	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1916	Dural Public School, AU	daily rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	71 years	20 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

1802 to 1916

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1916. 1916 had 69 records.

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

Records on 10-06 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1814	1
1817	1
1840	1
1843	1
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	2
1854	3
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	7
1865	1
1867	3
1868	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	3
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	5
1887	1
1888	3
1889	6
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	6
1898	1
1899	3
1900	14
1901	8
1902	10
1903	14
1904	13
1905	10
1906	20
1907	14
1908	17
1909	17
1910	60
1911	14
1912	46
1913	28
1914	7
1915	17
1916	69
1917	95
1918	45
1919	51
1920	104
1921	46
1922	45
1923	136
1924	263
1925	208
1926	219
1927	175
1928	149
1929	155
1930	574
1931	470
1932	905
1933	183
1934	259
1935	1,055
1936	275
1937	413
1938	319
1939	702
1940	225
1941	1,148
1942	198
1943	485
1944	219
1945	202
1946	678
1947	584
1948	342
1949	548
1950	340
1951	537
1952	1,414
1953	355
1954	663
1955	629
1956	449
1957	488
1958	707
1959	560
1960	545
1961	469
1962	433
1963	693
1964	1,138
1965	1,143
1966	351
1967	383
1968	578
1969	377
1970	711
1971	514
1972	458
1973	311
1974	922
1975	673
1976	841
1977	561
1978	376
1979	1,002
1980	1,259
1981	748
1982	1,058
1983	743
1984	769
1985	720
1986	647
1987	838
1988	964
1989	470
1990	953
1991	1,045
1992	675
1993	1,056
1994	1,201
1995	1,392
1996	843
1997	1,013
1998	1,638
1999	914
2000	1,773
2001	988
2002	694
2003	817
2004	582
2005	1,414
2006	1,030
2007	2,337
2008	644
2009	1,722
2010	995
2011	1,582
2012	1,133
2013	797
2014	428
2015	567
2016	473
2017	489
2018	968
2019	533
2020	1,072
2021	665
2022	654
2023	650
2024	1,025
2025	486
2026	900

Download the Data

Data for records on 1916-10-06: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 20	49
20 to 40	6
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1